Articles tagged with kill

Tue, May 22, 2012

Brandi Glanville Admits That She 'Wanted to Kill' LeAnn Rimes at Soccer Practice

By Kelly Schremph, Hollywood.com Staff

It's completely normal for a man's wife and ex-wife to not get along (for obvious reasons ...

Tue, May 22, 2012

Rebels say Syria police kill two, U.N. monitors dispute

AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian rebels said police had opened fire and killed two people on Tuesday when a crowd turned out to greet a team ...

Mon, May 21, 2012

Brandi Glanville Admits That She 'Wanted to Kill' LeAnn Rimes at Soccer Practice

By Kelly Schremph, Hollywood.com Staff

It's completely normal for a man's wife and ex-wife to not get along (for obvious reasons ...

Sun, May 20, 2012

Lebanese soldiers kill two anti-Assad group members

TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) - Lebanese soldiers shot dead a Sunni cleric and a second member of a Lebanese political alliance against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad ...

Sat, May 19, 2012

Yemen clashes kill 34 militants, soldiers: officials

ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) - At least 22 al Qaeda-linked militants and 12 Yemeni soldiers were killed in clashes and air strikes overnight during a U ...

Mon, May 14, 2012

Syria forces kill two in Damascus as thousands rally

By Mariam Karouny

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad shot two protesters in the capital Damascus on Friday and fired in ...

Sat, May 12, 2012

U.S. drone strikes kill 10 suspected militants in Yemen

By Mohammed Mukhashaf

ADEN (Reuters) - Two apparent U.S. drone attacks killed at least 10 suspected al Qaeda-linked militants in Yemen on Saturday, while ...

Tue, May 08, 2012

Clashes rage in Syria, opposition meets abroad

By Erika Solomon

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Rebels fought the army in northern Syria on Saturday, activists said, and Syrian dissidents abroad gathered to try to ...

Tue, May 01, 2012

Suicide bombers kill 7 after Obama leaves Afghan capital

By Michael Georgy and Mirwais Harooni

KABUL (Reuters) - Suicide bombers attacked a compound housing Westerners in Kabul on Wednesday hours after U.S. President ...

Mon, April 30, 2012

Syria accused of war crimes, rebels kill 15

By Ed Cropley

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian rebels killed 15 members of the security forces in an ambush on Wednesday, a monitoring group said, and ...

Thu, April 26, 2012

'Real Housewives of OC' Recap: Faster, Pussycat, Kill, Kill

It's a strange profession, this being a Real Housewife of Perfect Town, USA. Strange indeed. Nominally, you're not supposed to have a ...

Thu, April 26, 2012

"Joke" to "Hijack Plane, Kill Obama" gets Utah man in trouble

By Jennifer Dobner

SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - A purported practical joke on a colleague that threatened a plane hijacking and the assassination of President ...

Thu, April 26, 2012

Bosnian-born U.S. citizen "ready" to kill in New York plot: prosecutor

By Jessica Dye

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Bosnian-born U.S. citizen accused of plotting to bomb New York City subways was "ready and willing ...

Wed, April 25, 2012

'Real Housewives of OC' Recap: Faster, Pussycat, Kill, Kill

It's a strange profession, this being a Real Housewife of Perfect Town, USA. Strange indeed. Nominally, you're not supposed to have a ...

Sun, April 15, 2012

Production Begins on 'Sin City' Sequel 'A Dame to Kill For'

After seven long years, work has finally begun on the sequel to the neo-noir hit Sin City. Filmmakers Robert Rodriquez and Frank Miller announced ...

Sun, April 15, 2012

Annan tells U.N. Syria hasn't withdrawn heavy weapons

By Oliver Holmes and Louis Charbonneau

BEIRUT/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Syria has failed to comply with a pledge to withdraw weapons from population centers ...

Sat, April 14, 2012

Production Begins on 'Sin City' Sequel 'A Dame to Kill For'

After seven long years, work has finally begun on the sequel to the neo-noir hit Sin City. Filmmakers Robert Rodriquez and Frank Miller announced ...

Fri, April 13, 2012

Production Begins on 'Sin City' Sequel 'A Dame to Kill For'

After seven long years, work has finally begun on the sequel to the neo-noir hit Sin City. Filmmakers Robert Rodriquez and Frank Miller announced ...

Tue, April 10, 2012

Suicide attacks kill 19 in Afghanistan

HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Suicide bombers killed at least nineteen people in attacks across Afghanistan on Tuesday, including 11 Afghan police, as insurgents ramped up ...

Sat, March 31, 2012

Gunmen kill two outside Miami funeral of shooting victim

MIAMI (Reuters) - Gunmen opened fire on mourners outside a Miami funeral home, killing two people and injuring 12, including a young girl, police said ...

Mon, March 26, 2012

Federal agents kill man in phony murder-for-hire plot

By Jared Taylor

MCALLEN, Texas (Reuters) - A U.S. federal agent shot dead one of four men facing arrest in South Texas for being ...

Fri, March 23, 2012

#EDITORIAL: 'Kill Rush Limbaugh' song released on YouTube

UNDATED (WKZO) -- Have you supported a hate crime today? If not, the band "Detente" has made it easy by taking a listen to their ...

Tue, March 20, 2012

Dozens of bombs kill at least 52 across Iraq

By Kareem Raheem and Aseel Kami

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - More than 30 bombs struck cities and towns across Iraq on Tuesday, killing at least 52 ...

Sun, March 18, 2012

Militants kill American teacher in Yemen

By Mohammed Ghobari

SANAA (Reuters) - Gunmen linked to al Qaeda shot dead an American teacher in Yemen on Sunday, accusing him of Christian "proselytizing ...

Wed, March 14, 2012

Wyoming tribe gains right to kill bald eagles

By Laura Zuckerman

SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - The Fish and Wildlife Service has approved a first-time permit allowing a Native American tribe in Wyoming to ...

Wed, March 14, 2012

FDIC shoots to kill on "too big to fail"

By Dave Clarke

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Bank regulators are launching a campaign to sell the markets on the idea that "too big to fail ...

Tue, March 13, 2012

Midwest militia group had 'kill' list: FBI agent

By Rachelle Damico

DETROIT (Reuters) - A Midwest militia group whose members are accused of plotting to murder police had a "kill list" that included ...

Tue, March 13, 2012

Midwest militia group had 'kill' list: FBI agent

By Rachelle Damico

DETROIT (Reuters) - A Midwestern militia group whose members are accused of plotting to murder police had a "kill list" that included ...

Tue, March 13, 2012

U.S. drone strikes kill 15 in northwest Pakistan

By Saud Mehsud

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - U.S. drone aircraft struck twice in Pakistan's unruly tribal regions along the border with ...

Mon, March 12, 2012

Green Hornet's costs kill sequel plans

Producer Neal Moritz admits that the decision to make the film in 3D and shoot in Los Angeles sent the budget soaring, keeping profits ...

Mon, March 12, 2012

Karzai asks NATO to leave Afghan villages; Taliban scrap talks

By Rob Taylor and Jack Kimball

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai called for NATO troops to leave Afghan villages and confine themselves ...

Mon, March 12, 2012

Israel, Gaza militants agree to truce: Egypt official

By Nidal al-Mughrabi

GAZA (Reuters) - Israel and militant factions in the Gaza Strip have agreed to an Egyptian-brokered truce to end four days of ...

