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Pakistani Girl Killed By Family For Dancing In Viral Video With Boys
Pakistani authorities are probing the incident in the village of Barsharyal in the mountainous Kohistan region as a possible case of honour killing.
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Iranian Parents Jailed For Mourning Man Killed In Anti-Government Protest
Pouya Bakhtiari died 40 days ago Thursday, shot in the head, his family says, during the anti-government demonstrations that briefly swept through Iran in mid-November. This week, his family wanted to honor the 26-year-old in accordance with Shiite tradition, marking the 40th day of mourning with a commemoration.
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Karnataka Couple Stoned To Death, Cops Deny Dishonour Killing
A young couple was stoned to death in Karnataka by her relatives in the state's northern Gadag district on Wednesday, the police have said. The brother and uncle of the woman have been arrested for the murders. The police are looking for two more men they believe to have been involved.
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Texas Honors Indian-American Sikh Cop Shot Dead In US
Tens of thousands of people across Texas on Sunday honored a widely respected Sikh sheriff's deputy who was murdered on duty in a killing that triggered an outpouring of public grief.
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Suspecting Affair, Pak Man Kills Wife, 2 Children, 6 Others Of Her Family
A man shot his wife, their two children, and six of her family members on Monday and then burned the bodies when he set her family's home on fire in an alleged dishonour killing in central Pakistan, police said.
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Wife Of Soldier Killed On Duty Receives Ashok Chakra In Poignant Moment
A Kashmiri soldier who died fighting Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operatives two months ago was honored with the Ashok Chakra, the country's highest peace-time gallantry award, at the Republic Day parade today.
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Muslim Woman Killed By Father, Brother Over "Relationship" With Hindu Man
In a suspected case of honour killing, the West Bengal Police has arrested the father and brother of a Muslim woman on the charge of murdering her for being in a relationship with a Hindu man.
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"If Government Can't, We Will Avenge Death": Army Man Aurangzeb's Brother
After Army man Aurangzeb, shot dead by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama, was buried with full state honors today, his brother appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take revenge as soon as possible.
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Thousands Of Students To Walkout Across The United States In Call For Gun Reforms
Students from more than 2,600 schools and institutions are expected to walk out of class at 10 a.m. local time on Friday, organizers say. They have been asked to wear orange, the official color of the campaign against gun violence, and observe a 13-second silence to honor the victims killed at Columbine.
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In Tamil Nadu Man's Public Killing On Camera, Father-In-Law Gets Death
Six people have been given death penalty for the daylight murder of V Sankar -- the 23-year-old Dalit engineering student who married an upper caste woman -- which took place in March last year. The gruesome murder, captured on local CCTV cameras, had shocked the nation.
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23-Year-Old Woman Found Dead, Villagers Allege Honor Killing
A 23-year-old woman was today found dead under mysterious circumstances in Sadupura village, police said.
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Two Pakistan Sisters Murdered By Father In 'Honour Killing'
Abdul Gani killed his daughters - 20-year-old Shamim and Noreen - and later confessed to the crime upon his arrest, according to DSP Fazal Wahid.
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2 Indian Peacekeepers, Killed In The Line Of Duty, To Be Honored With UN Medal
Two Indian peacekeepers will be among 117 military, police and civilian personnel to be honored with a prestigious UN medal awarded posthumously for their courage and sacrifice in the line of duty.
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Pakistani Mom Promised Her Daughter A Wedding Reception. Instead, She Burned Her Alive.
Roughly 1,000 women die in such "honor killings" every year in Pakistan.
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Five Girls Were Killed For Dancing In Pakistan, Then The Story Took An Even Darker Twist
It was just a few seconds, a video clip of several young women laughing and clapping to music, dressed for a party or a wedding in orange headscarves and robes with floral patterns. Then a few more seconds of a young man dancing alone, apparently in the same room.
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Pakistani Girl Killed By Family For Dancing In Viral Video With Boys
Pakistani authorities are probing the incident in the village of Barsharyal in the mountainous Kohistan region as a possible case of honour killing.
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Iranian Parents Jailed For Mourning Man Killed In Anti-Government Protest
Pouya Bakhtiari died 40 days ago Thursday, shot in the head, his family says, during the anti-government demonstrations that briefly swept through Iran in mid-November. This week, his family wanted to honor the 26-year-old in accordance with Shiite tradition, marking the 40th day of mourning with a commemoration.
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Karnataka Couple Stoned To Death, Cops Deny Dishonour Killing
A young couple was stoned to death in Karnataka by her relatives in the state's northern Gadag district on Wednesday, the police have said. The brother and uncle of the woman have been arrested for the murders. The police are looking for two more men they believe to have been involved.
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Texas Honors Indian-American Sikh Cop Shot Dead In US
Tens of thousands of people across Texas on Sunday honored a widely respected Sikh sheriff's deputy who was murdered on duty in a killing that triggered an outpouring of public grief.
-
Suspecting Affair, Pak Man Kills Wife, 2 Children, 6 Others Of Her Family
A man shot his wife, their two children, and six of her family members on Monday and then burned the bodies when he set her family's home on fire in an alleged dishonour killing in central Pakistan, police said.
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Wife Of Soldier Killed On Duty Receives Ashok Chakra In Poignant Moment
A Kashmiri soldier who died fighting Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operatives two months ago was honored with the Ashok Chakra, the country's highest peace-time gallantry award, at the Republic Day parade today.
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Muslim Woman Killed By Father, Brother Over "Relationship" With Hindu Man
In a suspected case of honour killing, the West Bengal Police has arrested the father and brother of a Muslim woman on the charge of murdering her for being in a relationship with a Hindu man.
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"If Government Can't, We Will Avenge Death": Army Man Aurangzeb's Brother
After Army man Aurangzeb, shot dead by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama, was buried with full state honors today, his brother appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take revenge as soon as possible.
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Thousands Of Students To Walkout Across The United States In Call For Gun Reforms
Students from more than 2,600 schools and institutions are expected to walk out of class at 10 a.m. local time on Friday, organizers say. They have been asked to wear orange, the official color of the campaign against gun violence, and observe a 13-second silence to honor the victims killed at Columbine.
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In Tamil Nadu Man's Public Killing On Camera, Father-In-Law Gets Death
Six people have been given death penalty for the daylight murder of V Sankar -- the 23-year-old Dalit engineering student who married an upper caste woman -- which took place in March last year. The gruesome murder, captured on local CCTV cameras, had shocked the nation.
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23-Year-Old Woman Found Dead, Villagers Allege Honor Killing
A 23-year-old woman was today found dead under mysterious circumstances in Sadupura village, police said.
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Two Pakistan Sisters Murdered By Father In 'Honour Killing'
Abdul Gani killed his daughters - 20-year-old Shamim and Noreen - and later confessed to the crime upon his arrest, according to DSP Fazal Wahid.
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2 Indian Peacekeepers, Killed In The Line Of Duty, To Be Honored With UN Medal
Two Indian peacekeepers will be among 117 military, police and civilian personnel to be honored with a prestigious UN medal awarded posthumously for their courage and sacrifice in the line of duty.
-
Pakistani Mom Promised Her Daughter A Wedding Reception. Instead, She Burned Her Alive.
Roughly 1,000 women die in such "honor killings" every year in Pakistan.
-
Five Girls Were Killed For Dancing In Pakistan, Then The Story Took An Even Darker Twist
It was just a few seconds, a video clip of several young women laughing and clapping to music, dressed for a party or a wedding in orange headscarves and robes with floral patterns. Then a few more seconds of a young man dancing alone, apparently in the same room.
