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8.9 magnitude earthquake jolts Japan, tsunami follows

Fri, 11/03/2011 - 15:19 by Jaspreet Virk

A powerful earthquake of magnitude 8.9 has jolted Japan's north-eastern coast, triggering a 13-foot tsunami that swept away dozens of cars, boats, and buildings along side the coast.

Man goes on stabbing rampage in NYC; kills stepfather, ex-girlfriend, her mother

Sun, 13/02/2011 - 14:50 by Jaspreet Virk

In what can be termed as a horrendous killing spree, a Brooklyn man stabbed to death his stepfather, ex-girlfriend and her mother, and ran over a passenger in New York City, the police has confirmed.

Ken hoping to win back Barbie before Valentine’s Day

Sun, 06/02/2011 - 13:02 by Priyanka

After spending 43 years together, doll world’s perfect, much celebrated and iconic couple, Barbie and Ken decided to part ways on Valentine’s Day in 2004.

Honeymoon murder update: husband plotted wife's killing, arrested

Wed, 08/12/2010 - 14:29 by Natalie James

British millionaire Shrien Dewani has been arrested in the UK on suspicion of conspiring to kill his wife while they were honeymooning in Cape Town, according to multiple tabloid reports.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange surrenders to UK police

Tue, 07/12/2010 - 17:24 by Natalie James

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been arrested by police in England over sexual assault claims in Sweden, according to multiple published reports online.

2-year-old boy falls to his death after Lakers game

Tue, 23/11/2010 - 13:33 by Natalie James

In a tragic incident, a toddler boy fell to his death from a luxury suite at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, where he and his family had just watched the conclusion of the Los Angeles Lakers' victory against the Golden State Warriors, according to online media reports.

Bodies of missing Ohio trio found stuffed inside hollow tree

Fri, 19/11/2010 - 11:59 by Natalie James

A massive search for the missing Ohio family ended in a tragedy after authorities found bodies of all the three missing persons. Police discovered the bodies wrapped in garbage bags and stuffed in a hollow tree, according to multiple U.S. tabloid reports.

Missing Ohio girl found alive in a basement, 3 still missing

Mon, 15/11/2010 - 18:00 by Natalie James

A teenage girl, who went missing in Ohio last week, is found alive Sunday, reports ABC News, citing a sheriff in central Ohio. The girl was found safe inside the basement of an Ohio home, where she had been held against her will, the sheriff said.

Elizabeth Smart details her brutal abduction, survival

Tue, 09/11/2010 - 21:56 by Natalie James

Elizabeth Smart, who was kidnapped from her bedroom more than eight years ago, testified Monday against the man accused of holding her hostage for nine months.

Petit triple murder case: Hayes gets death penalty

Tue, 09/11/2010 - 14:38 by Natalie James

A Connecticut jury on Monday sentenced Steven Hayes to death for his role in the deadly 2007 home invasion, according to U.S. media reports.

Convicted killer Jeffrey Landrigan receives lethal-injection death

Wed, 27/10/2010 - 23:07 by Natalie James

Jeffrey Landrigan, a former Oklahoma man convicted of murdering a Phoenix man in a robbery two decades ago, has been executed in Arizona Tuesday night Oct. 26, 2010.

Missing NIU student search reclassified as death investigation

Sun, 24/10/2010 - 19:57 by Neka Sehgal

After human remains that may be those of the missing Northern Illinois University (NIU) freshmen Antinette "Toni" Keller were recovered in Prairie Park, the DeKalb police on Saturday reclassified her disappearance as an “active death investigation.”