Day: October 6, 2019

US Supreme Court to review Kansas’ lack of insanity defense

11:41 pm October 6, 2019

Topeka (Kansas): The US Supreme Court is preparing to consider how far states can go toward eliminating the insanity defense in criminal trials as it reviews the case of a Kansas man sentenced to die for killing four relatives. The high court planned to hear arguments Monday in James Kraig Kahler’s case. He went to […]

Israel unveils remains of 5,000-year-old city

11:36 pm October 6, 2019

Hadera (Israel): Israeli archaeologists on Sunday unveiled the remains of a 5,000-year-old city they said was among the biggest from its era in the region, including fortifications, a ritual temple and a cemetery. “We have here an immense urban construction, planned with streets that separate neighbourhoods and public spaces,” Yitzhak Paz of the Israel Antiquities […]

France admits ‘failings’ over Paris police attacker’s radicalisation

11:32 pm October 6, 2019

Paris: France’s interior minister acknowledged Sunday that officials should have kept a closer eye on the Paris police employee who stabbed four colleagues to death last week, after investigators found evidence he had supported an extreme version of Islam. “Obviously, there were failings,” Christophe Castaner told TF1 television, but he said he would not resign […]

Goa: Woman artist killed, suspect gardener dies in escape bid

11:28 pm October 6, 2019

Panaji: A 65-year-old woman artist was allegedly killed by her gardener, who later died from injuries caused by a fall while trying to escape from the scene of crime in Arpora village in North Goa on Sunday, police said. Bodies of the duo, Shireen Mody and her gardener Prafulla, were found at the former’s bungalow-cum-studio […]

Folk singer’s live-in partner, 5 others held for killing her: Noida police

11:18 pm October 6, 2019

Noida (UP) : The live-in partner of a folk singer, who was gunned down early this week near her house in Greater Noida, was arrested along with five others for their alleged role in the sensational killing, police said on Sunday. Folk singer Sushma Nekpuri was shot dead on October 1 night near her residence […]

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