One of the main suspects in the killings of 49 people in northern Mexico received orders from the top leaders of the Zetas cartel, a military official said Monday.

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‘El Loco’ held in 49 Mexico killings

Nine Afghan police officers are shot dead by a colleague in the eastern Paktika province, Afghan police sources have said, blaming the Taliban for the killings.

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Nine Afghan policemen shot dead

U.S. officials have yet to gain access to the sites in which 17 Afghans were killed, possibly impeding efforts to prosecute the American soldier accused of the killings.

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No U.S. access to Afghan killing sites

KABUL — Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Friday accused the United States of stonewalling an investigation into the killings of 16 Afghan civilians and suggested that more than one soldier may have been involved in the massacre. Read full article > >

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Karzai accuses U.S. of blocking investigation into shooting rampage

Qatar says Arab countries should send forces into Syria to stop the killings there – the first such call from an Arab leader.

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Qatar urges Arab forces in Syria

In their closing arguments at the trial of former President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt, prosecutors said he was ultimately responsible for the killings of hundreds of peaceful protesters.

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Egyptian Prosecutors Say Hosni Mubarak Should Be Hanged

With a unanimous vote, the jury recommended capital punishment for Joshua Komisarjevsky in the killings of three members of a Cheshire family.

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Joshua Komisarjevsky Gets Death for Cheshire Killings

Two Egyptian generals offered an unusual apology on Thursday for the killings of protesters as violence in Tahrir Square was reported to have eased in the early hours after five days of intense clashes.

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Generals in Egypt Offer Apology for Violent Clahses

Henry Skinner is scheduled to die Wednesday in the killings of three. He claims DNA analysis will prove his innocence. It’s up to a Texas appeals court to decide.

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With execution clock ticking, supporters push for DNA test

Army officer wanted in four killings during Irene.

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Suspect Dead in ‘Hurricane Murders’

Concerns are expressed about the killings of a mother and her young daughter after it emerges that police had been in contact with the family for two years.

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Neighbour’s anger over killings

President Hamid Karzai said that General David H. Petraeus’s apology for the killings was insufficient.

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Karzai Rejects U.S. Apology for Deaths of 9 Boys

Afghanistan’s president tells the US commander of foreign troops his apology over Nato’s killing of children is “not enough” and that he must “stop the killings of civilians”.

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Karzai rebukes US on child deaths

Since the killings of two children in Tampa, people who knew the family have struggled to reconcile the trappings of a picture-perfect life with an unthinkably dark act.

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Suburb’s Veneer Cracks: Mother Is Held in Deaths

American officials suggest that the killings of four Americans could be a game-changer.

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