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"I Did My Duty": US Man Admits To Killing, Burying His Parents On TV
A man admitted during a television interview to killing his parents and burying them in the backyard of their upstate New York home eight years ago, then was arrested as he left the studio.
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Half Of Kabul's Wells Are Dry, City Could Run Out Of Water In 5 Years
Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, is facing a severecrisis that could see it become the first modern capital in the world to run out of water, according to a report by Mercy Corps.
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Jailed Saudi Princess Fears Coronavirus Risk In Prison
A year after landing in jail without charge, her mercy plea unanswered by Saudi rulers and in fear of a coronavirus outbreak behind bars, a prominent princess did the unthinkable -- and went public.
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Madhya Pradesh Man's Death Sentence Commuted Over Mercy Plea Delay
The Supreme Court on Thursday commuted the death sentence of a man who murdered his wife and five children after rapping the Madhya Pradesh government for it "unexplained" delay of four years in forwarding his mercy petition to the centre, leading to almost five years in deciding it.
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Dalit Man Assaulted In Meerut, Forced To Abuse Community, BR Ambedkar
A Dalit man was beaten up in Meerut and then forced to make derogatory statements about his community and Dalit icon Bhimrao Ambedkar, who was also the father of the Indian constitution. His three assailants who are on the run, also took a video of the assault and circulated it in the area. The incident is the second of its kind this year - in Janu...
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"Justice To All": Nirbhaya's Mother As Court Confirms Death For Rapists
The mother of the 23-year-old medical student who was gangraped and tortured in a moving bus in Delhi nearly six years ago, welcomed the Supreme Court order that confirmed that the five men responsible will hang.
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'Protector Became Beast': CBI Asks For Life Sentence For Ram Rahim
Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, self-styled spiritual guru to millions, broke down in court today and pleaded for mercy as he was sentenced to 20 years in prison for raping two women. But the CBI is pushing for life imprisonment citing precedents - and the two women he has been found guilty of raping in 2002 at his ashram say he deserves that. The CBI tod...
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Ram Rahim's Rise To Super-Guru And How It Hurt Others
Self-styled "godman" Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was a far cry today from the villain-punching, alien-fighting hero he played on screen, pleading "Mujhe maaf karo" (have mercy on me) and breaking down as he was sentenced to 20 years in prison for raping two women followers over a decade ago.
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Indian Missions Filed 182 Mercy Pleas In 12 Countries: Government
Indian diplomatic missions have filed 182 mercy petitions in 12 countries, including the UAE and Oman, on behalf of Indians in foreign jails in the last three years, Lok Sabha was informed today.
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Pope Francis Shuts Holy Door at Saint Peter's After Packed 12 Months
Pope Francis will bring to a close his "Year of Mercy" on Sunday, shutting the Holy Door at Saint Peter's after a packed 12 months that has seen him raise Mother Teresa to sainthood and reinstate Syrian refugees.
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Kerala Decides On Mercy Killing Of 90 Disease-Infected Cattle
A high-level meeting of experts of the Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (KVASU) in Thrissur on Sunday decided that 90 head of cattle which tested positive for deadly brucellosis disease two years ago will be put to death in two weeks' time.
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Pope's Jubilee Year Off To A Sluggish Start
Pope Francis's Jubilee Year of Mercy has got off to a sluggish start, to the disappointment of Rome's hoteliers, restaurateurs and souvenir sellers.
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Pope Urges Holy Year Amnesty For Prisoners In Peace Message
Pope Francis is urging governments to consider granting a Holy Year amnesty to prisoners, find alternatives to incarceration and at the very least abolish the death penalty, in his annual peace message released today.
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In War Torn Gaza, A Tiny High Tech Sector Emerges
As a student graduating from computer college two years ago, Mohammed Qudih was dreading the "painful" unemployment in the Gaza Strip a war-battered territory where nearly half the population is without work.
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Paralytic Bear Given 'Mercy Death' at Indore Zoo
In a rare case, a 33-year-old Himalayan bear that had suffered paralysis over two years ago, was on Saturday given 'mercy death' at the Kamla Nehru zoo, authorities said.
