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United Kingdom: A child of eight years committed suicide after watching "The Last Samurai"
America, 07/25/2012 09:44 pm

A boy aged 8 years, in Britain, was found dead by his father in early child hanging himself after watching the movie "Last Samurai", starring Tom Cruise and scenes showing ritual suicide.

 

5.2 earthquake in western China
Pacific Region, 07/25/2012 08:47 pm

An earthquake measuring 5.2 occurred Thursday in the Chinese region of Xinjiang (west), and the first information does not mention casualties or damage, the institute said U.S. Geological Survey.

 

David Cameron: Violence in Britain, motivated by the desire to rob. British Prime Minister does not rule out military involvement
Pacific Region, 07/25/2012 07:21 pm

Street violence in Britain has nothing to do with politics, being motivated only by the desire to rob, said on Thursday, British Prime Minister David Cameron.

 

Gladiators of Rome had reached the hands of the police
Africa, 07/25/2012 06:30 pm

Italian police Wednesday arrested twenty "gladiators", in an operation aimed at ending the violent gangs of the most famous tourist areas of Rome. Modern gladiators were surprised by police while trying to intimidate the competition by violence and aggression, according to local media.

 

Judicial debate in the U.S. because of a dog
Recent Events, 07/25/2012 04:18 pm

Red Dog first approved in the American judicial justice, generate debate on the legality of U.S. presence in quadrupeds specially trained to stand trial, along with victims of rape or other violent acts, the role of "psychological dressing".

 

More than 200 luxury cars were seized from former President Tunisian family
Recent Events, 07/25/2012 10:23 am

At least 234 luxury cars belonging to relatives of deposed Tunisian President Ben Ali seized the expropriation of a Commission, headed by Finance Minister Jaloul sat, the Tunisian media said Tuesday.

 

Minute of silence on Saturday in Berlin 50 years of building the Berlin Wall
Africa, 07/24/2012 09:22 pm

A minute of silence will be observed Saturday at 10.00 GMT (13.00 GMT) in Berlin to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the construction of the Berlin Wall on 13 August 1961, a spokesman said Tuesday the Berlin Wall Foundation.

 

Trojan T-shirts distributed at a festival in Germany neo-Nazi
America, 07/24/2012 09:10 pm

A German association announced Tuesday that the cast on Saturday, during a festival of extreme right, 250 T-shirts with a hidden message that will appear in the first wash, urging the abandonment of this movement.

 

Romanian teen injured in accident in Spain has been operated. Her condition is critical
Europe, 07/24/2012 07:19 pm

Romanian teen injured in accident in an amusement park in spanish town Villacanas, underwent surgery and is in intensive care, but her condition was critical, MAE informs AFP request.

 

Riots were taken near Birmingham. More shops were vandalized
Africa, 07/24/2012 06:23 pm

Riots affecting several days London and expanded into several cities in the UK and resumed Tuesday afternoon near Birmingham (center), police said.