Sun, March 11, 2012

Israeli strikes kill 3 Palestinians in Gaza

By Nidal al-Mughrabi

GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli aircraft on Sunday killed three Palestinians, including a 12-year-old boy, medical sources in Gaza said, as militants fired ...

Sun, March 11, 2012

Afghans urge U.S. exit after killings; US says timetable unchanged

By Ahmad Nadem and Ahmad Haroon

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - The massacre of 16 villagers by a U.S. soldier triggered angry calls from Afghans ...

Fri, March 09, 2012

Syrian army must pull back first under Annan plan

By Erika Solomon and Douglas Hamilton

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian artillery hit parts of Homs city and at least 37 people were killed in clashes ...

Thu, March 08, 2012

"Anonymous" hurt by arrests but hard to kill

By Peter Apps, Political Risk Correspondent

LONDON (Reuters) - In turning one of its best-known hackers into an informant and breaking open the highest profile ...

Sun, March 04, 2012

Al Qaeda clashes, blasts kill 35 soldiers in Yemen

By Mohammed Mukhashaf

ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) - At least 35 soldiers were killed in twin suicide bombings and ensuing clashes with al Qaeda militants in ...

Sun, March 04, 2012

Congo Republic blasts kill 4, injure dozens: official

KINSHASA (Reuters) - A series of explosions in Brazzaville, the capital of Congo Republic, killed at least four people and injured nearly 60 others, a ...

Fri, March 02, 2012

New York man gets 27 years for plot to kill troops

By Jessica Dye

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge sentenced a New York man on Friday to 27 years in prison for his attempts ...

Fri, March 02, 2012

NY man gets 27 years for plot to kill U.S. troops

By Jessica Dye

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal court judge on Friday sentenced a New York man to 27 years in prison for his ...

Wed, February 29, 2012

Tornado-ravaged areas hit by snowstorm, cold

By John D. Stoll

WEST LIBERTY, Kentucky (Reuters) - A winter snow storm added to the woes on Monday of tornado-struck Indiana and Kentucky, dropping ...

Mon, February 27, 2012

Attempt to kill Russia's Putin foiled: security agencies

By Gleb Bryanski

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Security services in Russia and Ukraine said on Monday they had foiled a plot to kill Prime Minister Vladimir ...

Sat, February 25, 2012

Al Qaeda kill 26 as new Yemeni leader is sworn in

By Joseph Logan and Mohammed Mukhashaf

SANAA/ADEN (Reuters) - A suicide bombing claimed by al Qaeda killed at least 26 people outside a presidential ...

Fri, February 24, 2012

Militia leader told informant he would kill police

By Bernie Woodall

DETROIT (Reuters) - The leader of a Midwestern militia group bragged to an FBI informant in secretly recorded conversations played this week ...

Fri, February 24, 2012

Assad's forces kill 103 in Homs, rest of Syria: group

AMMAN (Reuters) - President Bashar al-Assad's forces killed 103 people in Syria on Friday in the bombardment of the besieged city of Homs and ...

Sat, February 11, 2012

U.N. chief speaks of "grisly reports" from Syria

BEIRUT/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he had received "grisly reports" that Syrian government forces were arbitrarily executing, imprisoning and ...

Fri, February 10, 2012

Uzbek man guilty of plotting to kill President Obama

By Verna Gates

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - A man from Uzbekistan living illegally in the United States pleaded guilty on Friday to terrorism and weapons ...

Fri, February 10, 2012

Syria forces shell Homs, Saudis push U.N. resolution

By Khaled Yacoub Oweis and Angus MacSwan

AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian forces unleashed new tank and rocket bombardments on opposition neighborhoods of Homs on ...

Fri, February 10, 2012

Explosions kill 17 in Syrian city of Aleppo: report

By Dominic Evans

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Two explosions outside security bases in Aleppo killed 17 soldiers and civilians on Friday, Syrian television said, in the ...

Sun, January 29, 2012

Florida highway reopens after deadly pileup

ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - A Florida highway near Gainesville reopened on Monday, more than 30 hours after a horrific pileup that left ten people dead ...

Sun, January 29, 2012

Bomb blasts bring death to Syria's Aleppo

By Khaled Yacoub Oweis and Dominic Evans

AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Twin bomb blasts hit Syrian military and security buildings in the northern city of ...

Tue, January 24, 2012

Contaminated medicines kill at least 27 in Pakistan

By Mubasher Bukhari

LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - The government in Pakistan's Punjab province is scrambling to recall contaminated drugs that have killed at least ...

Mon, January 23, 2012

Strong storms hit Alabama, kill two

By Verna Gates and Peggy Gargis

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Search and rescue team combed through debris in Alabama after powerful thunderstorms pummeled the state ...

Mon, January 23, 2012

Convicted fraudster admits try to kill NY witness

By Joseph Ax

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The architect of a $100 million mortgage fraud scheme admitted on Monday to attempting to arrange the murder ...

Sun, January 22, 2012

Islamist insurgents kill over 178 in Nigeria's Kano

By Mike Oboh

KANO (Reuters) - Gun and bomb attacks by Islamist insurgents in the northern Nigerian city of Kano last week killed at least ...

Sat, January 21, 2012

Storms kill at least two in Alabama

By Verna Gates and Peggy Gargis

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Search and rescue team combed through debris in Alabama after powerful thunderstorms pummeled the state ...

Sat, January 21, 2012

Syria seizes Lebanese boat, family says man killed

TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) - Syrian forces killed a Lebanese fisherman and wounded another when they seized a boat suspected of smuggling off the Lebanese-Syrian coast ...

Fri, January 06, 2012

Syrian forces kill 33 in attack on rebel town: residents

AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian government forces have killed at least 33 people in a rebel town near the Lebanese border in the last few days ...

Thu, January 05, 2012

Police kill Texas student, 15, armed with pellet gun

McALLEN, Texas (Reuters) - Police fatally shot a 15-year-old student armed with a pellet gun at a middle school in Brownsville, Texas, on Wednesday after ...

Thu, January 05, 2012

Bombs target Iraqi Shi'ites, kill at least 73

By Kareem Raheem and Suadad al-Salhy

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Bomb attacks in mainly Shi'ite Muslim areas of Iraq killed at least 73 people and ...

Thu, January 05, 2012

Pakistani Taliban say kill 15 soldiers, vow further "revenge"

By Jibran Ahmad

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - The Pakistani Taliban have killed 15 kidnapped troops in revenge for military operations against them near the Afghan ...

Wed, January 04, 2012

Harrisburg may rethink having cops kill stray dogs

By Mark Shade

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - So broke that it was considering having police officers shoot stray dogs, Pennsylvania's capital city Harrisburg is ...

Wed, January 04, 2012

Police kill Texas student armed with pellet gun

McALLEN, Texas (Reuters) - Police fatally shot a 15-year-old student armed with a pellet gun at a middle school in Brownsville, Texas, on Wednesday after ...

Wed, January 04, 2012

Police kill armed student, 15, inside Texas school

EDINBURG, Texas (Reuters) - Police fatally shot an armed eighth-grade student at a middle school in Brownsville, Texas, on Wednesday morning after he pointed a ...

Sat, December 31, 2011

East Nigeria clashes kill at least 50: state government

ONITSHA (Reuters) - Clashes between rival ethnic groups in eastern Nigeria's Ebonyi state on Saturday killed at least 50 people, the state government spokesman ...

