Articles tagged with violence
Mon, May 21, 2012
Suicide bomber kills 90 in Yemen, al Qaeda vows more attacks
By Mohammed Ghobari and Tom Finn
SANAA (Reuters) - A suicide bomber in army uniform killed more than 90 soldiers in the heart of the ...
Wed, May 16, 2012
Divided U.S. House approves domestic violence bill
By Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed a bill on Wednesday to renew the 1994 Violence Against ...
Tue, May 15, 2012
Chicago braces for violence at NATO summit
By Andrew Stern
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicago police, who have a reputation for dealing toughly with protesters, will be prepared for the worst with new ...
Tue, May 15, 2012
Obama would veto House domestic violence bill: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration strongly opposes a domestic violence bill being considered by the House of Representatives because it fails to do enough ...
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 ...
Mon, May 07, 2012
Ask women about partner violence, panel says
By Genevra Pittman
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Doctors should screen all of their female patients for signs of partner violence, whether face-to-face or through ...
Sun, May 06, 2012
Syria says many vote in assembly election, opposition denounces "show"
By Mariam Karouny
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syria's government said voters turned out in large numbers on Monday for a parliamentary election it sees as ...
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 ...
Sun, April 29, 2012
Lane Garrison charged with domestic violence
The former Prison Break star was arrested on Sunday (22Apr12), a day after police were called to Playboy Playmate Ashley Mattingly's Beverly Hills ...
Sat, April 28, 2012
Lane Garrison charged with domestic violence
The former Prison Break star was arrested on Sunday (22Apr12), a day after police were called to Playboy Playmate Ashley Mattingly's Beverly Hills ...
Fri, April 27, 2012
Lane Garrison charged with domestic violence
The former Prison Break star was arrested on Sunday (22Apr12), a day after police were called to Playboy Playmate Ashley Mattingly's Beverly Hills ...
Thu, April 26, 2012
Senate votes to renew Violence Against Women Act
By Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate approved a bill on Thursday to renew and expand a landmark law to combat domestic violence after ...
Thu, April 26, 2012
Actor Lane Garrison charged with domestic violence
By Alex Dobuzinskis
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former "Prison Break" star Lane Garrison was charged on Thursday with misdemeanor battery against his ex-girlfriend, which could ...
Wed, April 25, 2012
Nine dead in suicide bomb near Damascus mosque
By Ed Cropley
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed nine people including security officers at a Damascus mosque on Friday, Syria's interior ministry ...
Mon, April 23, 2012
New England's lack of violence reaps economic benefits
By Scott Malone
BOSTON (Reuters) - The rural New England states of Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire are the most peaceful U.S. states, a ...
Mon, April 23, 2012
Garrison facing domestic violence investigation after split
Police were reportedly called to the former Prison Break star's Beverly Hills apartment on Saturday night (21Apr12) after a heated argument with ex-Playboy ...
Fri, April 20, 2012
Anti-violence crusader to embark on trek across US
By Andrew Stern
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Pastor Corey Brooks spent three winter months shivering atop the roof of a dilapidated Chicago motel to draw attention ...
Wed, April 18, 2012
U.S. says Syria at turning point, stresses pressure
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Syria is at a turning point where the violence must stop or the United States will find ways to increase pressure on ...
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
Syria ceasefire imperiled as government vows crackdown
By Oliver Holmes
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria's ceasefire increasingly was under threat on Sunday as the government vowed a crackdown on a wave of ...
Tue, April 10, 2012
Tulsa shootings evoke city's past racial violence
By Steve Olafson
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - When Tulsa Mayor Dewey Bartlett announced the arrests of two white men for shooting five blacks on Sunday ...
Tue, April 10, 2012
Syria violence kills 37, most in Homs
By Mariam Karouny
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian troops killed at least 31 people and insurgents killed six soldiers on Tuesday, opposition activists said, on the ...
Sun, April 08, 2012
'Savages' Trailer: Blake Lively, Weed and Whole Lot of Violence
If you've ever seen director Oliver Stone's Natural Born Killers, The Doors or U Turn, you know the director is fully capable ...
Sun, April 08, 2012
Annan says Syria violence "unacceptable", breaks guarantees
GENEVA (Reuters) - International mediator Kofi Annan said on Sunday an "unacceptable" escalation in violence in Syria violated guarantees made to him and called on ...
Sat, April 07, 2012
'Savages' Trailer: Blake Lively, Weed and Whole Lot of Violence
If you've ever seen director Oliver Stone's Natural Born Killers, The Doors or U Turn, you know the director is fully capable ...
Fri, April 06, 2012
Death toll rises in Syria before U.N. vote
By Oliver Holmes
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Opposition activists said at least six people were killed in Syria on Saturday as the U.N. Security Council ...
