A soldier from 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards serving in Afghanistan dies from a gunshot wound, the Ministry of Defence says.

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Soldier shot dead in Afghanistan

Texas is still paying for Gov. Rick Perry’s guards. He is the only Republican candidate with state-financed security.

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The Texas Tribune: Texas Foots the Bill for Gov. Rick Perry’s Security Detail

Three men convicted of killing three 8-year-old boys in a 1993 murder case in Arkansas could be released Friday.

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Deal May Free ‘West Memphis Three’

It’s certainly unusual punishment, if debatably cruel. Chinese inmates at a hard-labor camp say they were forced to play online video games by their guards. When they accumulated virtual gold, their guards would then sell it on the market for real…

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China Used Prisoners to Make Videogame Cash

At a prison and a psychiatric center, Governor-elect Andrew M. Cuomo spoke of wasteful spending and needed services.

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Cuomo Visits Sing Sing and a Psychiatric Center

The report found that officers opened fire “deliberately and without justification” against unarmed inmates.

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Report Assails Haiti Officers in Prison Killings