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Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Dutch church orders inquiry into sex abuse allegations

Dutch religious leaders have ordered an inquiry into alleged sexual abuses of children by Roman Catholic priests.

Earlier, the Vatican defended its response to allegations of child sex abuse against Catholic clergy, saying it reacted rapidly and decisively.


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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8558311.stm


Far-Right election poster ‘insults’ Algeria

Far-Right election poster ‘insults’ Algeria
France’s far-right Front National has upset Algeria, a former French colony, in its latest election poster denouncing "Islamism" and featuring a map of France decked in the North African country’s national flag.

Police: Man Eyed in 2nd Calif. Teen Murder - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News - FOXNews.com

Police: Man Eyed in 2nd Calif. Teen Murder - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News - FOXNews.com

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ESCONDIDO, Calif. — A registered sex offender charged with murdering a teen girl last month is a focus of the investigation into the death of a 14-year-old girl whose remains were found more than a year after she disappeared near her school, police said Monday.

Monday, March 8, 2010

Central Nigeria on "high alert" after hundreds butchered in massacre


A group of Nigerians armed with guns, machetes and spears has killed hundreds of people in villages near the central city of Jos. Local villagers - predominantly Christian - blame Muslim herdsmen

Serial sex offender Peter Chapman killed teenager groomed on facebook - contains video

Serial sex offender Peter Chapman killed teenager groomed on facebook - contains video

A serial sex-offender was sentenced to life in prison today for kidnapping, raping and murdering a teenager whom he lured to meet him using a false identity on the social networking site Facebook.

Peter Chapman, 33, changed his plea to admit to killing Ashleigh Hall, a 17-year-old student, on the eve of his trial at Teesside Crown Court.

He was told by Judge Peter Fox QC that he must serve a minimum of 35 years in prison before he can be considered for release.

California Police Say Amber Dubois' Skeletal Remains Found - AOL News

California Police Say Amber Dubois' Skeletal Remains Found - AOL News

ESCONDIDO, Calif. (March 7) -- The bones of a 14-year-old Southern California girl who vanished more than a year ago while walking to school were discovered in a rugged, remote area, authorities said Sunday, less than a week after a registered sex offender was charged with murdering another teenage girl who lived nearby.

The search for Amber Dubois had produced few leads until 17-year-old Chelsea King disappeared Feb. 25, last seen wearing running clothes in a park about 10 miles south of where Amber was last seen walking with a man. A body presumed to be Chelsea's was found in a shallow, lakeside grave five days after Chelsea disappeared.

Nigerian security forces on alert after new burst of sectarian violence - Times Online

Nigerian security forces on alert after new burst of sectarian violence - Times Online

Nigeria's security forces have been put on high alert after a new burst of sectarian violence left over 500 people dead, most of them women and children hacked to death by machete wielding gangs.

The attack happened before dawn on Sunday morning when gangs of men descended on several mainly Christian villages near the central city of Jos, firing guns as they approached. Witnesses of the attack, which centred on the village of Dogo-Nahawa, described how victims were caught in animal traps and fishing nets as they tried to flee their attackers.

A resident of Dogo-Nahawa said the attackers had fired guns as they entered the village, to lure their victims out of their houses.

Sunday, March 7, 2010

James Bulger killer Jon Venables ‘faces sex charge’ - Times Online

James Bulger killer Jon Venables ‘faces sex charge’ - Times Online

ONE of the killers of James Bulger is being investigated over a criminal offence that could see him jailed for at least two years.

Jon Venables is expected to be charged imminently with the crime, which is alleged to be of a sexual nature. The investigation could lead to further charges.

It has emerged that Venables could be put through the courts under a new identity — his third to date — to preserve his anonymity and to ensure a fair trial.

Saturday, March 6, 2010

The Rise and Fall of a Female Captain Bligh

The Rise and Fall of a Female Captain Bligh

Women are so common in the upper ranks of the U.S. military these days that it's no longer news when they break through another barrier. Unfortunately, the latest benchmark isn't one to brag about: being booted as captain of a billion-dollar warship for "cruelty and maltreatment" of her 400-member crew. According to the Navy inspector general's report that triggered her removal — and the accounts of officers who served with her — Captain Holly Graf was the closest thing the U.S. Navy had to a female Captain Bligh.

Read more: http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1969602,00.html#ixzz0hO8c1QwF

Jaycee Dugard Home Video: Kidnap Survivor Speaks for the First Time Since Rescue - ABC News

Jaycee Dugard Home Video: Kidnap Survivor Speaks for the First Time Since Rescue - ABC News

The home video shows a portrait of a healing family -- a mother and her two daughters baking cookies, riding horses and laughing together.
It's the first glimpse at the freedom kidnap survivor Jaycee Dugard has enjoyed since her rescue last summer from the backyard lair where she was held captive for nearly two decades.