Kidnapped 12-year-old boy found dead in Haiti (Miami Herald)
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:53:33 GMT
U.N. police say a kidnapped 12-year-old boy has been killed in Haiti after his parents could not pay a ransom. U.N. mission spokeswoman Sophie Boutaud de la Combe said the boy's body was found Saturday, four days after he was abducted in the southeastern town of Grande Ravine.
Investigation Continues into Coombs Drive Accident and Possible Shootings (WBKO Bowling Green)
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:45:40 GMT
Bowling Green Police are looking for two people to question in connection with an accident and possible shooting that happened Sunday night. Around 11:35 Sunday night, officers responded to a report of shots fired on Coombs Drive.
Former Barren County Jailer Arrested on Felony Charges (WBKO Bowling Green)
Sun, 17 Aug 2008 03:01:01 GMT
A former Barren County Deputy Jailer is arrested on two felony charges and one misdemeanor charge.
Former Police Captain Arrested (WBKO Bowling Green)
Sun, 17 Aug 2008 03:00:51 GMT
A former Hopkinsville Police captain is arrested on a felony charge.
Olympic stabbing victim back in U.S. (Moldova.org)
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 11:16:01 GMT
A U.S. woman whose husband was slain by a knife-wielding man while attending the Beijing Summer Olympic Games is back in the United States. Barbara Bachman, 62, of suburban Minneapolis, arrived at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., Friday morning, where she is listed in fair condition from the life-threatening wounds she sustained in the Sunday attack that killed her husband, Todd Bachman, ...
Robberies near Design District spur police presence (Miami Herald)
Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:34:52 GMT
A recent spike in robberies has prompted Miami police to hit the streets in and around the Design District, preaching vigilance and security.
Haiti's top prosecutor resigns (Miami Herald)
Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:11:17 GMT
A weekslong feud between two of Haiti's top lawmen ended this week with the abrupt resignation of the country's top prosecutor. Just days after declaring in a press conference that the only way he would leave his post as Port-au-Prince district attorney is if he were fired, Claudy Gassant handed in his resignation late Monday. He confirmed his resignation in an e-mail to The Miami Herald on ...
Haiti's top prosecutor resigns following a week of drama (Miami Herald)
Tue, 12 Aug 2008 23:37:50 GMT
A weekslong feud between two of Haiti's top lawmen ended this week with the abrupt resignation of Claudy Gassant, Port-au-Prince's district attorney. Gassant confirmed his resignation in an e-mail to The Miami Herald.
Caribbean group to present proposal to region's attorneys general (The Jamaica Observer)
Tue, 12 Aug 2008 05:43:20 GMT
THE Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) will in October present proposed legislation to the Caribbean Parliamentary Council, recommending the decriminalisation of homosexuality and commercial sex work in the region.
Kidnapped nun freed in Haiti after Catholic Church pays ransom (EARTHtimes.org)
Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:44:54 GMT
Port-au-Prince/Essen, Germany - A Catholic nun kidnapped 10 days ago in Haiti was freed after the payment of a ransom of less than 5,000 US dollars, a spokesman for the Catholic aid organization Adveniat said Monday in the western Germany city of E...
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