2 kangaroos from Belgrade zoo dead, 1 of them run over after apparent escapeSeptember 30th, 2009 2 kangaroos from Belgrade zoo killedBELGRADE, Serbia — Two of the Belgrade Zoo's kangaroos died Wednesday, one of them a baby that got loose in downtown Belgrade and was killed by an apparent hit-and-run driver, police said. Witnesses spotted the baby kangaroo and called authorities, but by the time officers arrived it was dead, senior officer Zeljko Perosevic said.
Serb police officials: Serbs took part in brazen helicopter robbery in SwedenSeptember 30th, 2009 Officials: Serbs took part in Sweden chopper heistBELGRADE, Serbia — Former Serb paramilitaries took part in last week's brazen helicopter raid of a cash depot in Stockholm, Serbian police officials said Monday. Former members of the "Red Berets" paramilitary unit who fought wars in former Yugoslavia in the 1990s took part in the heist, along with Swedish robbers, said Interior Minister Ivica Dacic, who heads Serbia's police.
Arizona police: Mother, 2 teenage sons dead after apparent murder-suicideSeptember 21st, 2009 AZ police investigate apparent murder-suicideMESA, Ariz. — Arizona police are investigating an apparent murder-suicide that left a mother and her two teenage sons dead.
Wanted criminal shot dead in Uttar PradeshSeptember 10th, 2009 LUCKNOW - A criminal wanted in over a dozen criminal cases was shot dead by a police squad in Uttar Pradesh's Jaunpur district Thursday, police said. Dharmendra Gaur alias Manish Tiwari was shot dead after a brief gun battle with the Special Operation Group (SOG) of the Jaunpur police on the outskirts of the city.
Police: Finn Caspersen, former Beneficial Corp. CEO, found dead in RI of apparent suicideSeptember 9th, 2009 Financier Finn Caspersen found dead in RIWESTERLY, R.I. — Finn M.W.
Wyoming couple, toddler son found dead; police suspect homicide-suicideJuly 27th, 2009 3 in Wyoming family found deadCHEYENNE, Wyo. — Police say a Cheyenne couple and their 2-year-old son are dead in an apparent homicide-suicide.
Criminal shot dead in Uttar PradeshJune 26th, 2009 LUCKNOW - A criminal, operating in several states, was shot dead by police in Uttar Pradesh's Firozabad district after an hour-long gun battle, while 12 of his aides managed to escape, police said Friday. "Chandrapal Bawaria was killed in the Firozabad district late Thursday in a gun battle with personnel of the Special Operations Group (SOG) that continued for over an hour," Firozabad police chief Raghuveer Lal told IANS over telephone.
Playing dead? Baby opossum stuck inside soda machine at NY gym doesn't give rescuers much helpJune 25th, 2009 Baby opossum rescued from NY soda machineJOHNSON CITY, N.Y. — A baby opossum's instinct to play dead evidently didn't help matters after it got wedged inside a soda machine at an upstate New York fitness club.
Genocide suspect Mladic moved freely under Serb army protection until 2002, ex-bodyguard saysJune 9th, 2009 Mladic had army protection, ex-bodyguard saysBELGRADE, Serbia — Former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic moved freely in Serbia under army protection until 2002, although he was wanted by a U.N. court on genocide charges, a former bodyguard said Tuesday.
Australian court orders halt to program that sought to kill 7,000 kangaroos around capitalMay 14th, 2009 Australian court halts killing of kangaroosCANBERRA, Australia — A court suspended a government program to kill 7,000 kangaroos on federal land near the Australian capital on Thursday, halting efforts to thin a mushrooming population of the beloved marsupials that authorities say are threatening endangered species. Animal activists challenged the government's contention that thousands of common eastern gray kangaroos must be urgently slaughtered on Canberra's fringes to protect endangered plants, reptiles and insects that share the grassy habitat with an abundant population of kangaroos.
Couple, son found dead in apparent double murder-suicide in Houston suburb of League CityMay 14th, 2009 3 dead in apparent double murder-suicide in TexasLEAGUE CITY, Texas — Police say a couple and their son are dead after an apparent double murder-suicide in a Houston suburb. Authorities on Wednesday night found the bodies of Lewis Cantrell III, his father, Lewis Cantrell II, and stepmother, Gayle Cantrell.
Red Star Belgrade coach quitsMay 9th, 2009 BELGRADE - Red Star Belgrade's Macedonian coach Cedomir Janevski has resigned, the Serbian club said Saturday. 'Janevski is no longer prepared to be in charge of Red Star and has agreed to cancel his contract with the club,' the club said on its website.
Conservationists angry as Australian defense department starts shooting 6,000 kangaroosMay 8th, 2009 Australia to shoot 6,000 kangaroosCANBERRA, Australia — Australia's army has started shooting 6,000 kangaroos to thin their population on an army training ground near the capital, an official said Friday, outraging conservationists who have vowed to protest. The killings are intended to protect endangered plants and insects that share the grassy habitat with the kangaroos.
Couple, toddler son found shot to death in apparent murder-suicide in S.Calif. apartmentMay 6th, 2009 3 found dead in apparent murder-suicide in Calif.ORANGE, Calif. — A couple and their toddler son have been found shot to death in their Orange County apartment in an apparent murder-suicide, police said Wednesday.
Son keeps dead father in home for his pension: ReportsApril 14th, 2009 BELGRADE - Serbian police have arrested a man who kept his dead father in his home to continue collecting his retirement pension, Belgrade newspapers said Tuesday. The 70-year-old man died up to 18 months ago, the reports said.
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