Fri, April 06, 2012
'Savages' Trailer: Blake Lively, Weed and Whole Lot of Violence
If you've ever seen director Oliver Stone's Natural Born Killers, The Doors or U Turn, you know the director is fully capable ...
Tue, April 03, 2012
Violence, fires mar Kentucky celebration of NCAA win
By Steve Bailey
LEXINGTON, Kentucky (Reuters) - Raucous fans of the University of Kentucky basketball team took to the streets of Lexington to celebrate the ...
Tue, April 03, 2012
VIDEO: Violence, fires mar Kentucky celebration of NCAA win
By Steve Bailey
LEXINGTON, Kentucky (Reuters) - Raucous fans of the University of Kentucky basketball team took to the streets of Lexington to celebrate the ...
Tue, April 03, 2012
Violence, fires mar Kentucky celebration of NCAA win
By Steve Bailey
LEXINGTON, Kentucky (Reuters) - Raucous fans of the University of Kentucky basketball team took to the streets of Lexington to celebrate the ...
Sat, March 31, 2012
Syrian violence claims 27 dead in run-up to truce
By Mariam Karouny and Douglas Hamilton
BEIRUT (Reuters) - At least 27 Syrian soldiers, rebels and civilians were killed in violence on Friday, opposition activists ...
Thu, March 29, 2012
One in six seventh graders are victims of dating violence: survey
By Cynthia Johnston
(Reuters) - Seventh-grade students have experienced alarming rates of physical violence at the hands of a romantic partner, including being shoved, grabbed ...
Thu, March 29, 2012
Postpartum depression tied to domestic violence
By Kerry Grens
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Mothers with postpartum depression are more likely to be in a violent relationship than moms without depression ...
Thu, March 22, 2012
Hefner's son ordered to take domestic violence classes
Marston Hefner was charged with corporal injury on a cohabitant following the incident on 12 February (12).
He pleaded no contest in court on ...
Thu, March 22, 2012
Styler slams Waterman over domestic violence
The beloved TV actor is at the centre of a storm in the U.K. after he reportedly made the comment during an interview ...
Wed, March 21, 2012
Hefner's son ordered to take domestic violence classes
Marston Hefner was charged with corporal injury on a cohabitant following the incident on 12 February (12).
He pleaded no contest in court on ...
Wed, March 21, 2012
Styler slams Waterman over domestic violence
The beloved TV actor is at the centre of a storm in the U.K. after he reportedly made the comment during an interview ...
Wed, March 21, 2012
Hugh Hefner's son Marston pleads to domestic violence
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The 21-year-old son of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner has pleaded no contest to a charge of domestic violence stemming from a ...
Wed, March 21, 2012
Hugh Hefner's son Marston pleads to domestic violence
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The 21-year-old son of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner pleaded no contest on Tuesday to a charge of domestic violence stemming from ...
Sun, March 18, 2012
Lawrence happy with The Hunger Games violence
Fans of the book fear the film version of Suzanne Collins' hard-hitting trilogy will be tamer than the novels to gain a mainstream appeal ...
Sat, March 17, 2012
Lawrence happy with The Hunger Games violence
Fans of the book fear the film version of Suzanne Collins' hard-hitting trilogy will be tamer than the novels to gain a mainstream appeal ...
Fri, March 16, 2012
Lawrence happy with The Hunger Games violence
Fans of the book fear the film version of Suzanne Collins' hard-hitting trilogy will be tamer than the novels to gain a mainstream appeal ...
Fri, March 16, 2012
France says Syria's Assad must end violence first
By John Irish
PARIS (Reuters) - France insisted on Friday that any United Nations Security Council resolution on Syria must go beyond calling for a ...
Thu, March 15, 2012
Lawrence happy with The Hunger Games violence
Fans of the book fear the film version of Suzanne Collins' hard-hitting trilogy will be tamer than the novels to gain a mainstream appeal ...
Thu, March 15, 2012
Stars say "Hunger Games" movie violence justified
By Katharina Urban-Oberberg
LONDON (Reuters) - The stars of the eagerly anticipated movie "The Hunger Games" said scenes of violence were justified, after British censors ...
Mon, March 12, 2012
U.S., allies clash with Russia on ending Syria violence
By Louis Charbonneau and Michelle Nichols
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States and its European allies clashed with Russia at the U.N. Security ...
Mon, March 12, 2012
U.N., U.S. urge end to Israel, Gaza violence flare-up
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed grave concern on Monday about a recent flare-up in violence between Israel and Palestinians in ...
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 ...
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 ...
Sat, March 03, 2012
Syrian rebels reject Annan's call for dialogue
By Edmund Blair and Oliver Holmes
CAIRO/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Kofi Annan, the U.N.-Arab League envoy to Syria, said he would urge President ...
Thu, March 01, 2012
White House: Obama did not suggest Afghan violence ended
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama did not suggest that violence had dissipated entirely in Afghanistan when he said that his apology to ...
