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Shells Hit Baghdad's Green Zone After 3-Month Lull

Apr 18, 2009 4:45 PM CDT

Shells Hit Baghdad's Green Zone After 3-Month Lull

Baghdad violence is down sharply, but has been increasing recently

(Newser) - Suspected militants shelled Baghdad's protected Green Zone today in the first such bombardment in more than 3 months. The back-to-back strikes reverberated across the Tigris River to a popular promenade, sending families packing up from fish restaurants and abruptly halting a party at a club. No casualties or damage have...

Somali Insurgents Fire at
US Congressman's Plane

Apr 13, 2009 1:10 PM CDT

Somali Insurgents Fire at US Congressman's Plane

Three killed in following skirmish, locals say

(Newser) - Somali insurgents fired mortars at a Somalia airport as a US congressman was departing, the AP reports. None of the six shells hit the airport, and New Jersey Rep. Donald Payne made it away safely—but 19 civilians were wounded when the shells landed in nearby neighborhoods, a hospital administrator...

20 Killed
in Siege
at Pakistan
Police School

Mar 30, 2009 2:45 AM CDT

20 Killed in Siege at Pakistan Police School

Paramilitary forces are locked in gun battle with attackers

(Newser) - Pakistani troops were locked in a fierce firefight today with gunmen who stormed a police academy near Lahore, killing 20 officers. The attackers, armed with automatic rifles and grenades, stormed the academy's morning turnout dressed as police, reports the Times of London. They "opened fire after throwing grenades,"...

Indian Women Fight
Extremism With Underwear

Mar 25, 2009 2:55 PM CDT

Indian Women Fight Extremism With Underwear

Journalist wages campaign in response to group that beats women

(Newser) - A group of Indian women is fighting back against Hindu fundamentalism with an unlikely weapon: pink underwear, the Times of London reports. The “Consortium of Pub-going, Loose and Forward Women,” a protest group, has encouraged women to send their pink underwear to the leader of the Sri Ram...

Mystery Archer Busted in NY
Arrow Attack

Mar 20, 2009 7:00 AM CDT

Mystery Archer Busted in NY Arrow Attack

Plumber was acting 'squirrely' during questioning, say cops

(Newser) - A plumber who said he was just playing around was busted yesterday in a bizarre bow-and-arrow attack on a Yonkers woman. A 30-inch arrow arced from the sky to pierce the woman's stomach as she walked in the Bronx last Sunday. Police became suspicious when the plumber, who lived near...

Wild Dogs Kill, Maul in Sicily

Mar 17, 2009 3:12 PM CDT

Wild Dogs Kill, Maul in Sicily

Police catch up to 30 strays after attack

(Newser) - Packs of wild dogs are a public threat in Sicily, where they have killed a 10-year-old boy and mauled a 24-year-old woman, the BBC reports. The police have caught nearly 30 strays but believe at least 20 to still be at large. Police believe many of the dogs were starved...

New Yorker Felled by
Arrow in Mystery Attack

Mar 16, 2009 2:55 AM CDT

New Yorker Felled by Arrow in Mystery Attack

'They shot me with an arrow,' screamed the woman in bizarre attack

(Newser) - A Yonkers woman was shot in the stomach yesterday by an arrow from a mystery assailant, reports the New York Daily News. She was struck as she dropped off churchgoers at a Bronx nursing home. "They shot me with an arrow," she screamed as she clutched the 30-inch...

Crazed Chimp, Owner
Acted Like a Couple

Feb 19, 2009 10:06 AM CST

Crazed Chimp, Owner Acted Like a Couple

Animal was surrogate spouse for his owner

(Newser) - Sandra Herold and her chimp, Travis—who viciously mauled her friend—were unusually close, sharing wine and lobster and exchanging gifts, the New York Post reports. “What she had with that monkey was not normal,” one friend said. But Herold said outsiders don’t understand: “Until you've...

Baby Killed by
Grandma's Dogs

Feb 8, 2009 4:00 AM CST

Baby Killed by Grandma's Dogs

Infant's death renews calls for tougher laws

(Newser) - A sleeping infant was killed by his grandmother’s two dogs yesterday, the Times of London reports. “The grandmother was screaming, ‘The baby is dead!’” said one neighbor, who witnessed a "severe injury" to the baby's neck. Another speculated the dogs were jealous of the...

Israel Pounds
Gaza Targets

Feb 2, 2009 3:40 AM CST

Israel Pounds Gaza Targets

Attacks follow militant fire in heaviest exchange since truce

(Newser) - Israeli aircraft pounded Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip late last night after militants there unleashed 10 rounds of rocket and mortar fire on Israel. It's the region's heaviest exchange since a ceasefire began two weeks ago, the Los Angeles Times reports. Six explosions rocked Rafah, a border town near...