Thu, December 29, 2011

California court says state can kill redevelopment agencies

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - In a major victory for California Governor Jerry Brown, the state supreme court on Thursday upheld a law that would eliminate ...

Sun, December 25, 2011

Syrian rebel leader threatens to escalate attacks

By Dominic Evans and Erika Solomon

BEIRUT (Reuters) - The commander of Syria's armed rebels has threatened to step up attacks on President Bashar ...

Sun, December 25, 2011

Yemen leader urges truce after troops kill protesters

By Mohammed Ghobari

SANAA (Reuters) - Yemen's acting leader on Sunday urged foes and loyalists of President Ali Abdullah to call a truce, after ...

Sun, December 25, 2011

Nigerian leaders rapped after Islamists attack churches

By Camillus Eboh and Felix Onuah

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's main opposition leader accused the government of incompetence on Monday after Islamist militants killed ...

Sat, December 24, 2011

Nigeria sect clashes kill at least 68: officials

By Mike Oboh

KANO, Nigeria (Reuters) - Gun battles between Nigerian security forces and an Islamist sect killed at least 68 people in two days ...

Sat, December 24, 2011

Yemen's Saleh vows to leave, troops kill 9 protesters

By Mohammed Ghobari

SANAA (Reuters) - Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh said on Saturday he would leave for the United States and give way to ...

Fri, December 23, 2011

U.N. condemns Damascus bombs, expresses grave concern

By Erika Solomon

BEIRUT (Reuters) - The United Nations expressed grave concern about twin suicide car bombings in Damascus and condemned the attacks that killed ...

Thu, December 22, 2011

Shi'ites targeted as Baghdad blasts kill 72

By Kareem Raheem

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A wave of bombings killed at least 72 people in Baghdad Thursday, the first attacks since Iraq's Shi ...

Sat, December 17, 2011

Fierce clashes in Cairo as Clinton voices outrage

By Shaimaa Fayed and Marwa Awad

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian police and soldiers fired guns and teargas to try to clear protesters from Cairo's ...

Tue, December 13, 2011

"Men" producers feared cocaine would kill Charlie Sheen

(Reuters) - Charlie Sheen was fired from his starring role on TV sitcom "Two and A Half Men" because he was so addicted to cocaine ...

Fri, December 09, 2011

Congress punts hard payroll tax work to 2012

By Richard Cowan and Rachelle Younglai

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama signed into law a two-month payroll tax cut extension on Friday, capping a ...

Wed, December 07, 2011

Syria says pipeline blown up by rebel saboteurs

By Dominic Evans

BEIRUT (Reuters) - A Syrian pipeline carrying crude from oilfields in the east of the country was blown up near the restive ...

Tue, December 06, 2011

Afghan bombs kill 78 in two days

By Mirwais Harooni

KABUL (Reuters) - A roadside mine killed 19 civilians and injured another five when it exploded in the southern Afghan province of ...

Sat, November 26, 2011

Multiple Baghdad blasts kill at least 13 people

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Three bombs exploded in a commercial Baghdad district and another blast hit the city's western outskirts on Saturday, killing at least ...

Thu, November 24, 2011

At least 23 dead in intensifying Syria violence

By Erika Solomon and Douglas Hamilton

BEIRUT (Reuters) - At least 23 people were reported killed in Syria Saturday as violence intensified in the eighth ...

Wed, November 23, 2011

Yemen gunmen kill five protesters, opposition clashes

By Mohammed Ghobari

SANAA (Reuters) - Gunmen killed at least five people protesting against a deal to end the rule of Ali Abdullah Saleh in ...

Sat, November 19, 2011

Protests against military rule cloud Egypt election

By Alistair Lyon and Tom Perry

CAIRO (Reuters) - Protesters rallied again in Cairo on Sunday to try to evict Egypt's ruling generals, in ...

Fri, October 28, 2011

Knightley threatened to kill Fassbender if spanking scene went awry

The British beauty plays a Russian woman with severe psychological issues who comes between famed psychiatrists Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud, and has admitted ...

Thu, October 27, 2011

Knightley threatened to kill Fassbender if spanking scene went awry

The British beauty plays a Russian woman with severe psychological issues who comes between famed psychiatrists Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud, and has admitted ...

Tue, October 25, 2011

Bridges & daughter hoping to find A Time To Kill on Broadway

Dad and daughter recently teamed up for a reading of the play, based on John Grisham's bestseller - and now Bridges confirms producers are ...

Wed, October 12, 2011

Swinton planned to kill her baby brother

The Michael Clayton star was around four years old when she became resentful at having three brothers and decided to take the life of ...

Tue, October 11, 2011

White supremacist said pair wanted to "kill more Jews"

By Teresa Carson

PORTLAND, Ore (Reuters) - A white supremacist couple suspected of committing four murders across the Pacific Northwest on their way to "kill ...

Tue, October 11, 2011

Obama says Iran to face toughest possible sanctions

By Susan Cornwell and Alister Bull

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama warned Iran on Thursday it would face the toughest possible sanctions for an ...

Tue, October 11, 2011

Swinton planned to kill her baby brother

The Michael Clayton star was around four years old when she became resentful at having three brothers and decided to take the life of ...

Sun, October 09, 2011

Egypt Christians vent fury after clashes kill 25

By Tamim Elyan and Shaimaa Fayed

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's Coptic Christians turned their fury against the army on Monday after at least 25 ...

Wed, October 05, 2011

Secret panel can put Americans on "kill list'

By Mark Hosenball

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - American militants like Anwar al-Awlaki are placed on a kill or capture list by a secretive panel of senior ...

Wed, October 05, 2011

Police kill California quarry shooting spree suspect

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Police shot dead on Thursday a man suspected of killing three people and wounding six others during a shooting spree at ...

Wed, October 05, 2011

Plot to kill Afghan president foiled: agency

By Hamid Shalizi

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's intelligence agency said on Wednesday it had thwarted a plot to assassinate President Hamid Karzai after arresting ...

Tue, October 04, 2011

Rebels kill scores in Somali capital blast

By Abdi Sheikh and Mohamed Ahmed

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's al Qaeda-linked rebels struck at the heart of the capital Mogadishu on Tuesday, killing ...

Mon, October 03, 2011

Texas man to go free after DNA shows he did not kill wife

By Karen Brooks

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A Texas man imprisoned for 25 years in the beating death of his wife will walk free this ...

Fri, September 23, 2011

Officers kill mountain lion that clawed Idaho boy

By Laura Zuckerman

SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - A mountain lion that killed a family's dog and clawed a young boy near Boise, Idaho, has ...

Sat, September 17, 2011

NATO air strikes kill 354 in Sirte: Gaddafi's spokesman

By Alexander Dziadosz

SIRTE, Libya (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi's spokesman told Reuters on Saturday that NATO air strikes on the ousted leader's home ...

Mon, September 12, 2011

Gaddafi forces attack refinery, kill 15: witnesses

By Sherine El Madany

RAS LANUF, Libya (Reuters) - Forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi attacked the front gate of Libya's largest oil refinery near ...

Mon, September 12, 2011

John Malkovich Will Kill Zombies in 'Warm Bodies'

Wanna class up a movie about zombies? Throw in a Malkovich. That's the age-old motto, anyway.

John Malkovich (Rounders, Art School Confidential, that ...

