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| Mar. 13 |
Mexico |
Bloodshed blights Acapulco resort
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| Mar. 8 |
 Nigeria |
Attack on Nigerian town kills hundreds 
Map of Jos Nigeria The death toll violence in central Nigeria climbed to more than 200 after members of a machete-wielding Muslim group attacked a mostly Christian town
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| Mar. 7 |
Nigeria |
Attack on town kills more than 100 Map of Jos Nigeria The attacks in the town of Dogo Nahauwa, just south of Jos, resembled earlier outbreaks of ethno-religious violence
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| Mar. 3 |
Northern England |
Notorious child killer back in custody
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| Feb. 23 |
Tribal Areas |
2 Sikhs beheaded in Pakistan's northwest
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| Feb.13 |
Alabama |
University shooter 'killed brother' |
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| Feb.3 |
Colombia |
Paramilitary gangs cited in violence |
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| Feb.1 |
 North Mexico |
Death toll at 16 in Juarez party shooting The death toll climbed to 16 Monday in an attack by at least 12 heavily armed gunmen. Another 12 people were wounded
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| Jan.31 |
North Mexico |
Gun attack at student party kills 13
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| Jan.4 |
Manila |
Accused Ampatuan pleads not guilty |
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| Dec.31 |
 Finland |
Suspect found dead after 5 killed Before the shooting spree at the shopping center Sello, Ibrahim Shkupolli, 43, had killed his ex-girlfriend
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| Dec.22 |
Mexico |
Family of slain officer gunned down |
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| Dec.8 |
Southern Philippines |
Police name 161 massacre suspects |
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| Nov.24 |
 Southern Philippines |
Death toll rises in massacre Bodies lie scattered in a rural field, some unearthed from a shallow grave hastily dug by the gunmen who seized the group of men and women
| Search teams had found a total of 46 bodies, and it was still unclear if there were more victims
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| Nov.5 |
 Texas |
Deadly shootings at US army base Map of Fort Hood TX USA| An army major has opened fire on fellow soldiers, killing 11 people and 31. The shooter had been killed in the incident and two suspects arrested. The gunman, Nidal Malik Hasan, was a military psychiatrist and due to be sent on a mission to Iraq. One of the... | |
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| Oct.31 |
Ohio |
Six bodies at rapist's house
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Naples |
Killer caught on video ID'd |
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| Oct.24 |
Venezuela |
Colombian football team 'killed' |
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| Oct.21 |
North Mexico |
Drug-related killings skyrocket in Juarez |
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| Oct.17 |
Rio de Janeiro |
12 dead in Brazil drug battle |
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| Sep.29 |
 Guinea |
Massacre toll put at 157 Human rights groups have had reports of soldiers bayoneting people and women being stripped and raped in the streets during the protest
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| Sep.19 |
Mexico |
Camera footage shows subway shooting |
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| Sep.14 |
Connecticut |
Missing Yale student's body found
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| Sep.8 |
Guatemala |
Mexican drug violence hits Guatemala |
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| Sep.3 |
North Mexico |
17 patients killed in drug rehab center |
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| Aug.29 |
US Georgia |
Bodies found at trailer park |
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| Aug.26 |
Sri Lanka |
Video shows purported atrocities |
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| Aug.11 |
 Amazon |
TV host 'ordered killings' Police have accused Wallace Souza, of being involved in organised drug trafficking and ordering killings to get rid of rivals and boost ratings
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| Jul.18 |
Mexico |
10 police officers held in killings
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| Jul.13 |
Mexico |
At least 12 bodies found along highway |
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| Jul.6 |
South Carolina |
Serial killer 'shot by police' |
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| Jun.15 |
Yemen |
Hostages' bodies 'found in Yemen' |
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| Jun.6 |
Peru |
Police captives killed |
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| Jun.5 |
Kenya |
Police accused of widespread killing |
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| May.11 |
Baghdad |
U.S. soldier kills 4 troops |
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| Apr.3 |
New York |
Gunman kills 13 in siege
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| Mar.11 |
Germany |
Germany stunned by shooting spree |
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 Germany |
