Police in Puerto Rico report 3 teenage boys are found shot to death on basketball courtSeptember 30th, 2009 Puerto Rico police investigate killings of 3 teensSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Police in Puerto Rico say three teenage boys have been found shot to death on a basketball court in a northern coastal town near the U.S. territory's capital.
China jails gangsters in southwest for extortion, rioting over teenage girl's deathSeptember 13th, 2009 China jails gangsters for riot over teen's deathBEIJING — China sentenced 23 members of a gang to jail for up to 20 years for crimes including the involvement in rioting last year over police handling of a teenage girl's death, a court said Sunday. About 30,000 people set fire to government buildings and overturned vehicles in Guizhou province's county of Weng'an in July last year, following a police report on the death of a 17-year-old girl.
2 China Wal-Mart employees arrested after suspected shoplifter beaten to deathSeptember 8th, 2009 2 China Wal-Mart workers arrested after deathBEIJING — Two employees of a Wal-Mart store in eastern China were arrested after a woman was beaten outside the store on suspicion of being a shoplifter and died, a state-owned newspaper reported Tuesday. The China Daily said Yu Xiaochun died 500 yards (meters) from the store in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province.
China investigating death of teenager at camp to treat Internet addictsAugust 6th, 2009 Chinese teen dies at Internet addiction rehab campBEIJING — China is investigating the death of a teenager who was allegedly beaten to death in a camp designed to treat Internet addiction, state media said. Deng Senshan, 15, died Sunday, less than a day after his parents sent him to the camp in southern Guangxi province, Xinhua News Agency reported.
Chinese web users overtaken US users, hits 338 millionJuly 16th, 2009 BEIJING — More people now go online in China than there are people in the United States. The country's rapid economic growth and expansion of Internet access in more areas has fueled a sharp increase in Internet users, totaling 338 million by the end of June, a government-sanctioned research group said Thursday.
Gangster beaten to death in Bihar temple townJuly 7th, 2009 PATNA - A gangster was beaten to death by a mob that nabbed him while he was trying to flee after killing a Hindu priest in Bihar's temple town of Gaya, police said Tuesday. A group of armed criminals led by Pahari shot dead Hindu priest Sidhnath Dhokri at Chandchaura Mohalla near Vishnupad temple in Gaya, about 100 from here, late Monday.
Internet connectivity cut in Chinese city: OfficialJuly 7th, 2009 URUMQI - Internet connectivity was cut in parts of Xinjiang's capital Urumqi following Sunday's riot to prevent violence from spreading, an official said Tuesday. "We cut Internet connection in some areas of Urumqi in order to prevent violence from spreading to other places," said Li Zhi, the Communist Party of China (CPC) chief of Urumqi.
New regulation restricts sex info on Internet in China from July 1June 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Access to information about sex on the Internet in China will be further restricted under a new regulation by the Ministry of Health. Under the regulation, which will come into effect on July 1, only health professionals and researchers can access websites that link to sex-related studies and research.
US expresses 'concern' to China over Internet filtering, possible impact on tradeJune 22nd, 2009 US presses China over Internet filteringBEIJING — Washington has expressed concern to Beijing over its new effort to censor Internet use and its possible impact on trade and access to information, the U.S. Embassy said Monday.
Dalit beaten to death in Uttar PradeshJune 16th, 2009 LUCKNOW - A 48-year-old Dalit labourer in Uttar Pradesh was beaten to death by a group of villagers after he asked for his remuneration, the police said Tuesday. A murder case has been registered against five men in the Dariapur village in Hardoi district, where Chetram was beaten to death Monday late evening.
Dalit youth beaten to death over love affairJune 11th, 2009 LUCKNOW - A love affair proved fatal for a 20-year-old Dalit man in Uttar Pradesh, police said Wednesday. According to police, Bhim Sen was beaten to death allegedly by the family members of the girl with whom he was in love for the last several months.
Chinese net-addict teenagers given electric shocks as treatmentJune 7th, 2009 SHANGHAI - In a bid to prevent Internet addiction of their children, Chinese parents are turning towards electro-shock therapy at a clinic that claims they will be "reborn" free of the obsession. However, the harsh methods used by the clinic have caused an outcry among 3000 teenagers, who have been subjected to this odd treatment, The Sunday Times reports.
Woman, paramour beaten to deathMay 30th, 2009 LUCKNOW - A married woman and her paramour were beaten to death by in-laws of the woman in an Uttar Pradesh village after being caught together, the police said Saturday. The incident took place Friday night in Madhi village of Bijnor district, 350 km from Lucknow.
Mob rule: two men beaten to death in Bihar (Lead)May 23rd, 2009 PATNA - In ever-rising instances of mob rule in Bihar, two people, including an alleged rapist of a minor girl, were lynched Saturday, police said. Subhash Yadav, in his mid 20s, was beaten to death by an irate group in Naugachia in Bhagalpur after he allegedly raped a four-year-old girl Friday evening, an official said.
China to clamp down on inmate abuse at state prisons following 15 questionable deathsApril 20th, 2009 China to clamp down on inmate abuseBEIJING — China plans to clamp down on inmate abuse at its prisons following more than a dozen suspicious deaths this year, according to a report by the country's highest investigative body. Since January, 15 people have died across 12 provinces while in police detention.
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