Thu, March 01, 2012
Training, not violence, worries Iraqi athlete
By Yara Bayoumy
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Escaping the intense bloodletting during the height of Iraq's sectarian warfare five years ago, Iraqi athlete Adnan Taess ...
Wed, February 22, 2012
Journey Drummer Agrees to Plea Deal in Domestic Violence Case
Journey drummer Deen Castronovo agreed to a plea deal on Thursday in connection with his arrest last month in Oregon following an apparently violent ...
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 ...
Thu, February 09, 2012
U.S. extends travel warning to Mexico over violence
(Reuters) - Spreading drug violence, kidnappings and carjackings in Mexico have led the State Department to increase the number of places it says Americans should ...
Mon, February 06, 2012
U.S. closes embassy in Syria, vows further pressure
By Matt Spetalnick and Andrew Quinn
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States closed its embassy in Damascus on Monday and President Barack Obama vowed to ...
Fri, February 03, 2012
Syrians storm embassies after uprising's worst violence
By Ahmed el-Shimy
CAIRO (Reuters) - Syrian demonstrators ransacked their country's embassy in Cairo and broke into the missions in London and Kuwait, part ...
Fri, February 03, 2012
Greece launches long-awaited debt offer
By George Georgiopoulos
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece formally launched a bond swap offer to private holders of its bonds on Friday, setting in motion the ...
Wed, February 01, 2012
Egyptians incensed after 74 die in soccer tragedy
By Shaimaa Fayed and Tom Perry
CAIRO, Egypt (Reuters) - Egyptians incensed by the deaths of 74 people in soccer violence clashed with security forces ...
Sat, January 14, 2012
New San Francisco sheriff faces domestic violence charges
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - New San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi faces domestic abuse charges less than a week after taking office, officials said.
Mirkarimi is ...
Wed, January 11, 2012
Exclusive: Second Arab monitor may quit Syria over violence
By Lin Noueihed
CAIRO (Reuters) - An Arab observer delegation in Syria is running into further difficulties, with two members either quitting or threatening to ...
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 ...
Sun, December 25, 2011
U.S. urges dialogue over Iraqi crisis
By Suadad al-Salhy
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden spoke by telephone on Sunday with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki about violence in Baghdad ...
Sun, December 25, 2011
Pope Christmas peace appeal marred by Nigeria blasts
By Philip Pullella
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict called for an end to violence in Syria on Sunday but his Christmas day peace appeal ...
Tue, December 13, 2011
Syrian Alawite figure speaks out against violence
By Khaled Yacoub Oweis
AMMAN (Reuters) - A Syrian Alawite centrist political figure said on Tuesday that four of his relatives were shot or kidnapped ...
Thu, December 08, 2011
Dating violence common among teens in the ER: study
By Genevra Pittman
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More than half of teens and young adults treated at an inner-city emergency room said they had ...
Sun, November 27, 2011
Yemen names interim PM, violence kills at least 25 in north
By Mohammed Ghobari
SANAA (Reuters) - Yemen named an opposition leader as interim prime minister on Sunday under a deal aimed at ending months of ...
Fri, November 25, 2011
Violence, pepper spray mar Black Friday shopping
By Barbara Goldberg
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Black Friday turned into a black mark against American shoppers as riotous crowds brawled over video games, waffle ...
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 ...
Tue, November 22, 2011
U.S. condemns "deplorable" violence in Egypt
ON BOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - The White House on Tuesday called for an end to the "deplorable" violence in Egypt and said elections ...
Thu, November 17, 2011
Turkey eyes new trade routes to bypass Syria violence
By Seda Sezer
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey is weighing new transport routes to the Middle East that will bypass Syria where increasing violence has caused ...
Thu, November 17, 2011
ISU Students Rally Against Violence
Indiana State University students lent their voices to battle domestic abuse in a rally earlier thisweek. Hundreds of students gathered on campus and marched ...Mon, November 14, 2011
Arab League rebuffs Syria on monitors
By Khaled Yacoub Oweis
AMMAN (Reuters) - The Arab League said on Sunday it had rebuffed a request by Damascus to amend plans for a ...
Fri, October 28, 2011
Real World star pleads no contest to domestic violence charge
The MTV reality TV star was detained by cops in Mission Hills, California and faced a number of charges including child endangerment and corporal ...
Thu, October 27, 2011
Real World star pleads no contest to domestic violence charge
The MTV reality TV star was detained by cops in Mission Hills, California and faced a number of charges including child endangerment and corporal ...
Mon, October 10, 2011
U.S. says Egypt violence should not delay election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States called for restraint in Egypt Monday after 25 people, most of them Christian demonstrators, were killed in the worst ...
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 ...