16 killed in school shooting Map of Winnenden Germany| A gunman dressed in military gear killed 16 people in a shooting spree in Germany before he was shot dead by police. Tim Kretschmer, 17, began his rampage at a school where he used to be a student.... | |
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| Mar.10 |
 Alabama |
Ten die in shooting spree In a series of shootings across two towns in at least four separate shooting incidents. The gunman killed himself
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| Mar.8 |
Northern Ireland |
Soldiers murdered as they lay on ground |
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| Jan.24 |
Mexico |
Cartel 'stewmaker': 'dissolved 300 bodies' |
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| Dec.24 |
Chiapas |
Eight bodies found in garbage bags
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| Dec.21 |
Mexico |
Nine headless bodies found |
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| Nov.26 |
 Mumbai |
Scores killed in rampage | In a brazen series of coordinated attacks, gunmen struck 10 sites across the city, killing scores of people and taking hostages in 2 luxury hotels. 87 reported killed and another 185 wounded that day. (Later reported At least 188 people were killed and at least 293 were i... | |
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| Oct.19 |
Kandahar |
Taliban executed 30 of 50 people
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| Sep.23 |
Finland |
School gunman kills nine Map of Kauhajoki Finland Matti Juhani Saari has killed 9 people at a college before shooting himself and later dying in hospital. He posted a video of himself firing a gun
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| Jul.4 |
London |
Police arrest man in students' slaying |
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| Jun.7 |
Japan |
Tokyo man goes on stabbing spree
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| Mar.27 |
France |
'Serial killer' Michel Fourniret on trial |
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| Jan.7 |
Kenya |
Opposition cancel rally as death toll climbs |
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| Jan.1 |
 Kenya |
Mob burns Kenyans cowering in church Map of Eldoret Kenya A mob set fire to a church where Kenyans were seeking refuge from post-election violence, searing many and leaving others as heaps of ash
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| Dec.9 |
Vancouver |
Pig farmer found guilty of killing 6 women |
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| Dec.5 |
U. S. Midwest |
Shoppers killed in gun rampage
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| Nov.12 |
Gaza |
Deadly clash at Arafat rally |
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| Nov.7 |
Finland |
8 dead in school shooting At least three 8 were killed in a school shooting in southern Finland, in Tuusula, 30 miles north of the capital, Helsinki
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| Oct.27 |
NW Pakistan |
Militants behead guards |
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| Oct.24 |
Moscow |
'Chessboard killer' guilty |
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| Apr.22 |
Mosul |
Gunmen line up, execute 23 Kurd |
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| Apr.19 |
Virginia |
Police 'regret' at killer's video |
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| Apr.18 |
Virginia |
Gunman sent final video |
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| Apr.17 |
Virginia |
Virginia Tech killings review pledged |
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Virginia |
S Korean named as campus gunman
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| Apr.16 |
Virginia |
33 students massacred in class Map of http%3A%2F%2Fnews.bbc.co.uk%2F2%2Fhi%2Famericas%2F6560685.stm%23map USA A gunman on the campus of Virginia Tech was dressed almost like a Boy Scout. 2 people were killed 2 hours earlier
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| Feb.12 |
Utah |
Six dead after shooting spree |
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| Jan.22 |
 Vancouver |
Pig farmer confessed to 49 killings In videotaped interviews accused serial killer Robert William Pickton allegedly acknowledges slaying 49 women
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| Dec.29 |
New Delhi |
Police find child skeletons |
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| Dec.18 |
England |
Man held over 5 prostitute deaths |
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| Dec.12 |
 England |
5 prostitutes killed British police were racing against time to find the killer. The naked bodies have been found in and around Ipswich
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| Nov.25 |
Iraq |
21 Shiites gunned down in front of families |
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| Oct.27 |
Mexico |
Shootouts kill journalist 2 shootouts left an American journalist dead in the city of Oaxaca where protesters have barricaded streets
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| Oct.15 |
Baghdad |
Weekend toll in Iraq: 83 bodies
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| Oct.10 |
Baghdad |
110 bullet-riddled bodies found
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| Oct.2 |
Pennsylvania |
Fatal shooting at Amish school
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| Sep.27 |
Colorado |
School siege ends in bloodshed |