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"I Did My Duty": US Man Admits To Killing, Burying His Parents On TV
A man admitted during a television interview to killing his parents and burying them in the backyard of their upstate New York home eight years ago, then was arrested as he left the studio.
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Half Of Kabul's Wells Are Dry, City Could Run Out Of Water In 5 Years
Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, is facing a severecrisis that could see it become the first modern capital in the world to run out of water, according to a report by Mercy Corps.
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Jailed Saudi Princess Fears Coronavirus Risk In Prison
A year after landing in jail without charge, her mercy plea unanswered by Saudi rulers and in fear of a coronavirus outbreak behind bars, a prominent princess did the unthinkable -- and went public.
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Madhya Pradesh Man's Death Sentence Commuted Over Mercy Plea Delay
The Supreme Court on Thursday commuted the death sentence of a man who murdered his wife and five children after rapping the Madhya Pradesh government for it "unexplained" delay of four years in forwarding his mercy petition to the centre, leading to almost five years in deciding it.
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Dalit Man Assaulted In Meerut, Forced To Abuse Community, BR Ambedkar
A Dalit man was beaten up in Meerut and then forced to make derogatory statements about his community and Dalit icon Bhimrao Ambedkar, who was also the father of the Indian constitution. His three assailants who are on the run, also took a video of the assault and circulated it in the area. The incident is the second of its kind this year - in Janu...
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"Justice To All": Nirbhaya's Mother As Court Confirms Death For Rapists
The mother of the 23-year-old medical student who was gangraped and tortured in a moving bus in Delhi nearly six years ago, welcomed the Supreme Court order that confirmed that the five men responsible will hang.
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'Protector Became Beast': CBI Asks For Life Sentence For Ram Rahim
Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, self-styled spiritual guru to millions, broke down in court today and pleaded for mercy as he was sentenced to 20 years in prison for raping two women. But the CBI is pushing for life imprisonment citing precedents - and the two women he has been found guilty of raping in 2002 at his ashram say he deserves that. The CBI tod...
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Ram Rahim's Rise To Super-Guru And How It Hurt Others
Self-styled "godman" Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was a far cry today from the villain-punching, alien-fighting hero he played on screen, pleading "Mujhe maaf karo" (have mercy on me) and breaking down as he was sentenced to 20 years in prison for raping two women followers over a decade ago.
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Indian Missions Filed 182 Mercy Pleas In 12 Countries: Government
Indian diplomatic missions have filed 182 mercy petitions in 12 countries, including the UAE and Oman, on behalf of Indians in foreign jails in the last three years, Lok Sabha was informed today.
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Pope Francis Shuts Holy Door at Saint Peter's After Packed 12 Months
Pope Francis will bring to a close his "Year of Mercy" on Sunday, shutting the Holy Door at Saint Peter's after a packed 12 months that has seen him raise Mother Teresa to sainthood and reinstate Syrian refugees.
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Kerala Decides On Mercy Killing Of 90 Disease-Infected Cattle
A high-level meeting of experts of the Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (KVASU) in Thrissur on Sunday decided that 90 head of cattle which tested positive for deadly brucellosis disease two years ago will be put to death in two weeks' time.
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Pope's Jubilee Year Off To A Sluggish Start
Pope Francis's Jubilee Year of Mercy has got off to a sluggish start, to the disappointment of Rome's hoteliers, restaurateurs and souvenir sellers.
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Pope Urges Holy Year Amnesty For Prisoners In Peace Message
Pope Francis is urging governments to consider granting a Holy Year amnesty to prisoners, find alternatives to incarceration and at the very least abolish the death penalty, in his annual peace message released today.
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In War Torn Gaza, A Tiny High Tech Sector Emerges
As a student graduating from computer college two years ago, Mohammed Qudih was dreading the "painful" unemployment in the Gaza Strip a war-battered territory where nearly half the population is without work.
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Paralytic Bear Given 'Mercy Death' at Indore Zoo
In a rare case, a 33-year-old Himalayan bear that had suffered paralysis over two years ago, was on Saturday given 'mercy death' at the Kamla Nehru zoo, authorities said.