Thu, October 06, 2011
Local program cuts youth drinking, violence: study
By Genevra Pittman
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A program that helps communities identify and target health risks in young people led to fewer teens ...
Wed, October 05, 2011
Anti-Wall Street protests spur political debate
By R.T. Watson
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Growing protests targeting Wall Street and U.S. economic inequality spawned heated rhetoric among politicians on Sunday ...
Sun, September 25, 2011
Yemen protesters entrenched after Saleh disappoints
By Erika Solomon and Mohammed Ghobari
SANAA (Reuters) - Protesters in Sanaa are preparing for a long, messy revolt after President Ali Abdullah Saleh offered ...
Mon, September 19, 2011
Pakistan not to blame for Afghan violence: officials
By Zeeshan Haider
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The United States should focus on defeating Muslim militant enemies inside Afghanistan instead of blaming Pakistan for its failure ...
Sun, September 11, 2011
Egypt, Israel seek normality after embassy storming
By Maha El Dahan and Edmund Blair
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt and Israel said on Sunday they wanted a return to normal diplomatic activities after ...
Tue, September 06, 2011
Holiday weekend in New York City marred by gun violence
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A gun battle in Brooklyn, which capped a holiday weekend marred by shootings, left two dead, including a woman caught in ...
Tue, September 06, 2011
Greene calls for end to domestic violence
Greene has become the celebrity spokesperson for U.S. beauty publication Glamour magazine's Tell Somebody campaign.
As part of her role, the actress ...
Mon, September 05, 2011
Greene calls for end to domestic violence
Greene has become the celebrity spokesperson for U.S. beauty publication Glamour magazine's Tell Somebody campaign.
As part of her role, the actress ...
Sun, September 04, 2011
Greene calls for end to domestic violence
Greene has become the celebrity spokesperson for U.S. beauty publication Glamour magazine's Tell Somebody campaign.
As part of her role, the actress ...
Sat, September 03, 2011
Greene calls for end to domestic violence
Greene has become the celebrity spokesperson for U.S. beauty publication Glamour magazine's Tell Somebody campaign.
As part of her role, the actress ...
Sat, August 20, 2011
Chicago youth center offers refuge from violence
By Mary Wisniewski
CHICAGO (Reuters) - On a sweltering summer day on the South Side of Chicago, a group of teenage boys hauled rocks and ...
Fri, August 19, 2011
Study shows why domestic violence victims drop charges
By Jim Leckrone and Mary Wisniewski
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - Emotional appeals from their abusers who minimize their own wrongdoing, rather than threats, often lead ...
Fri, August 19, 2011
Israel-Gaza attacks stoke tension with Cairo
By Nidal al-Mughrabi
GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli aircraft struck militant outposts in Gaza and Palestinians fired rockets back on Friday following deadly gun attacks along ...
Thu, August 18, 2011
Factbox: World alarmed at violence in Syria
(Reuters) - Criticism is growing around the world of the Syrian government's crackdown on pro-democracy protestors.
Here are recent comments from global powers and ...
Thu, August 18, 2011
Swiss recall ambassador to Syria, condemn violence
By Catherine Bosley
ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland is recalling its ambassador to Syria and said it condemned the violence perpetrated by Syrian forces against civilians ...
Sat, August 13, 2011
Obama, Cameron and Saudi King urge Syria end violence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama spoke with the leaders of Saudi Arabia and Britain on Saturday and all three called for an immediate end ...
Thu, August 11, 2011
"Interrupters" film looks at stopping city violence
By Andrea Burzynski
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A woman in a headscarf runs into the street to calm a crowd before violence erupts. "This is ...
Tue, August 09, 2011
Turkey: will watch Syria after call to end violence
By Tulay Karadenis
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey has demanded the Syrian government act to stop the killing of civilians and will be watching developments there ...
Sun, August 07, 2011
UK government says must tackle social problems after riots
By Avril Ormsby
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain needs to tackle deep-seated social problems following riots and looting in English cities this week, the center-right government ...
Thu, August 04, 2011
After violence, women's mental health suffers
By Amy Norton
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who have been sexually assaulted, abused by a partner or stalked may face high lifetime risks ...
Thu, August 04, 2011
Analysis: Far west attacks expose violence's homegrown roots
By Chris Buckley
BEIJING (Reuters) - The biggest threat to China's grip on its ethnically divided far western frontier comes from homegrown anger exploding ...
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 ...
Thu, June 02, 2011
Head injuries linked to later violence
By Alison McCook
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Young adults who've suffered head injuries are more likely to get into a fight or take ...
Sun, May 15, 2011
Israel-Palestinian violence erupts on three borders
By Douglas Hamilton
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli troops shot Palestinian protesters who surged toward its frontiers with Syria, Lebanon and Gaza on Sunday, killing at ...