Karaoke Rage
Will Only
Get Worse

OPINION

Jan 31, 2009 7:56 PM CST

Karaoke Rage Will Only Get Worse

Assaults based on musical taste and performance come to a crescendo

(Newser) - Karaoke is getting downright dangerous, Brian Rafferty writes in Slate. Last fall, a drunk in a Wisconsin bar pummeled a man for singing a heavy metal tune; a Seattle man's version of Coldplay's Yellow earned him a beating the year before. It's even worse in Bangkok, where a gunman allegedly...

Gazans Choked in Israeli Noose

OPINION

Dec 28, 2008 1:17 PM CST

Gazans Choked in Israeli Noose

Despite promises, Israeli occupation still hasn't ended

(Newser) - If the latest Israeli attacks against Gaza prove anything, it’s that the Israeli occupation isn’t over, Peter Beaumont writes in the Guardian. “To be in Gaza is to be trapped. Without future or hope, limited to a few square miles,” the columnist says. “Its borders,...

UK Mailman
Maimed by Rottweilers

Dec 23, 2008 2:29 PM CST

UK Mailman Maimed by Rottweilers

Passerby clubbed, drove over dogs; may have saved man's arm

(Newser) - A British mailman suffered serious injuries when he was mauled by rottweilers while delivering Christmas cards yesterday, the Times of London reports. The two dogs ripped his arm, and bit his back and legs, until a passerby intervened, clubbing the canines with an iron bar and running over one with...

Panda Bites
Hand, Er, Leg,
That Feeds It

Dec 9, 2008 7:33 AM CST

Panda Bites Hand, Er, Leg, That Feeds It

Visitor to Hong Kong zoo captures attack on tape

(Newser) - A giant panda bit the left leg of a Hong Kong zookeeper while he was laying bamboo leaves in the animal's pen, reports the AP. The keeper was recovering well after the panda attack, which was partially captured and posted on YouTube by a zoo visitor. The panda—a male...

US: Attack Was 'Warning'
to Jihadist-Friendly Syria

Oct 28, 2008 2:00 PM CDT

US: Attack Was 'Warning' to Jihadist-Friendly Syria

Damascus closes American school, cultural center

(Newser) - The US says its attack Sunday on a Syrian village was a warning to Damascus to take more action against Iraq-bound militants. “We are left with no choice but to take matters into our own hands,” an official tells the Times of London. Washington recently praised Syria for...

Gunmen Open Fire on
US Consulate in Mexico

Oct 13, 2008 4:48 AM CDT

Gunmen Open Fire on US Consulate in Mexico

No injuries reported in the pre-dawn attack in which grenade failed to explode

(Newser) - Unidentified gunmen opened fire on a US consulate in Mexico before dawn yesterday and one threw a grenade at the building that failed to explode, reports AP. Nobody was injured in the incident—which occurred in the northern city of Monterrey—and no suspects are yet in custody. Two grenades...

US: Embassy Attack Bears al-Qaeda 'Hallmarks'

Sep 17, 2008 12:20 PM CDT

US: Embassy Attack Bears al-Qaeda 'Hallmarks'

Improved security at diplomatic compound in Yemen blunted terrorists' attempt

(Newser) - Explosions and gunfire outside the US embassy in Yemen earlier today bore "all the hallmarks" of al-Qaeda, says a US official. Gunfire raged for 10 minutes as the assailants—carrying automatic weapons, grenades, and a suicide bomb—failed to enter the embassy grounds. The building’s security upgrades and...

Gorbachev: Blame Georgia

OPINION

Aug 20, 2008 1:25 PM CDT

Gorbachev: Blame Georgia

Former Soviet leader blasts one-sided America coverage

(Newser) - It is important to remember that Georgia, not Russia, struck first in the conflict over South Ossetia, writes former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev for the New York Times. Russian leadership is strong domestically and did not need a victory to rally support—rather, Moscow “was dragged into the fray...

Firebombed Researcher Fears Animal-Rights Activists

Aug 4, 2008 4:43 PM CDT

Firebombed Researcher Fears Animal-Rights Activists

UC Santa Cruz biologist speaks out after weekend firebombing of home

(Newser) - A university researcher says he fears for his family’s safety after a weekend firebomb attack, the San Jose Mercury News reports. David Feldheim, who does neuroscience research on mice at the University of California Santa Cruz, was slightly injured. He said he expects a continuining threat from animal-rights activists—...

Bear Mauls
Girl in Alaska
Bike Race

Jun 30, 2008 4:19 AM CDT

Bear Mauls Girl in Alaska Bike Race

She's able to call 911 for rescuers

(Newser) - A 14-year-old girl riding in a mountain bike race in Alaska was severely injured when she was attacked last night by a bear. She was able to make a brief emergency cell phone call and whisper the word "bear" that triggered an emergency search. The girl suffered head, neck,...