Tag - murder

 
 

MURDER

WORLD / Politics
Jan 3, 2017
Trump tweets Chicago must seek federal help if no progress is made in cutting murder rate
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said in a Twitter message Monday that Chicago's mayor must ask for U.S. government help if the city fails to reduce its homicide rate, which hit a 20-year high last year.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 29, 2016
Philippines' Duterte says he once threw man from helicopter — and would do it again
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened corrupt government officials with the prospect of being thrown out of a helicopter midair, warning he has done it himself before and had no qualms about doing it again.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 29, 2016
In Venezuela, lynchings kill one person every three days: report
Roughly one person is being lynched in crisis-ridden Venezuela every three days as frustrated residents take revenge on suspected criminals, a monitoring group said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Dec 21, 2016
Turkey's Erdogan seeks ever-greater powers, citing threats from terrorists, separatists and Gulenists
The motives behind Turkey's worst wave of violence in decades are varied. On Saturday, a bus carrying soldiers was blown up. On Monday, Russia's ambassador was shot dead near the parliament building. The building itself had been bombed by warplanes during July's botched coup.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 18, 2016
Charleston gunman will not use mental health to avoid death penalty
Convicted murderer Dylann Roof will not ask jurors to take his mental health into consideration next month during the death penalty phase of his trial for killing nine black churchgoers in Charleston, South Carolina.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 18, 2016
Meth gangs of China play starring role in Philippines drug crisis
It was around 10 a.m. on Sept. 22 when the raid on the pig farm began. Accompanied by fire and sanitation officials, a police team entered the compound at the foot of the extinct volcano Mount Arayat, north of Manila, on the pretext they were conducting a safety inspection.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 15, 2016
Philippine president's admission he killed criminals an impeachable offense: senators
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte risks impeachment after he admitted "personally" killing criminals when he was the mayor of Davao City, said two Philippine senators.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 16, 2016
Bangladesh court charges seven from banned Islamist group with slaying of Japanese farmer
A court in Bangladesh on Tuesday indicted seven members of a banned Islamist group in the killing of a Japanese man last year, a prosecutor said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 16, 2016
Flights halted, search on after Southwest worker is gunned down at Oklahoma airport
A Southwest Airlines employee was fatally shot at Oklahoma City's main airport on Tuesday, prompting authorities to halt flights and impose a shelter in place order to allow police to search for a suspect.
WORLD
Nov 5, 2016
Three U.S. military trainers shot dead by security at air base in Jordan
Three U.S. military trainers were shot dead in Jordan on Friday when their car failed to stop at the gate of a military base and was fired on by Jordanian security forces, a Jordanian military source said.

Longform

Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?