Sun, May 15, 2011
Israel-Palestinian violence erupts on three borders
By Haim Shafir
MAJDAL SHAMS, Golan Heights (Reuters) - Violence erupted on Israel's borders with Syria, Lebanon and Gaza on Sunday, leaving at least ...
Wed, May 11, 2011
Hillary Clinton warns of violence, tax-dodgers in Latin America
By Anthony Boadle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Latin America has taken big strides in building democracy and expanding free trade but the rich don't pay ...
Fri, May 06, 2011
U.S. warns Syria to halt violence against protesters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and its international partners will take "additional steps" against the Syrian government unless it stops killing and harassing its ...
Fri, May 06, 2011
Mexico border city exports boom despite violence
By Tim Gaynor
EL PASO, Texas (Reuters) - Despite daily drug killings that have made Ciudad Juarez one of the most dangerous cities in the ...
Fri, May 06, 2011
Gibson's ex drops violence claim in custody fight
The Braveheart star split from Oksana Grigorieva, the mother of his daughter Lucia, early last year (10) and she went on to accuse him ...
Fri, April 29, 2011
Afghan violence rises amid troop surge: Pentagon
By Missy Ryan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A surge of U.S. troops into Afghanistan has dealt a blow to the Taliban insurgency but total violence ...
Wed, April 27, 2011
Palestinians must renounce violence: U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States believes any Palestinian government must renounce violence, respect past peace deals and recognize Israel's right to exist if ...
Tue, April 26, 2011
Childhood stimulation may reduce adult violence
By Kerry Grens
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) -Toddlers in a program to encourage interaction and play with their mothers grew into adults with higher ...
Fri, April 22, 2011
Obama blasts Syria's Assad for "outrageous" violence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama called on the Syrian government on Friday to stop using "outrageous" violence against demonstrators and accused President Bashar al-Assad ...
Fri, April 22, 2011
Obama tells Syria that violence must end now
By Jeff Mason and Steve Holland
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama told Syria on Friday that its bloody crackdown on protesters "must come to ...
Fri, April 22, 2011
Mel Gibson breaks silence on domestic violence scandal
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Mel Gibson has broken his silence on his damaging domestic violence scandal, calling the leak of angry personal phone calls with ...
Fri, April 22, 2011
CDC study links bullying with family violence
By Lauren Keiper
BOSTON (Reuters) - While bullies and their victims traffic in threats, taunts and fights in the schoolyard, a report on Thursday showed ...
Thu, April 21, 2011
CDC study links bullying with family violence
By Lauren Keiper
BOSTON (Reuters) - While bullies and their victims traffic in threats, taunts and fights in the schoolyard, a report on Thursday showed ...
Thu, April 14, 2011
U.N. sex violence envoy chides council on Libya texts
By Patrick Worsnip
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. special envoy on sexual violence in conflict chided the Security Council on Thursday for failing ...
Thu, April 14, 2011
U.N. sex violence envoy chides council on Libya texts
By Patrick Worsnip
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. special envoy on sexual violence in conflict chided the Security Council on Thursday for failing ...
Sat, April 09, 2011
Gaza-Israel violence rages, five militants killed
By Nidal al-Mughrabi
GAZA (Reuters) - Israel killed five Palestinian militants in a third straight day of air strikes on the Gaza Strip and militants ...
Sat, April 09, 2011
Nigerians vote amid tight security after violence
By Nick Tattersall
LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigerians voted in a delayed parliamentary election on Saturday, voicing determination to hold a credible poll in Africa's ...
Sat, April 09, 2011
Iraqi cleric warns of violence if U.S. troops don't go
By Muhanad Mohammed
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's fiery anti-American cleric Moqtada al-Sadr will "escalate military resistance" and unleash his Mehdi Army militia if U ...
Fri, April 08, 2011
Obama condemns "abhorrent violence" of Syrian government
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama sternly rebuked Syria on Friday about violence there in which sources said 22 pro-democracy protesters died.
"I strongly condemn ...
Fri, April 08, 2011
U.N. rep denies Jolie was caught up in violence
Hollywood actress, who is a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations' refugee agency, flew to Tunisia this week (beg04Mar11) to visit Libyans who have ...
Thu, April 07, 2011
Hospital shooting caps four days of Omaha violence, police say
OMAHA (Reuters) - The gunman who shot a man in the Creighton University Medical Center lobby was caught within minutes -- because police were already there ...
Mon, April 04, 2011
Latest violence in Yemen is "appalling": U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The latest violence in Yemen in which police and armed men shot at anti-government protesters in the cities of Taiz and Hudaida ...
Thu, March 31, 2011
Justice Department probes Seattle police violence
SEATTLE (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is investigating allegations that Seattle's police officers routinely use excessive force on suspects after a string ...