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| Sep.13 |
Montreal |
Gunman killed after college shooting
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| Aug.6 |
Sri Lanka |
Aid workers 'executed' |
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| Jun.28 |
Belgium |
Bodies of missing girls found |
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| May.14 |
Sao Paulo |
Gang attacks leave 52 dead A powerful criminal gang launched a wave of attacks against police stations and uprisings in jails across the state
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| May.13 |
Sao Paulo |
Police attacks leave 30 dead |
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| Feb.22 |
Sunni Triangle |
Three journalists killed |
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| Dec.3 |
Lebanon |
20 bodies found in grave
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| Mar.21 |
Minnesota |
10 dead in school shooting
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| Mar.12 |
Wisconsin |
Gunman kills 7 at church meeting |
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| Mar.11 |
US Georgia |
Defendant overpowers deputy, kills 3 |
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| Mar.9 |
Iraq |
26 bodies found in village |
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| Feb.5 |
Iraq |
Bodies of 8 Iraqi police found |
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| Dec.24 |
Honduras |
Gang linked to massacre
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| Oct.24 |
 Iraq |
Massacre of 50 Iraqi army recruits The bodies of recruits have been found following an ambush near the Iranian border
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| Oct.12 |
Iraq |
Babies found in mass grave |
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| Aug.31 |
Israel |
16 killed in bus explosions
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| Aug.14 |
Burundi |
156 Tutsis massacred in camp
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| Aug.2 |
Ivory Coast |
U.N. finds mass graves |
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| Jun.15 |
Colombia |
34 killed in massacre |
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| Apr.21 |
Darfur |
UN to warn of Darfur 'atrocities'
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| Feb.22 |
Uganda |
Rebels kill nearly 200 |
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| Nov.5 |
Seattle |
Most prolific U.S. serial killer pleads guilty |
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| Apr.14 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Laci Peterson, infant bodies found |
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| Jan.15 |
Congo |
U.N.: Rebels guilty of murder, cannibalism |
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| Nov.10 |
Northern Israel |
Gunman targets kibbutz, 5 killed |
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| Oct.15 |
Washington |
Sniper claims ninth victim |
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| Oct.3 |
Washington |
Police link killings |
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| Oct.1 |
Germany |
Kidnapped banker's son: Body found |
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| Aug.21 |
Southern Philippines |
Two hostages beheaded |
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| Jul.26 |
Indonesia |
Tommy Suharto gets life for murder |
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| Jun.7 |
Southern Philippines |
Hostages die in rescue bid |
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| May.22 |
Washington |
Police find missing intern's body |
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| May.16 |
Pakistan |
Body found may be Daniel Pearl's |
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| Apr.26 |
Eastern Germany |
18 die in school massacre Expelled ex-pupil went on a shooting spree in the city of Erfurt. 14 teachers, a policewoman and 2 pupils were shot dead
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| Mar.26 |
Paris |
8 dead in shooting |
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| Mar.2 |
West Bank |
9 Israelis killed in gun attack |
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| Feb.21 |
 Pakistan |
Kidnapped US reporter is dead Daniel Pearl was abducted in as he tried to meet Islamic militants. Videotape is showing scenes of murder
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| Feb.14 |
Kabul |
Kabul mob kills minister
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| Jan.17 |
Israel |
6 killed in party shooting |
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| Dec.5 |
Cape Town |
Ex-first lady murdered |
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| Nov.19 |
Afghanistan |
4 journalists killed
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| Sep.27 |
Switzerland |
Gunman kills 14 in assembly |
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| Jun.7 |
Japan |
8 children dead in school rampage |
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| Jun.1 |
 Nepal |
Crown prince kills royal family 30-year-old Prince Dipendra opened fire killing 9, including King Birendra and Queen Aiswarya
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| Jan.5 |
Northern England |
Doctor may have killed 297
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| Mar.18 |
Uganda |
Hundreds killed in doomsday cult
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