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I Didn't Provoke Sutherland: Headbutt Victim

May 6, 2009 4:40 PM CDT

I Didn't Provoke Sutherland: Headbutt Victim

Kiefer's target not sure what he did to earn headbutt

(Newser) - Jack McCollough has no idea why Kiefer Sutherland head-butted him Monday night, People reports. “Anyone who knows Jack McCollough knows that he would not hurt a fly,” a spokesman for the fashion designer said today, calling the attack “unprovoked.” Reports vary on the fight, with McCollough...

Possible Assassination Try Kills 4 Near Dutch Royals

UPDATED

Apr 30, 2009 10:27 AM CDT

Possible Assassination Try Kills 4 Near Dutch Royals

Car zooms through crowd at Queen's celebration; 13 injured

(Newser) - Four people were killed today and 13 injured in a possible assassination attempt at a celebration honoring the Dutch queen, Radio Netherlands reports. A car broke barriers and zoomed through a crowd, crashing into a monument just as the royal family was passing in an open-topped bus; they were sped...

Russian Ship Seizes
29 Suspected Pirates

Apr 29, 2009 7:58 AM CDT

Russian Ship Seizes 29 Suspected Pirates

Say the same ship had attacked a tanker

(Newser) - A Russian warship has seized a vessel carrying 29 suspected pirates off the coast of Somalia, RIA Novosti and other agencies are reporting, citing the nation's Defense Ministry. A Russian anti-submarine vessel seized the ship yesterday along with automatic rifles, pistols, and ammunition found on board.

Italian Cruise Ship Shoots Back at Pirates, Foils Attack

Apr 26, 2009 10:09 AM CDT

Italian Cruise Ship Shoots Back at Pirates, Foils Attack

Captain's use force wards off buccaneers

(Newser) - An Italian cruise ship with 1,500 passengers survived a pirate attack yesterday when the ship's captain ordered his security crew to fire back, CNN reports. The six armed men fled in their speedboat after drawing fire from the Melody, which was sailing off the coast of Somalia on the...

Study Pal
Recounts
Close Call
With Markoff

Apr 23, 2009 7:26 AM CDT

Study Pal Recounts Close Call With Markoff

Saved by friend after Markoff slammed her against a wall

(Newser) - A college friend of the accused Craigslist Killer says she saw hints he was dangerous—including a frightening moment of aggression—but shrugged them off, she tells the New York Daily News. The two studied together and shared the same friends; one night, walking home from a bar, Philip Markoff...

Shells Hit Baghdad's Green Zone After 3-Month Lull

Apr 18, 2009 4:45 PM CDT

Shells Hit Baghdad's Green Zone After 3-Month Lull

Baghdad violence is down sharply, but has been increasing recently

(Newser) - Suspected militants shelled Baghdad's protected Green Zone today in the first such bombardment in more than 3 months. The back-to-back strikes reverberated across the Tigris River to a popular promenade, sending families packing up from fish restaurants and abruptly halting a party at a club. No casualties or damage have...

Somali Insurgents Fire at
US Congressman's Plane

Apr 13, 2009 1:10 PM CDT

Somali Insurgents Fire at US Congressman's Plane

Three killed in following skirmish, locals say

(Newser) - Somali insurgents fired mortars at a Somalia airport as a US congressman was departing, the AP reports. None of the six shells hit the airport, and New Jersey Rep. Donald Payne made it away safely—but 19 civilians were wounded when the shells landed in nearby neighborhoods, a hospital administrator...

20 Killed
in Siege
at Pakistan
Police School

Mar 30, 2009 2:45 AM CDT

20 Killed in Siege at Pakistan Police School

Paramilitary forces are locked in gun battle with attackers

(Newser) - Pakistani troops were locked in a fierce firefight today with gunmen who stormed a police academy near Lahore, killing 20 officers. The attackers, armed with automatic rifles and grenades, stormed the academy's morning turnout dressed as police, reports the Times of London. They "opened fire after throwing grenades,"...

Indian Women Fight
Extremism With Underwear

Mar 25, 2009 2:55 PM CDT

Indian Women Fight Extremism With Underwear

Journalist wages campaign in response to group that beats women

(Newser) - A group of Indian women is fighting back against Hindu fundamentalism with an unlikely weapon: pink underwear, the Times of London reports. The “Consortium of Pub-going, Loose and Forward Women,” a protest group, has encouraged women to send their pink underwear to the leader of the Sri Ram...

Mystery Archer Busted in NY
Arrow Attack

Mar 20, 2009 7:00 AM CDT

Mystery Archer Busted in NY Arrow Attack

Plumber was acting 'squirrely' during questioning, say cops

(Newser) - A plumber who said he was just playing around was busted yesterday in a bizarre bow-and-arrow attack on a Yonkers woman. A 30-inch arrow arced from the sky to pierce the woman's stomach as she walked in the Bronx last Sunday. Police became suspicious when the plumber, who lived near...