Tue, March 22, 2011
Lindsay Lohan's dad arrested for domestic violence
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lindsay Lohan's father was arrested after an apparently angry confrontation with an ex-girlfriend, police and celebrity news sites reported on ...
Sat, March 19, 2011
U.S. says ongoing Libyan violence impacts on timing
PARIS (Reuters) - A U.S. official said on Saturday as Western and Arab leaders met in Paris to discuss air strikes on Libya that ...
Wed, March 16, 2011
Bahrain violence presents U.S. with fresh dilemma
By Andrew Quinn
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday Bahrain was "on the wrong track," but the United States may ...
Wed, March 16, 2011
Violence starting to turn Canadians away from NHL
By Steve Keating
TORONTO (Reuters) - After a week of heated debate over violence in the NHL, Washington Capitals head coach Bruce Boudreau had a ...
Sun, March 13, 2011
White House chides Yemen, Bahrain governments for violence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House chided U.S. allies Yemen and Bahrain on Sunday for violence used against protesters in those countries and urged ...
Fri, March 11, 2011
Mel Gibson gets probation for domestic violence
By Bob Tourtellotte
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The criminal cases of Hollywood star Mel Gibson and his former girlfriend ended on Friday when a judge ...
Thu, March 10, 2011
Outrage grows over escalating NHL violence
By Steve Keating
TORONTO (Reuters) - The National Hockey League was under attack from all sides on Thursday as fans, sponsors and politicians expressed outrage ...
Wed, March 02, 2011
Sheen lashes out at allegations of violence
The actor has been in and out of the headlines since his arrest on Christmas Day in 2009 following a heated argument with estranged ...
Mon, February 28, 2011
U.S. ambassador to China decries violence against media
BEIJING (Reuters) - The U.S. ambassador to China, who is considering a run for the White House, on Monday condemned the harassment and beating ...
Tue, February 22, 2011
Libya must end violence against protesters: Clinton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday Libya must end violence against protesters seeking to end Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's 41-year ...
Mon, February 21, 2011
Clinton condemns violence in Libya
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday strongly condemned violence in Libya and called on the Libyan government to respect the rights ...
Sun, February 20, 2011
U.S. urges reforms, condemns violence in Libya, Bahrain
By Pedro Nicolaci da Costa
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top U.S. diplomats on Sunday condemned violent crackdowns on protesters in Libya and Bahrain but stopped ...
Fri, February 18, 2011
Obama "concerned" by Bahrain, Libya, Yemen violence
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged the governments of Bahrain, Libya and Yemen on Friday to show restraint in dealing with ...
Fri, February 11, 2011
Alcohol kills more than AIDS, TB or violence: WHO
By Stephanie Nebehay
GENEVA (Reuters) - Alcohol causes nearly 4 percent of deaths worldwide, more than AIDS, tuberculosis or violence, the World Health Organization warned ...
Wed, February 09, 2011
Johnson: 'It's my mission to speak out for domestic violence survivors'
The stunning 59 year old, who was the first black model to grace the cover of Vogue magazine, took her ex, golfer Mark Burk ...
Mon, January 31, 2011
U.S. warns Mexican cartels on cross-border violence
By Alejandro Martinez-Cabrera
EL PASO, Texas (Reuters) - Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on Monday warned Mexico's drug cartels that any attempt to bring ...
Sun, January 30, 2011
State Dept. reduces staff in Egypt amid violence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department on Sunday moved to reduce its diplomatic presence in Egypt, saying it had authorized the voluntary departure ...
Wed, January 26, 2011
Mayweather, Jr.'s domestic violence hearing postponed
The sportsman is facing charges of coercion, grand larceny and robbery, as well as domestic battery stemming from a violent altercation with his ex-girlfriend ...
Mon, January 24, 2011
Alaska sexual violence far worse than reported: study
By Yereth Rosen
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - For every case of rape reported to police in Alaska, the state that consistently posts the nation's ...
Mon, January 24, 2011
Clinton to focus on drug-related violence in Mexico
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visits Mexico on Monday for talks expected to focus on the country's accelerating drug-related violence.
Clinton ...
Fri, January 14, 2011
Cruise lines to cut back Mexico trips amid violence
By Alex Dobuzinskis
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Three cruise lines will end or scale back on trips to Mexico from southern California, a trend some ...
Mon, January 10, 2011
Eminem Returns to Film in 'Random Acts of Violence'
When Eminiem makes a comeback, he really makes a comeback. Fresh off the success of his album, Recovery's, success as the year's ...
Tue, December 21, 2010
Chris Brown "proud" he finished class on violence
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - R&B singer Chris Brown took to Twitter on Tuesday to tell fans he completed domestic violence classes that were part ...
Fri, December 17, 2010
Liquor store density linked to domestic violence
By Lynne Peeples
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Opening more neighborhood pubs and liquor stores could lead to more violence in local residents' homes, hints ...