Mon, September 12, 2011

Russia resists Syria sanctions, Assad forces kill 22

By Khaled Oweis

AMMAN (Reuters) - Russia has rejected Western calls for wider sanctions on Syria over its violent crackdown on protests against President Bashar ...

Sun, September 11, 2011

John Malkovich Will Kill Zombies in 'Warm Bodies'

Wanna class up a movie about zombies? Throw in a Malkovich. That's the age-old motto, anyway.

John Malkovich (Rounders, Art School Confidential, that ...

Sat, September 10, 2011

John Malkovich Will Kill Zombies in 'Warm Bodies'

Wanna class up a movie about zombies? Throw in a Malkovich. That's the age-old motto, anyway.

John Malkovich (Rounders, Art School Confidential, that ...

Fri, September 09, 2011

John Malkovich Will Kill Zombies in 'Warm Bodies'

Wanna class up a movie about zombies? Throw in a Malkovich. That's the age-old motto, anyway.

John Malkovich (Rounders, Art School Confidential, that ...

Thu, September 08, 2011

Evacuees cleared to return after eastern floods

By Paul Eckert

WILKES-BARRE, Pa (Reuters) - Some people evacuated as flood waters rose in Pennsylvania were allowed to return to their mud-caked, water-logged homes ...

Mon, September 05, 2011

Deutsche says Europe crisis could kill weak banks

By Edward Taylor and Jonathan Gould

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Europe's sovereign debt crisis will stunt bank profit for years and could kill off the ...

Fri, September 02, 2011

Chinese tycoon says controversy could kill Iceland deal

By Sui-Lee Wee and Huang Yan

BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese tycoon whose plans to buy a large patch of land in Iceland have led ...

Fri, September 02, 2011

Libya's NTC thinks Gaddafi hiding near Algeria

By Joseph Logan and Sherine El Madany

SIRTE (Reuters) - Libya's new rulers have said they believe fugitive former leader Muammar Gaddafi is being ...

Sun, August 28, 2011

Fallen trees from Hurricane Irene kill four in Virginia

By Matthew Ward

CHESAPEAKE, Va (Reuters) - Hurricane Irene killed four people in Virginia on a destructive path that affected half the state's land ...

Mon, August 22, 2011

Louisiana paper mill spill causes massive fish kill

By Kathy Finn

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - A rotten stench hung over a 60-mile stretch of Louisiana's Pearl River as boats trawled through thick ...

Fri, August 19, 2011

Syrian forces kill four protesters in south: activist

AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian forces shot dead at least four protesters as they were coming out of a mosque in the town of Inkhil in ...

Thu, August 18, 2011

Gunmen kill 7 in Israel in attack near Egypt border

By Jeffrey Heller

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Gunmen killed seven people in southern Israel Thursday in three attacks along the Egyptian border, drawing Israeli accusations that ...

Sun, August 14, 2011

Assad warns action against Syria would backfire

By Mariam Karouny

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Sunday unrest sweeping the country had become more militant but he was confident ...

Sun, August 14, 2011

Suicide bombers, gunmen kill 22 in central Afghanistan

By Mohammad Aziz

PARWAN, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Taliban suicide bombers killed at least 22 people in a bold attack on a governor's compound in ...

Wed, August 10, 2011

NATO-led forces kill Taliban who shot down helicopter

By Phil Stewart and Paul Tait

WASHINGTON/KABUL (Reuters) - NATO-led forces killed the Taliban militants responsible for shooting down a U.S. helicopter last ...

Fri, August 05, 2011

Experts study what parasites eat to find ways to kill them

By Tan Ee Lyn

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Researchers in Australia are working on a technique that will allow them to starve to death parasites ...

Sun, July 31, 2011

Syrian forces kill 3 as tanks enter coastal city

By Dominic Evans

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian troops killed three people as tanks swept into a coastal city on Saturday, activists said, in a crackdown ...

Sat, July 30, 2011

Police kill 4 after blasts, attacks in China's west

By Terril Yue Jones

BEIJING (Reuters) - Police shot dead four "rioters" in China's far west on Sunday after at least three people, including ...

Fri, July 29, 2011

Wild boars invade New York state; kill pets, chase people

By Ray Sanchez

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wild boar are invading the farms of central New York state, attacking livestock, killing family pets, chasing people ...

Mon, July 18, 2011

Ex-trader admits threatening to kill regulators

By Jennifer Golson

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former commodities trader pleaded guilty on Monday to threatening to kill more than 40 financial regulators, including ...

Fri, July 15, 2011

senate bill would kill stock option tax break

By Kevin Drawbaugh

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A tax code loophole that gives corporations large deductions on executive stock options would be closed under legislation unveiled ...

Tue, July 12, 2011

Debt deal: How to kill three birds with one stone

By Andy Sullivan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and Republican leaders have been mired in a dispute over taxes as they try to avert ...

Thu, July 07, 2011

Man who said he planned to kill Obama held over murder

By Brendan O'Brien

MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - A 41-year-old man who told investigators he planned to eventually assassinate President Barack Obama awaited possible extradition to ...

Sat, June 18, 2011

What some call road kill is South Carolina woman's ministry

By Harriet McLeod

ST. GEORGE, South Carolina (Reuters) - Deep in the piney woods of South Carolina, Janet Kinser runs a shelter for animals that ...

Tue, June 07, 2011

New Trial For Terre Haute Woman Accused Of Attempting To Steal Baby and Kill Mother

TERRE HAUTE, IN (WIBQ)  --  Stephanie Foster is getting a new jury trial.  She’s the woman accused of trying to steal a baby from ...

Mon, June 06, 2011

U.S. missile strikes "kill 17 militants" in Pakistan

By Hafiz Wazir

WANA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Missile strikes by a suspected U.S. drone aircraft on Monday killed at least 17 militants in Pakistan ...

Sun, June 05, 2011

Israel sees Syrian hand in Golan clashes, 23 dead

By Ari Rabinovitch

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel, with U.S. backing, accused Syria on Monday of orchestrating deadly confrontations on a ceasefire line between the ...

Tue, May 31, 2011

Smoking could kill 8 million a year by 2030: WHO

By Kate Kelland

LONDON (Reuters) - Tobacco will kill nearly six million people this year, including 600,000 non-smokers, because governments are not doing enough ...

Mon, May 16, 2011

Gunmen kill Saudi diplomat in Pakistan's Karachi

By Faisal Aziz and Sheree Sardar

KARACHI/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Gunmen on motorcycles shot and killed a Saudi diplomat in the Pakistani city of Karachi ...

Thu, May 12, 2011

Special report: The bin Laden kill plan

By Caren Bohan, Mark Hosenball, Tabassum Zakaria and Missy Ryan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A pivotal moment in the long, tortuous quest to find Osama bin ...

Wed, May 11, 2011

James: 'People won't be happy unless I kill myself or disappear'

The TV mechanic's marriage to The Blind Side star fell apart in March 2010 when his infidelities were exposed in a U.S ...

Mon, May 09, 2011

Rush to kill nuclear dump sets back waste plans: GAO

By Roberta Rampton

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In its rush to abandon a politically toxic nuclear waste dump, the U.S. Energy Department may have wasted ...

Mon, May 09, 2011

Hamas's Meshaal: U.S. had no right to kill bin Laden

By John Irish

PARIS (Reuters) - Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal said on Monday the United States had no right to kill Osama bin Laden but ...