Wild Dogs Kill, Maul in Sicily

Mar 17, 2009 3:12 PM CDT

Wild Dogs Kill, Maul in Sicily

Police catch up to 30 strays after attack

(Newser) - Packs of wild dogs are a public threat in Sicily, where they have killed a 10-year-old boy and mauled a 24-year-old woman, the BBC reports. The police have caught nearly 30 strays but believe at least 20 to still be at large. Police believe many of the dogs were starved...

New Yorker Felled by
Arrow in Mystery Attack

Mar 16, 2009 2:55 AM CDT

New Yorker Felled by Arrow in Mystery Attack

'They shot me with an arrow,' screamed the woman in bizarre attack

(Newser) - A Yonkers woman was shot in the stomach yesterday by an arrow from a mystery assailant, reports the New York Daily News. She was struck as she dropped off churchgoers at a Bronx nursing home. "They shot me with an arrow," she screamed as she clutched the 30-inch...

Crazed Chimp, Owner
Acted Like a Couple

Feb 19, 2009 10:06 AM CST

Crazed Chimp, Owner Acted Like a Couple

Animal was surrogate spouse for his owner

(Newser) - Sandra Herold and her chimp, Travis—who viciously mauled her friend—were unusually close, sharing wine and lobster and exchanging gifts, the New York Post reports. “What she had with that monkey was not normal,” one friend said. But Herold said outsiders don’t understand: “Until you've...

Baby Killed by
Grandma's Dogs

Feb 8, 2009 4:00 AM CST

Baby Killed by Grandma's Dogs

Infant's death renews calls for tougher laws

(Newser) - A sleeping infant was killed by his grandmother’s two dogs yesterday, the Times of London reports. “The grandmother was screaming, ‘The baby is dead!’” said one neighbor, who witnessed a "severe injury" to the baby's neck. Another speculated the dogs were jealous of the...

Israel Pounds
Gaza Targets

Feb 2, 2009 3:40 AM CST

Israel Pounds Gaza Targets

Attacks follow militant fire in heaviest exchange since truce

(Newser) - Israeli aircraft pounded Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip late last night after militants there unleashed 10 rounds of rocket and mortar fire on Israel. It's the region's heaviest exchange since a ceasefire began two weeks ago, the Los Angeles Times reports. Six explosions rocked Rafah, a border town near...

Karaoke Rage
Will Only
Get Worse

OPINION

Jan 31, 2009 7:56 PM CST

Karaoke Rage Will Only Get Worse

Assaults based on musical taste and performance come to a crescendo

(Newser) - Karaoke is getting downright dangerous, Brian Rafferty writes in Slate. Last fall, a drunk in a Wisconsin bar pummeled a man for singing a heavy metal tune; a Seattle man's version of Coldplay's Yellow earned him a beating the year before. It's even worse in Bangkok, where a gunman allegedly...

Gazans Choked in Israeli Noose

OPINION

Dec 28, 2008 1:17 PM CST

Gazans Choked in Israeli Noose

Despite promises, Israeli occupation still hasn't ended

(Newser) - If the latest Israeli attacks against Gaza prove anything, it’s that the Israeli occupation isn’t over, Peter Beaumont writes in the Guardian. “To be in Gaza is to be trapped. Without future or hope, limited to a few square miles,” the columnist says. “Its borders,...

UK Mailman
Maimed by Rottweilers

Dec 23, 2008 2:29 PM CST

UK Mailman Maimed by Rottweilers

Passerby clubbed, drove over dogs; may have saved man's arm

(Newser) - A British mailman suffered serious injuries when he was mauled by rottweilers while delivering Christmas cards yesterday, the Times of London reports. The two dogs ripped his arm, and bit his back and legs, until a passerby intervened, clubbing the canines with an iron bar and running over one with...

Panda Bites
Hand, Er, Leg,
That Feeds It

Dec 9, 2008 7:33 AM CST

Panda Bites Hand, Er, Leg, That Feeds It

Visitor to Hong Kong zoo captures attack on tape

(Newser) - A giant panda bit the left leg of a Hong Kong zookeeper while he was laying bamboo leaves in the animal's pen, reports the AP. The keeper was recovering well after the panda attack, which was partially captured and posted on YouTube by a zoo visitor. The panda—a male...

US: Attack Was 'Warning'
to Jihadist-Friendly Syria

Oct 28, 2008 2:00 PM CDT

US: Attack Was 'Warning' to Jihadist-Friendly Syria

Damascus closes American school, cultural center

(Newser) - The US says its attack Sunday on a Syrian village was a warning to Damascus to take more action against Iraq-bound militants. “We are left with no choice but to take matters into our own hands,” an official tells the Times of London. Washington recently praised Syria for...