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...year after the murder of the prominent Sri Lankan editor Lasantha Wickrematunge, the island's independent media is still under siege. An investigation into Wickrematunge's death has gone nowhere, and at least half a dozen other journalists, including his widow, have left the country in fear since his death...
...months later, police apprehended all three suspects they believe were involved in the shooting. Jabrai J. Copney, 20, was the first to be arrested and arraigned after he turned himself in to police in late May. He’s since been indicted on five charges including first-degree murder, and he pleaded not guilty to all the charges. Police say that Copney, an aspiring songwriter, pulled the trigger on Cosby. Blayn “Bliz” Jiggetts, 19, was arrested in Harlem in early June and was arraigned in Manhattan over the summer but refused to return...
...course, Abdulmutallab's plot failed not just because of technical difficulties but also because of the bravery of the people he was trying to murder. The one hopeful outcome of the saga is that, thanks to the swift action of passengers on Flight 253, Abdulmutallab was captured alive and is being held at a federal facility southwest of Detroit, where he may well prove to be a source of intelligence. It was an unexpected but valuable gift from those who moved quickly on an otherwise quiet Christmas morning...
...police discovered the body of a boy on the outskirts of Ramallah. Israeli intelligence traced Muna's screen name to an Internet café in Ramallah and tracked her down to her parents' home in Bir Naballah, a village north of Jerusalem, where she was seized days after the murder...
...real danger to people's lives because far-right attacks tend to be very spontaneous, brutal and violent." Right-wing radicals have become increasingly brazen too, carrying out attacks in public places such as train stations, bus stops and outside bars and restaurants. In addition to el-Sherbini's murder, Ziercke says, there were five politically or racially motivated attempted murders by the far right...