Sat, April 30, 2011

Ohio police kill man suspected in quadruple slaying

By Jim Leckrone

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - A man suspected of slaying four people in southern Ohio was killed on Saturday in a shootout with ...

Wed, April 27, 2011

Storms, tornadoes kill 25 in Alabama: authorities

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Tornadoes and storms that lashed the South on Wednesday killed 25 people in Alabama alone over a 24-hour period, state authorities ...

Sat, April 16, 2011

Tornadoes, storms kill at least 20 in South

By Peggy Gargis and Harriet McLeod

CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - Tornadoes tore into the Carolinas on Saturday afternoon as the death toll rose to ...

Sat, April 16, 2011

Tornadoes, storms kill at least 16 in South

By Peggy Gargis

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - At least 16 people were killed after a string of violent storms and tornadoes swept the southern United ...

Fri, April 15, 2011

Tornadoes, storms across South kill at least 10

By Suzi Parker

LITTLE ROCK, Ark (Reuters) - Violent storms ripped across the southern U.S. overnight and Friday, killing at least 10 people including ...

Sun, April 03, 2011

Suicide blasts at Sufi shrine in Pakistan kill 41

By Asim Tanveer

MULTAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - Two Taliban suicide bombers caused carnage on Sunday at a Sufi shrine in eastern Pakistan, killing at least ...

Tue, March 29, 2011

House votes to kill main Obama foreclosure aid

By Corbett B. Daly

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to kill President Barack Obama's signature program to help struggling ...

Mon, March 28, 2011

Suicide bombers kill 20 in Afghanistan's southeast

By Elyas Wahdat

KHOST, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Three suicide bombers killed 20 people in an attack on a construction firm in a restive province in ...

Tue, March 22, 2011

Syrian forces shoot protesters, kill 6 in mosque

By Suleiman al-Khalidi

DERAA, Syria (Reuters) - Syrian forces killed six people on Wednesday in an attack on protesters in a mosque complex in the ...

Tue, March 22, 2011

Yes, sex can kill you, U.S. study shows

By Julie Steenhuysen

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Sudden bursts of moderate to intense physical activity -- such as jogging or having sex -- significantly increase the risk of ...

Sat, March 19, 2011

Synthetic drug, subject of proposed bans, kills teen

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Amid efforts by authorities to stop the use of illegal synthetic drugs, revelers at a spring break party in a Minneapolis suburb ...

Thu, March 17, 2011

Key House Republican moves to kill Fannie, Freddie

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A key Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday said he would try for the third time to eliminate ...

Fri, March 11, 2011

UPDATE: Huge quake, tsunami kill 1,000 in Japan; world offers help

By Chisa Fujioka and Elaine Lies

TOKYO (Reuters) - A devastating tsunami triggered by the biggest earthquake on record in Japan killed at least 1 ...

Wed, March 09, 2011

House panel OKs bill to kill Obama mortgage plan

By Corbett B. Daly

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday took a step toward killing President Barack Obama ...

Thu, March 03, 2011

Republicans delay vote to kill key Obama housing aid

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A key panel in the House of Representatives delayed until next week a vote to kill President Barack Obama's embattled foreclosure ...

Sun, February 27, 2011

Oman police kill two protesters

By Saleh Al-Shaibany

MUSCAT (Reuters) - Omani police fired rubber bullets at stone-throwing protesters demanding political reform on Sunday, killing two people, and demonstrators set ...

Thu, February 24, 2011

NY man says he took cash to kill but skipped the murder

By Basil Katz

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York motivational speaker paid for his own murder but the ruse to get insurance money for ...

Thu, February 24, 2011

Republicans move to kill housing rescue programs

By David Lawder and Corbett B. Daly

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration's key housing market rescue programs landed on the chopping block on ...

Tue, February 22, 2011

Pirates kill four U.S. hostages near Somalia

By Phil Stewart

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pirates shot dead four U.S. hostages on a private yacht on Tuesday, the deadliest incident involving Americans kidnapped ...

Mon, February 21, 2011

Laughter could kill Bill Cosby

The beloved Cosby Show star, 73, admits he has to watch how much he enjoys himself - because too much fun could be fatal.

He ...

Thu, February 10, 2011

U.S. proposes letting Idaho kill scores of wolves

By Laura Zuckerman

SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Federal wildlife officials have proposed letting Idaho kill scores of wolves in what would be largest government-sanctioned wolf ...

Tue, February 08, 2011

Cancer to kill 1.3 million in Europe in 2011

By Kate Kelland

LONDON (Reuters) - Fewer than 1.3 million people will die from cancer in Europe this year as death rates from the ...

Tue, February 01, 2011

Court upholds life sentence in plot to kill George W. Bush

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday upheld a life imprisonment sentence for an American citizen convicted in 2005 of plotting to ...

Sat, January 01, 2011

Israeli troops kill Palestinian at West Bank checkpoint

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli troops on Sunday shot and killed a Palestinian who approached them at a West Bank checkpoint holding a bottle, the Israeli ...

Wed, December 29, 2010

Economic Development Group Praises Walker's Plan to Kill Commerce Dept.

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - One of Wisconsin’s largest economic development groups praises Governor-elect Scott Walker’s effort to create an agency that will focus ...

Mon, December 27, 2010

Twin suicide bombings kill 17 in Iraq's Ramadi

By Fadhel al-Badrani

RAMADI (Reuters) - Twin suicide bombings rocked a government compound in Iraq's western city of Ramadi on Monday, killing 17 people ...

Fri, December 24, 2010

Pakistan clashes kill 11 troops, 24 militants

By Shams Mohmand

MOHMAND, Pakistan (Reuters) - Insurgents attacked five security checkpoints in a northwestern Pakistan region on the Afghan border on Friday killing 11 ...

Sat, December 11, 2010

Two blasts kill one man in Swedish capital

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Two explosions, one of them a car bomb, killed one man in the center of the Swedish capital Stockholm on Saturday, Dagens ...

Tue, December 07, 2010

Judge dismisses targeted-kill program lawsuit

By Jeremy Pelofsky and James Vicini

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit that sought to halt the Obama administration's program ...

Tue, December 07, 2010

Northern Illinois' Kill Hired By Gophers

(Minneapolis, MN) -- The University of Minnesota officially introduced its new head football coach yesterday at TCF Bank Stadium. Jerry Kill called the job an ...

Mon, December 06, 2010

Suicide blasts kill 40 in Pakistan's northwest

By Aizaz Mohmand

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Suspected Taliban suicide bombers killed at least 40 people at the office compound of a government official in ...

Tue, November 30, 2010

Landslides and flooding kill 21 in Venezuela

CARACAS (Reuters) - Thousands of Venezuelans fled their homes on Tuesday after landslides and swollen rivers killed at least 21 people and threatened to cause ...

Sun, November 28, 2010

U.S. forces kill Iraqi civilian

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An Iraqi civilian died after U.S. forces opened fire on his car on Sunday as it approached a military convoy near ...

Sat, November 20, 2010

Venezuela's Chavez alleges $100 million plot to kill him

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez accused a fugitive TV tycoon on Saturday of being involved in a $100 million reward offer for ...

Sat, November 20, 2010

Bicycle bombers kill 4 and wound 31 in east Afghanistan

By Rafiq Sherzad

MEHTAR LAM, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Taliban suicide bombers on bicycles killed four people and wounded 31 in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, the ...

