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The Derek Chauvin verdict won’t stop cops murdering black people

By Kellie Carter Jackson*

UK police officer to go on trial in Oct. over woman's murder

A serving British police officer is set to go on trial in October accused of the kidnap and murder of Sarah Everard whose killing sparked anger and soul-searching about what police, government and society can do to stop male violence against women.

America's murder rate increase in 2020 has 'no modern precedent’: Study

Murder rates in the US saw a "historic" increase in 2020 compared to 2019, with more than 1,200 additional killings year-over-year in a sample of 34 American cities, according to a study released on Monday.

US judge orders partial disclosure of Khashoggi murder files

A New York judge on Tuesday ordered US intelligence agencies to acknowledge they possess a tape recording of the 2018 murder of Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi, in a ruling hailed by rights activists.

Armenia says prevented murder attempt on PM Pashinyan

Armenia prevented an assassination attempt on Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and the seizure of power by a group of former officials, the country’s National Security Service (NSS) said.

Literary puzzle solved for just third time in almost 100 years

One of the world’s most ‍ literary puzzles – a murder mystery in which all the pages are out of order – has been solved for just the third time in almost a century.

'Murder hornet' nest vacuumed out of tree in Washington

A team of entomologists in full-body protective gear vacuumed Asian giant hornets out of a tree in Washington State, eradicating the first nest of the so-called murder hornets found in the United States.

Turkey ‘indicts six more Saudis’ over Khashoggi murder

Turkish prosecutors have filed a second indictment against six Saudi suspects over the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul, according to Turkey’s state news agency.

Muslim group in Canada wants murder investigated as hate-motivated

A Canadian Muslim advocacy group is calling for a recent fatal stabbing outside a mosque near Toronto to be investigated as potentially hate-motivated, after the city's police service announced that it had made an arrest in the case.

Woman in Germany to be charged with murder after death of her five children

German prosecutors said they will charge a 27-year-old woman with murder after five of her young children were found dead at their home in the western city of Solingen.

Parrot 'who heard victim's last words' to give evidence in murder trial

Elizabeth Toledo, 46, was killed in the city of San Fernando, Argentina, in December 2018.

Maryland policeman charged with murder in shooting of handcuffed man

A Maryland police officer was charged with murder on Tuesday after he fired seven shots at a man who was sitting in a patrol car with his arms handcuffed behind his back.

Accused admits murders at Japan care home but denies guilt

A Japanese man admitted killing 19 disabled people at a care home near Tokyo in 2016 but pleaded not guilty because he claims he is mentally ill.

Global outrage over Saudi exoneration in Khashoggi murder case

A Saudi court ruling over the grisly killing of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi drew international outrage, including from a number of states, the United Nations, several rights groups and even some American lawmakers. They denounced the ruling that dismissed charges against top Saudi officials, saying it failed to deliver justice.

Saudi Arabia wants to ‘silence’ suspects of Khashoggi murder: RSF

Reporters Without Borders says Saudi Arabia seeks to “permanently silence the suspects” involved in the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi after a court in Riyadh issued a death sentence to five Saudis over the gruesome crime.