#ValentinesDay: what women, men want - love, or freedom?
Feb 14, 2013
More rapes, murders: call for #freedom march on Republic Day
Jan 25, 2013
Rape laws: Justice Verma shines, will govt see the light?
Jan 23, 2013
Do Indian men consider women as equals?
Dec 28, 2012
Taliban terrorize Karachi as the new gang in town
Declan Walsh and Zia Ur Rehman, The New York Times | Friday March 29, 2013
This seaside metropolis is no stranger to gangland violence, driven for years by a motley collection of armed groups who battle over money, turf and votes. But there is a new gang in town. Pakistani Taliban fighters have started to flex their muscles...
South Africa girl dies after rape, comparison made to Indian case
Reuters | Thursday February 7, 2013
A 17-year-old South African girl has died of injuries received in a gang rape at the weekend, provoking rare cries of outrage on Wednesday in a country with a high level of sexual violence.
Armed gang rapes six Spanish tourists in Mexico
Associated Press | Wednesday February 6, 2013
Six Spanish tourists were raped by a gang of armed, masked men in the Mexican resort of Acapulco, the latest chapter of violence that has tarnished the once-glamorous Pacific coast resort.
Notorious attack spurs India to approve new rape laws
Jim Yardley and Neha Thirani Bagri, The New York Times | Monday February 4, 2013
India's government on Sunday approved tough new laws to deter sexual violence against women, including the death penalty in certain rape cases, as leaders moved to respond to public outrage over a recent gang rape case in the national capital.
Blog: In Memory of 'Amanat' - more than just a candlelight vigil
Tara John | Wednesday January 30, 2013
On Sunday the 27th of January, a vigil was held in Singapore during the early evening to honor the memory of 'Amanat' (NOT her real name) ; a young woman whose brutal attack in Delhi and eventual passing not only appalled the nation of India but stim...
Asian-origin teen jailed for attacking boy
Indo-Asian News Service | Monday January 7, 2013
An Asian-origin teenager has been awarded a seven-year sentence for repeatedly stabbing a university student while trying to defend his girlfriend during a violent gang attack.
Syria military police chief defects to opposition
Agence France-Presse | Wednesday December 26, 2012
Syria's military police chief has announced his defection from President Bashar al-Assad's regime, accusing the army of having turned into "murderous gangs," in a video posted online.
Gangs of Wasseypur 2 promises high octane thrills
Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday August 7, 2012
Gangs of Wasseypur wowed the audiences despite a high dose of gore and violence. Now part 2 will be taking violence and bloodshed to a new level.
Congress member hacked to death in gang violence
Press Trust of India | Friday July 27, 2012
A zilla panchayat member was hacked to death by a gang on the outskirts of Bangalore, police said. They added that the panchayat member's gunman managed to kill one of the assailants.
Agence France-Presse | Tuesday July 10, 2012
Seven police officers and four gunmen were killed in a shootout in Mexico's northwestern state of Sinaloa, a stronghold of one of the country's ruthless drug gangs, officials said.
Apple halts sale of iPhone 4S in China after riots in Beijing
Associated Press | Wednesday June 6, 2012
Apple Inc. postponed sales of its iPhone 4S in its mainland China stores on Friday after angry customers and gangs of scalpers threw eggs at the company's flagship Beijing store. The violence erupted after the store failed to open on schedule at 7 am...
Apple halts sale of iPhone 4S in China after riots in Beijing
Associated Press | Friday January 13, 2012
Apple Inc. postponed sales of its iPhone 4S in its mainland China stores on Friday after angry customers and gangs of scalpers threw eggs at the company's flagship Beijing store. The violence erupted after the store failed to open on schedule at 7 am...
Teen survives being shot, dangled from bridge
Associated Press | Thursday June 9, 2011
A kicking, screaming teenager with a gunshot wound, was found dangling from a rope over a busy highway on Wednesday in the northern Mexican city of Monterrey.Police said another man alongside him was dead by the time rescuers arrived and a third was found dead below.Witnesses told police that a grou...