Tue, November 16, 2010

Errors kill 15,000 aged patients a month: study

By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mistakes and unavoidable problems kill an estimated 15,000 elderly U.S. patients every month ...

Thu, November 11, 2010

Sterile mosquitoes use sex to kill in dengue trial

By Kate Kelland, Health and Science Correspondent

LONDON (Reuters) - British scientists have created genetically sterile mosquitoes which use sex to kill off others in ...

Mon, November 08, 2010

Lung infections kill 4.25 million a year: report

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Respiratory infections such as influenza and other causes of pneumonia kill 4.25 million people every year, many of them young children ...

Fri, October 29, 2010

Movie "Kill Octopus Paul" takes look at soccer betting

By Roya Stevens

BEIJING (Reuters) - Shortly after the passing of the world's beloved eight-legged soccer soothsayer, a Chinese film called "Kill Octopus Paul ...

Wed, October 27, 2010

Mexican hitmen kill 15 in latest massacre

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Suspected drug hitmen shot dead 15 people at a car wash in western Mexico on Wednesday, the third massacre in just ...

Mon, October 25, 2010

Raid, strike kill 15 insurgents in Afghanistan: NATO

KABUL (Reuters) - At least 15 insurgents were killed in a NATO raid and air strike targeting a Taliban commander overnight in southern Afghanistan, the ...

Sat, October 23, 2010

Gunmen kill 13 at birthday party in Mexico

By Julian Cardona

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - Gunmen sprayed bullets into a family birthday party in the violent Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez ...

Sun, October 17, 2010

Gunmen kill 29 in Pakistan's Karachi as election held

By Faisal Aziz

KARACHI (Reuters) - Gunmen shot to death at least 29 people in Pakistan's commercial hub Karachi over the weekend, deepening tensions ...

Thu, October 14, 2010

Attacks kill 4 foreign troops in Afghanistan

KABUL (Reuters) - Four foreign troops from the NATO-led force were killed in two separate attacks in Afghanistan on Thursday, NATO said, bringing to 10 ...

Fri, October 08, 2010

Grigorieva thought Gibson would 'kill' her

The couple's relationship ended in April (10) and the split subsequently turned nasty as they fought for custody of their young daughter, Lucia ...

Sun, October 03, 2010

Israeli police kill Palestinian in East Jerusalem

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli paramilitary border police killed a Palestinian on Sunday after he entered East Jerusalem from the occupied West Bank without a permit ...

Sat, October 02, 2010

U.S. drone strikes kill 18 militants in Pakistan

By Haji Mujtaba

MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (Reuters) - Two U.S. drone attacks killed 18 militants in Pakistan on Saturday, intelligence officials said, after recent NATO ...

Sun, September 26, 2010

NATO helicopters entered Pakistan to kill insurgents

By Emma Graham-Harrison

KABUL, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Two NATO helicopters killed 30 insurgents on Pakistani soil after a rare manned puruit across the border ...

Thu, September 23, 2010

Talking to death: texts, phones kill 16,000: study

By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Drivers distracted by talking or texting on cell phones killed an estimated 16,000 people ...

Sun, September 19, 2010

Three bombs kill 18, wound scores in Iraq

By Muhanad Mohammed

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Three car bombs killed at least 18 people and wounded scores in Iraq on Sunday as tension runs high ...

Wed, September 15, 2010

BP could kill Gulf well in four days: U.S.

HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP Plc's ruptured Gulf of Mexico well that caused the biggest U.S. offshore oil spill ever could be killed for ...

Wed, September 15, 2010

U.S. missiles kill 12 militants in Pakistan

By Haji Mujtaba

MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (Reuters) - Missiles fired by U.S. drones hit al Qaeda- and Taliban-linked fighters in Pakistan's northwest, killing a ...

Mon, September 13, 2010

Carradine's ex-wife still investigating Kill Bill star's bizarre death

Marina Anderson, who was married to Carradine from 1998 to 2001, refuses to believe her ex died alone, performing a solo sexual act with ...

Tue, September 07, 2010

Taylor was convinced Newton would kill her

The actress took out an apprehended violence order against the Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities star last month (Aug10), alleging she was the ...

Sun, September 05, 2010

BP Gulf well "secured," awaiting final kill: U.S.

HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP Plc's ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well is secure with no threat of spewing crude again, the top U.S ...

Wed, September 01, 2010

Blasts kill 18 in Pakistan's Lahore, 100 hurt

By Mubasher Bukhari

LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Three bombs exploded at a Shi'ite procession in the Pakistani city of Lahore on Wednesday, killing at ...

Wed, September 01, 2010

Pakistan raids kill 62 militants and family members

By Ibrahim Shinwari

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani government air raids have killed up to 62 militants, their family members and other civilians with no ...

Sun, August 29, 2010

Hitmen kill Mexican mayor in drug war state

MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - Suspected drug hitmen killed the mayor of a small town in northern Mexico on Sunday in a region where two car ...

Sun, August 29, 2010

Gunmen kill five in latest Afghan poll violence

HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Armed men have killed five campaigners working for a female candidate in next month's parliamentary election in Afghanistan, an official ...

Thu, August 26, 2010

'Bourne' Director Doug Liman Helming 'All You Need Is Kill'

Doug Liman's name has been associated with Warner Bros' sci-fi novel adaptation All You Need Is Kill since early this summer, but it ...

Tue, August 24, 2010

Drug combination helped kill deadly cancer in mice

By Julie Steenhuysen

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Adding an experimental drug to chemotherapy helped wipe out brain cancer cells in mice, offering a promising new treatment ...

Tue, August 17, 2010

Bad bumps to head could kill years later: U.S. study

By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists reported on Tuesday they have some of the best evidence yet to support long-held ...

Mon, August 16, 2010

BP, U.S. government to decide well kill plan soon

By Kristen Hays

HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP Plc and government scientists should decide in the next day or two how to go about killing the ...

Wed, August 11, 2010

Scientists use salmonella bug to kill cancer cells

By Kate Kelland

LONDON (Reuters) - Treating tumors with salmonella bacteria can induce an immune response that kills cancer cells, scientists have found -- a discovery ...

Fri, August 06, 2010

Idaho seeks to kill hundreds of protected wolves

By Laura Zuckerman

SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Idaho game officials said on Friday they would seek federal approval to kill off hundreds of wolves in ...

Sun, August 01, 2010

BP could start "static kill" on well Monday says official

HOUSTON (Reuters) - A key two-step procedure to seal BP Plc.'s Macondo well could begin late on Monday, the top U.S. oil spill ...

Sat, July 31, 2010

Wildfires spread in western Russia, kill 28

By Alfred Kueppers

VORONEZH, Russia (Reuters) - Raging wildfires spread across parts of western Russia on Saturday, engulfing 30 percent more land in just 24 ...

Thu, July 29, 2010

New York to spend big to kill bloodsucking guests

NEW YORK (Reuters) - In the city that never sleeps there is one increasingly busy nocturnal resident who New York wants to evict -- the bedbug ...

Thu, July 29, 2010

Debris in relief well delays static kill: government

HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP Plc's delayed a critical first step toward killing its Gulf of Mexico oil leak to clean out debris and sediment ...

Wed, July 28, 2010

New York to spend big to kill bloodsucking guests

NEW YORK (Reuters) - In the city that never sleeps there is one increasingly busy nocturnal resident who New York wants to evict -- the bedbug ...