Fri, November 26, 2010
Brazil says Rio violence will not affect World Cup
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian soccer authorities have promised that the 2014 World Cup will take place in a "climate of normality" despite this ...
Tue, November 23, 2010
Afghan violence soars, insurgency expanding: U.S.
By Missy Ryan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Violence in Afghanistan hit an all-time high in recent months as Western troops battled an increasingly sophisticated insurgency expanding ...
Mon, November 22, 2010
Teen Mom star charged with domestic violence - report
The 20-year-old star of MTV's Teen Mom was charged with two felony counts and one misdemeanour count of domestic violence and battery.
HollywoodLife ...
Thu, November 18, 2010
U.S. says Iraq pullout won't cause dramatic violence
By Phil Stewart
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military's planned withdrawal from Iraq by the end of next year is not expected to ...
Sun, November 07, 2010
Afghan polls protesters warn of possible violence
By Sayed Salahuddin
KABUL (Reuters) - Disgruntled lawmakers and candidates in Afghanistan's parliamentary election, marred by allegations of fraud, renewed protests on Sunday over ...
Wed, October 13, 2010
Serbia could pay heavy price for Genoa violence
By Zoran Milosavljevic
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbian hooligans were widely condemned on Wednesday as UEFA began an investigation that could lead to the Balkan country ...
Mon, September 13, 2010
Mayweather, Jr. caught up in domestic violence case
Police officers were called to Mayweather, Jr's home early on Thursday morning (09Sep10) following a call alert from the fighter's girlfriend Josie ...
Fri, September 10, 2010
Yoko Ono stages anti-violence exhibit in Berlin
BERLIN (Reuters) - Yoko Ono, whose husband John Lennon was murdered nearly 30 years ago, opened an anti-violence exhibition called "Das Gift" in Berlin on ...
Mon, September 06, 2010
Mental illness alone not linked to violence
By Kate Kelland
LONDON (Reuters) - Mental illnesses like schizophrenia or bipolar disorder alone do not make people more violent, but the tendency of people ...
Mon, September 06, 2010
Graft and threats of violence cloud hopes for Afghan vote
By Tim Gaynor
KABUL (Reuters) - Taliban threats, shuttered polling centers and warnings of widespread fraud are clouding hopes for Afghanistan's September 18 parliamentary ...
Sun, August 29, 2010
Campaign workers killed as Afghan violence spreads
By Paul Tait
KABUL (Reuters) - Gunmen shot dead five campaign workers for a candidate in Afghanistan's parliamentary election next month, officials said on ...
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 ...
Fri, August 27, 2010
Brazilian violence throws Twilight movie into jeopardy
Bosses behind the hit vampire franchise, starring Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, had been planning to take the cast and crew to Rio de ...
Thu, August 26, 2010
U.S. concerned over Afghan voter turnout, violence
By Sue Pleming and Phil Stewart
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States expects the Taliban to increase attacks in next month's parliamentary elections, including ...
Thu, August 26, 2010
Palestinians torch cars in Jerusalem violence
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Palestinians torched half a dozen vehicles in East Jerusalem on Thursday and threw stones and firebombs at Israeli police after Jewish settlers ...
Wed, August 25, 2010
Newton served with court order over alleged violence
Just one day after Newton checked into rehab in Australia for the second time this year (10), the actress has taken out an apprehended ...
Fri, August 20, 2010
Americans still associate Islam with violence
By Daniel Trotta
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The furor over plans to build a Muslim cultural center near the World Trade Center site shows nine ...
Thu, August 12, 2010
Stallone justifies violence in The Expendables
The Hollywood toughguy has previously spoken out against excessively gory films, but his newest blockbuster - about a team of mercenaries attempting to overthrow a ...
Sun, July 18, 2010
U.S. says Kyrgyz must act now to stop more violence
By Olga Dzyubenko
BISHKEK (Reuters) - The United States, which operates a crucial military base in Kyrgyzstan, said on Sunday its government must act urgently ...
Wed, July 07, 2010
Kenya's slum women risk health to avoid violence: group
By Jeremy Clarke
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's poorest women risk the deadly diseases related to poor sanitation because "endemic" sexual violence in the capital ...
Fri, July 02, 2010
Chicago considers efforts to curtail gun violence
By Andrew Stern
CHICAGO (Reuters) - When 10 people were fatally shot and 44 wounded during a balmy June weekend in Chicago, the city was ...
Fri, June 18, 2010
One million people caught up in Kyrgyz violence: U.N.
By Stephanie Nebehay
GENEVA (Reuters) - An estimated one million people have been affected by the violent conflict in Kyrgyzstan and need food and other ...
Tue, June 08, 2010
Another price of family violence: obese kids
By Rachael Myers Lowe
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The young children of moms abused by their partners are at increased risk of being obese ...
