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| Man found guilty of rape, mutilation that shocked South Africa Wednesday, Oct 30, 2013 12:09 AM PDT JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A South African court found a 21-year-old man guilty on Tuesday of the rape, mutilation and murder of a teenager in a case that shocked a nation with one of the world's highest levels of sexual violence. The 17-year-old victim, Anene Booysen, was found at a building site in the town of Bredasdorp, 130 km (80 miles) east of Cape Town, in February with wounds that included a slit from her stomach down to her genitals. Johannes Kana confessed to raping Booysen but denied disembowelling her. Sentencing is expected on Wednesday. ... Full Story | Top |
| American support for death penalty falls to 60 percent: Gallup Tuesday, Oct 29, 2013 07:11 PM PDT  By Lisa Maria Garza (Reuters) - Sixty percent of Americans favor capital punishment for convicted murderers, the lowest percentage since 1972, according to a Gallup poll released on Tuesday. At its peak in the mid-1990s, capital punishment support was at 80 percent, the polling group said. "The current era of lower support may be tied to death penalty moratoriums in several states beginning around 2000 after several death-row inmates were later proven innocent of the crimes of which they were convicted," Gallup said. ... Full Story | Top |
| Support for death penalty lowest in four decades in US Tuesday, Oct 29, 2013 03:22 PM PDT  Washington (AFP) - Support for the death penalty is at a four-decade low in the United States, though most Americans -- three out of five -- still favor it, a new Gallup poll out Tuesday found. Full Story | Top |
| South African white extremist plotters sentenced Tuesday, Oct 29, 2013 11:02 AM PDT  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — White extremists who set off a series of bombs, plotted to overthrow the South African government and kill Nelson Mandela were given jail terms Tuesday, ending the first major treason trial under post-apartheid laws that many hope will deter future radicals. Full Story | Top |
| Detroit crime tour tells and sells macabre history Tuesday, Oct 29, 2013 09:47 AM PDT  DETROIT (AP) — A black-caped woman with a lantern guides more than two dozen people through downtown Detroit as night falls, spinning ghoulish, grisly tales from the gritty city's history. Full Story | Top |
| Central Bank falls victim to Libya's rampant crime, anarchy Tuesday, Oct 29, 2013 09:14 AM PDT  By Ulf Laessing and Ghaith Shennib TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Gunmen rob millions from Libya's central bank. Boatloads of protesters storm an oil terminal like pirates. Tribesmen block a port - and contradict the prime minister when he tells the nation it will reopen soon. Libyans have become accustomed to chaos in a country flooded with weaponry where militias and tribes call the shots, two years after NATO bombing helped rebels topple Muammar Gaddafi. ... Full Story | Top |
| Wash. pair to be sentenced in adopted girl's death Tuesday, Oct 29, 2013 07:58 AM PDT MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — A Washington couple accused of starving, beating and forcing their adopted daughter outside as punishment face long prison terms Tuesday for her death. Full Story | Top |
| 5 killed in Texas city slayings, suspect arrested Tuesday, Oct 29, 2013 07:20 AM PDT  TERRELL, Texas (AP) — Police arrested a 36-year-old man early Tuesday who is suspected of killing five people during a rapid series of attacks hours earlier in a rural North Texas community. Full Story | Top |
| Christians in Iran Reportedly Sentenced to 80 Lashes for Drinking Wine During Communion Tuesday, Oct 29, 2013 07:14 AM PDT "...effectively criminalize the Christian sacrament of sharing in the Lord's Supper." Full Story | Top |
| Bolshoi ballet dancer: Not guilty of acid attack Tuesday, Oct 29, 2013 05:40 AM PDT  MOSCOW (AP) — A Bolshoi ballet dancer who is accused of ordering an acid attack on the company's ballet chief pleaded not guilty Tuesday as his trial began in Moscow. Full Story | Top |
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