Sun, July 18, 2010

Suicide bombers attack Iraq militia and kill over 40

By Muhanad Mohammed

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A suicide bomber attacked government-backed Sunni militia on Sunday as they lined up to be paid on Baghdad's ...

Thu, July 15, 2010

Suicide bombers kill 28 in Iran

By Parisa Hafezi

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Two rebel suicide bombers killed at least 28 people, including elite Revolutionary Guards, at a prominent Shi'ite Muslim ...

Tue, July 13, 2010

Southwest China landslides kill 17

BEIJING (Reuters) - Torrential rains in southwestern China triggered landslides that have killed 17 people and left 44 missing, Chinese media reported on Tuesday, with ...

Sun, July 11, 2010

U.S. troops face Afghan enemy too young to kill

By Jonathon Burch

ARGHANDAB, Afghanistan (Reuters) - U.S. Staff Sergeant Aaron Best made no apologies as his soldiers escorted 14-year-old Ahmad, blindfolded and handcuffed ...

Sun, July 11, 2010

Taliban attacks kill 14 Afghan police: officials

KABUL (Reuters) - At least fourteen Afghan police and a provincial official have been killed in three separate insurgent attacks across northern Afghanistan, government and ...

Mon, July 05, 2010

Pakistan says forces kill 23 militants in northwest

MINGORA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani forces killed 23 militants early on Tuesday in fighting that erupted after insurgents fired on troops during a search operation ...

Tue, June 22, 2010

More evidence that secondhand smoke can kill

By Genevra Pittman

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who breathe in a lot of other people's tobacco smoke are twice as likely to ...

Sun, June 20, 2010

Suicide blasts kill 26 at Iraqi state-sector bank

By Muhanad Mohammed and Ahmed Rasheed

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Two suicide bombers detonated cars laden with explosives outside the Trade Bank of Iraq on Sunday ...

Fri, June 11, 2010

Gunmen kill 19 people at Mexico drug rehab clinic

CIUDAD JUAREZ (Reuters) - Armed gunmen burst into a drug recovery clinic in the northern Mexican city of Chihuahua and killed 19 young addicts, the ...

Thu, June 10, 2010

U.S. missile strikes kill three in Pakistan

MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (Reuters) - A U.S. drone aircraft fired two missiles Thursday into Pakistan's North Waziristan, a sanctuary for al Qaeda and its ...

Mon, June 07, 2010

Floods and landslides kill 53 in southwest China

BEIJING (Reuters) - Flooding and landslides caused by heavy rain have killed 53 people in China's southwestern Guangxi region since late May, including three ...

Tue, June 01, 2010

Cancer will kill 13.2 million a year by 2030: U.N.

LONDON (Reuters) - Cancer will kill more than 13.2 million people a year by 2030, almost double the number who died from the disease ...

Mon, May 31, 2010

Gunmen attack Pakistan hospital in Lahore, kill 5

By Mubasher Bukhari

LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - At least four gunmen attacked a hospital in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore on Tuesday morning, killing ...

Sun, May 30, 2010

UPDATE: "Top Kill" Not Working, BP Moving On

VENICE, La./HOUSTON, Tex. (Reuters) - BP Plc said on Saturday the complex "top kill" maneuver to plug its Gulf of Mexico oil well has ...

Fri, May 28, 2010

Gunmen kill at least 70 in Pakistan mosque attacks

By Mubasher Bukhari

LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Gunmen attacked worshippers from a minority Muslim sect in two mosques of the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore ...

Wed, May 26, 2010

BP Begins "Top Kill" in Gulf

By Chris Baltimore and Tom Bergin

HOUSTON, May 26 (Reuters) - BP Plc launched an ambitious deep sea operation to choke off a gushing oil ...

Tue, May 25, 2010

Gunmen kill 14 in Baghdad gold heist: police

By Haider Kadhim

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Gunmen swooped on a row of Baghdad goldsmiths on Tuesday, killing 14 people and making off with gold and ...

Sun, May 23, 2010

U.S. cleric urges Muslims to kill U.S. soldiers

DUBAI (Reuters) - A U.S.-born militant cleric has urged Muslims to kill U.S. soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan and vowed to step ...

Tue, May 11, 2010

Senate GOP moves to kill securitizers rule

By Kevin Drawbaugh

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republicans moved on Tuesday to kill part of a far-reaching Democratic Wall Street reform bill that seeks to ...

Mon, May 10, 2010

Attacks kill over 100 in Iraq, al Qaeda blamed

By Aseel Kami and Suadad al-Salhy

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Bombers and gunmen with suspected links to a battered but still lethal al Qaeda killed more ...

Sun, May 09, 2010

U.S. missiles kill at least 24 in Pakistan

By Haji Mujtaba

MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (Reuters) - U.S. drone aircraft killed at least 24 suspected militants in two attacks on Tuesday in Pakistan's ...

Thu, April 29, 2010

Afghan MP says U.S. troops raid home, kill relative

By Rafiq Sherzad

NAZARABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - U.S. troops raided the home of a female member of the Afghan parliament and killed a neighbor ...

Fri, April 23, 2010

Bombs kill 64 in Iraq after al Qaeda deaths

By Muhanad Mohammed

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A series of bombs targeting Shi'ite areas rocked Baghdad Friday, killing at least 56 people in an apparent ...

Thu, April 22, 2010

Legalizing pot may kill buzz in California enclave

By Alexandria Sage

ARCATA, California (Reuters) - Below the perpetual fog that shrouds the redwood groves, green hills and rocky coastline of remote Humboldt County ...

Fri, April 09, 2010

Tribe denounces U.S. plan to seize or kill cleric

SANAA (Reuters) - The Yemeni tribe of a Muslim cleric on Friday denounced plans approved by the Obama administration to capture or kill the U ...

Wed, April 07, 2010

Second woman pleads not guilty in plot to kill Swede

By Tom Hals

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A second woman charged in connection with an alleged plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist who depicted the Prophet ...

Sat, April 03, 2010

Suicide car bombers kill 41 in central Baghdad

By Muhanad Mohammed

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Three suicide bombers detonated car bombs within moments of each other in a coordinated attack on foreign embassies in ...

Fri, April 02, 2010

Second American woman charged in plot to kill Swede

By Jeremy Pelofsky

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A second American woman has been arrested and charged in connection with an alleged plot to kill a Swedish ...

Wed, March 31, 2010

Bombs kill 12 in Russia, days after metro attacks

MAKHACHKALA, Russia (Reuters) - Suicide bombers killed at least 12 people in Russia's North Caucasus on Wednesday, two days after deadly attacks in Moscow ...

Mon, March 29, 2010

Tennessee man pleads guilty in plot to kill Obama, others

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. man pleaded guilty on Monday to charges of conspiring to carry out a killing spree targeting African Americans, including ...

Mon, March 29, 2010

Hitmen kill 10 youths in Mexico's drug-hit north

By Anahi Rama

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Suspected drug hitmen killed a carload of children and teenagers in northern Mexico in the latest of a ...

Fri, March 26, 2010

Bombs kill 42, wound 65 in Iraq town: police

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Two bombs killed 42 people and wounded 65 at a market in Iraq's northern Diyala province on Friday, shortly before the ...