Tue, June 08, 2010
Thais appoint violence investigator but opposition wary
By Pracha Hariraksapitak
BANGKOK (Reuters) - The Thai government appointed a former attorney general on Tuesday to investigate recent political violence in which 89 people ...
Fri, May 21, 2010
Thai director in Cannes thinks of violence at home
By Mike Davidson
CANNES, France (Reuters) - Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul comes to his fifth Cannes film festival with thoughts divided between the film he ...
Fri, May 14, 2010
Neighborhood violence may raise kids' asthma risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children who live in neighborhoods plagued by violence may have a higher risk of asthma than those who grow up ...
Fri, May 07, 2010
Violence raises tensions as Thai protests drag on
By Khettiya Jittapong
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Two Thai policeman were killed and 13 people wounded in gun and grenade attacks overnight, threatening efforts to forge ...
Wed, May 05, 2010
Greek anti-austerity march erupts in violence, 3 dead
By Lefteris Papadimas and Renee Maltezou
ATHENS (Reuters) - Three people, one of them a pregnant woman, were killed when Greeks protesting against government austerity ...
Tue, April 20, 2010
Village burned, looted in Kyrgyz ethnic violence
By Maria Golovnina
MAYEVKA, Kyrgyzstan (Reuters) - Kaptan, a minority Turkish farmer, died trying to defend his home against 100 armed attackers on the outskirts ...
Thu, April 15, 2010
Thai violence hits occupancy in Bangkok hotels
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Occupancy rates in hotels in Bangkok, the Thai capital that has been the scene of violent clashes between anti-government protesters and security ...
Fri, March 12, 2010
Woods crash ambulance crew cited domestic violence
MIAMI (Reuters) - The ambulance crew that took golfer Tiger Woods from the scene of his fateful car crash last year did not let his ...
Fri, February 19, 2010
Winterbottom defends graphic violence in new film
By Mike Collett-White
BERLIN (Reuters) - British director Michael Winterbottom has defended graphic scenes of violence in his latest movie "The Killer Inside Me" which ...
Tue, December 15, 2009
Abbas sticks by terms for talks, rules out violence
By Tom Perry
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - President Mahmoud Abbas said on Tuesday the Palestinians would only resume peace talks if Israel fully halted ...
Wed, December 09, 2009
Petraeus sees short-term rise in Afghan violence
By Phil Stewart and Adam Entous
WASHINGTON/KABUL (Reuters) - Violence in Afghanistan and turmoil within the Karzai government are likely to rise in the ...
Mon, December 07, 2009
Depression, peers top influences on youth violence
By Anne Harding
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Kids who are depressed and have delinquents for friends may be the most likely to lash out ...
Thu, December 03, 2009
Ethnic violence in south Sudan troubling: U.S. envoy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. special envoy to Sudan voiced concern on Thursday about rising ethnic violence in its southern region and said Washington ...
Thu, December 03, 2009
Depression, peers top influences on youth violence
By Anne Harding
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Kids who are depressed and have delinquents for friends may be the most likely to lash out ...
Thu, November 05, 2009
Sudan violence masks huge health needs: WHO
By Laura MacInnis
GENEVA (Reuters) - Three quarters of people in South Sudan have no access to medical care, and 10 percent of children there ...
Mon, November 02, 2009
Rihanna says domestic violence could happen to anyone
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pop singer Rihanna is due to speak for the first time about the night she was beaten by her ex-boyfriend Chris ...
Wed, October 28, 2009
Violence against women, female teens, surges on TV
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Incidents of violence against women on mainstream U.S. television has increased by 120 percent in the past five years, with ...
Fri, October 09, 2009
Musician Moby turns spotlight on domestic violence
By Mitchell Peters
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Electronic music artist Moby understands better than most the importance of domestic violence shelters for women in need ...
Wed, October 07, 2009
Violence against children unacceptable: AG Holder
By Andrew Stern
CHICAGO (Reuters) - American children are suffering an epidemic of violence and the country should not tolerate it, Attorney General Eric Holder ...
Tue, October 06, 2009
Armed violence kills 2,000 a day worldwide: groups
By Patrick Worsnip
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - More than 2,000 people around the world are dying from armed violence each day, on average, advocacy ...
Sun, October 04, 2009
U.S. worker-on-worker violence under-reported: experts
By Ellen Wulfhorst
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The murder of a graduate student at Yale University, and the arrest of a lab technician, is a ...
Thu, September 10, 2009
Violence, accidents are killing world's youth-study
By Kate Kelland
LONDON (Reuters) - Road accidents, pregnancy and childbirth complications, suicide, violence, the AIDS virus and tuberculosis are the biggest killers of young ...
Mon, August 31, 2009
FCC to study ways to block sex, violence from kids
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Communications Commission will open an inquiry to examine the various technologies to block children from watching programs with sex and ...
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