Thu, March 25, 2010

Kagen's Former Clinic Hit With "Kill" Graffiti

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin Congressman Steve Kagen says graffiti has been found at his former allergy clinic in Allouez. Police were called to ...

Sun, March 21, 2010

Palestinians warn Israel after troops kill 4

By Ali Sawafta

NABLUS, West Bank (Reuters) - Four Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank were buried on Sunday following violence that ...

Sun, March 21, 2010

Israeli troops kill two Palestinians in West Bank

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli troops killed two Palestinians who tried to stab a soldier on Sunday, the Israeli army said, in West Bank violence that ...

Wed, March 17, 2010

Would U.S. forces kill or capture bin Laden?

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Would U.S. forces kill or capture al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, if they ever found him? The goal is to ...

Sun, March 14, 2010

Mexico gunmen kill American consulate staff

By Julian Cardona

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - Gunmen in the drug war-plagued Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez killed two Americans and a Mexican ...

Fri, March 12, 2010

Second U.S. woman probed in plot to kill Swede: report

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Authorities in Ireland are investigating whether a second American woman was involved in a suspected international plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist ...

Sat, March 06, 2010

U.S. missile strikes kill 9 militants in Pakistan

By Haji Mujtaba

MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (Reuters) - Two missile strikes by pilotless U.S. drone aircraft on Wednesday killed at least nine militants in Pakistan ...

Thu, March 04, 2010

US Democrats would kill healthcare over abortion

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A dozen House of Representatives Democrats opposed to abortion are willing to kill President Barack Obama's healthcare reform plan unless it ...

Thu, March 04, 2010

Attacks kill 12 as Iraqi troops and police vote

By Khalid al-Ansary

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Twelve people were killed in Baghdad on Thursday, including seven soldiers and police blown up by suicide bombers, days ...

Sun, February 28, 2010

Storms rip through Europe, kill up to 50 in France

By Astrid Wendlandt

PARIS (Reuters) - Storms swept through western Europe at the weekend, killing up to 50 people in France and threatening further damage ...

Sun, February 28, 2010

Violent storms kill at least 15 in France

PARIS (Reuters) - Violent storms swept through France over the weekend, killing at least 15 people, officials said.

Local authorities said three people died on ...

Fri, February 26, 2010

Taliban attacks in central Kabul kill 16

By Michael Georgy and Hamid Shalizi

KABUL (Reuters) - Taliban fighters opened fire, hurled grenades and staged suicide bombings in central Kabul on Friday, killing ...

Sun, February 21, 2010

Madeira floods kill 42, divers hunt for missing

By Miguel Pereira

FUNCHAL, Portugal (Reuters) - Portuguese rescuers used excavators and their bare hands on Sunday to sift through mud and debris for victims ...

Sat, February 20, 2010

Floods kill at least 32 on resort island Madeira

LISBON (Reuters) - At least 32 people have been killed by floods and mudslides caused by an unusually violent rainstorm on the Portuguese resort island ...

Fri, February 05, 2010

Car bombs kill 40 in Iraq, tensions simmer

By Muhanad Mohammed and Sami al-Jumaili

KERBALA, Iraq (Reuters) - Twin car bombs killed at least 40 people and wounded 145 others Friday in Iraq ...

Thu, February 04, 2010

Sharks kill man kite-surfing off south Florida

MIAMI (Reuters) - Sharks bit and killed a Florida man who was kiteboard-surfing off the state's southern Atlantic Coast, sheriff's investigators said on ...

Mon, February 01, 2010

Pakistani took chance to kill Americans: prosecutors

By Edith Honan

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Pakistani woman accused of shooting at U.S. interrogators in Afghanistan committed an act of premeditated violence ...

Mon, February 01, 2010

Heart disease "will kill 400,000 Americans in 2010"

LONDON (Reuters) - Decades of progress in the United States on cutting cholesterol, blood pressure and smoking are being stalled by rising obesity rates, and ...

Mon, January 25, 2010

Baghdad bombs kill 36, Chemical Ali hanged

By Haider Kadhim

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Suicide bombers attacked three hotels used by foreigners in the heart of Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 36 ...

Thu, January 21, 2010

Bid to kill bank bailout fund fails in Senate

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Thursday defeated a Republican effort that would have prevented the Obama administration from using bank bailout funds to help ...

Wed, January 13, 2010

Yemen says forces kill local al Qaeda leader

By Mohamed Sudam

SANAA (Reuters) - Yemen security officials said on Wednesday that government forces had killed a local al Qaeda leader in an overnight ...

Tue, January 12, 2010

Yemen forces kill 19 Shi'ite rebels, arrest 25

SANAA (Reuters) - Yemeni forces killed 19 rebels in a military operation to rid a northern town of Shi'ite rebel hideouts, and arrested 25 ...

Sun, January 10, 2010

Algerian security forces kill 10 militants: report

ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algerian security forces killed 10 Islamist rebels in an ambush, state radio reported on Sunday, while in a separate development a Canadian ...

Wed, December 30, 2009

Bombs kill more than 30 in Iraq

By Fadhel al-Badrani

RAMADI, Iraq (Reuters) - Twin suicide bombs killed at least 27 and wounded more than 100 in Iraq's Sunni Arab heartland ...

Thu, December 24, 2009

Attacks kill at least 23 across Iraq

By Muhanad Mohammed and Suadad al-Salhy

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least 23 people died in attacks across Iraq on Thursday, including a provincial leader and ...

Sat, December 19, 2009

Afghan troops kill Taliban attackers, official says

By Elyas Wahdat

KHOST, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Afghan security forces put down an attack by Taliban fighters, including suicide bombers, in a volatile southeastern town ...

Fri, December 18, 2009

Florida man sentenced for threat to kill Obama

MIAMI (Reuters) - A federal court judge sentenced a Florida man to three years in prison on Friday for threatening to kill President Barack Obama ...

Mon, December 07, 2009

Bombs kill 43 in Pakistan; amnesty case stirs tension

By Michael Georgy

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Bombers struck in two Pakistani cities on Monday killing 43 people and wounding more than 100 as the Supreme ...

Fri, December 04, 2009

Many prostate cancers caught by screening won't kill

By Anne Harding

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The number of prostate cancers diagnosed in UK men each year would jump from 30,000 to ...

Fri, November 27, 2009

Pakistani forces kill 15 militants in Khyber region

By Shams Mohmand

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani forces killed 15 militants in the lawless northwest of the country, a security official said Friday, as ...

Sat, November 21, 2009

Pakistani forces attack Taliban, kill 22

By Hassan Orakzai

HANGU, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani security forces, backed by tanks and artillery, attacked Taliban positions in the northwest of the country, killing ...

Mon, November 16, 2009

Analyst: Barrett's Gov Run May Kill MPS Power Transfer

MILWAUKEE (WRN) - At least one analyst says Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett might have killed the idea of giving the mayor control the city’s ...

Mon, November 16, 2009

Gunmen in army uniforms kill 12 Iraqi villagers

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Gunmen wearing military uniforms shot dead at least 12 men in a pre-dawn attack in a village near Baghdad on Monday, villagers ...

Mon, November 09, 2009

NATO, Afghans claim to kill 130 Taliban in Kunduz

KUNDUZ, Afghanistan (Reuters) - NATO and Afghan officials claimed on Monday their forces had killed at least 130 Taliban fighters in a major operation over ...

Mon, October 26, 2009

Two helicopter crashes in Afghanistan kill 14 Americans