Actress Mia Farrow has offered to give up her freedom so that an ailing Darfur rebel leader can get safe passage out of a hospital. picked by Bornbad 3 years ago

The mother of the notorious Waco sect leader David Koresh has been found stabbed to death at the house of a sister in Texas, police say. She had recently written a book about her son, who led 80 people to violent death in the 1993 Waco siege. picked by equinox 1 year ago

A civil rights leader who worked closely with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. has been charged with incest. picked by kxmk 3 years ago

Can a head live without a body? The answer should be simple: yes, but only for a little while. Scientists say that the brain continues to function for about two minutes after the heart stops. But can a lopped off head continue to survive after being completely severed from the body?
*classic interwebs* picked by Bornbad 8 months ago

Fears are growing for the health of kidnapped Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt, prompting international appeals for her release by Farc rebels. picked by keroberos32 2 years ago

Thousands of U.S. troops are being barred from overseas duty because they are so deep in debt they are considered security risks, according to an Associated Press review of military records. picked by robfouryqr 3 years ago

Officials in Mr Tsvangirai's MDC party confirmed Susan Tsvangirai, 50, was killed when the couple were heading from the capital Harare to their rural home in Buhera. picked by bingo 1 year ago

France's justice minister wants to know why someone sent her a severed finger in the mail. picked by mango-fox 2 years ago

A security guard shot and killed a man who he saw trying to shoplift at a Price Chopper grocery store, police said. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

(...) Pinho placed his two index fingers above his head, a sign representing two horns which in Portugal means calling someone a cuckold, while looking at the leader of the communist parliamentary group, Bernandino Soares. (...)

I love my country... =P picked by Orion1977 8 months ago

This prediction was made by Philippe Courtot, chief executive of Qualys - a company which offers security as a service to corporations. His prediction is based on the fact that just a few days ago, Google unveiled its Web Security for Enterprises, a service which provides companies with protection against viruses, spyware, and malicious Web sites. picked by cristeaiulian 2 years ago

British forces said they killed a top terrorist leader Monday, identified by Iraqi officials as an al Qaeda leader who had escaped from a U.S. prison in Afghanistan and returned to Iraq.

And another one bites the dust. picked by dollyllama 3 years ago

Banana giant guilty of using extremist political organizations as security forces. picked by jago 3 years ago

A man asked to speak with him, and when he was denied access, stormed into his office with gun blazing.

Update: the gunman was also killed by police. picked by suebe 2 years ago

A man who mailed a bloody cow's head to his wife's lover has been sentenced to probation and community service. Jason Michael Fife "understands that in a civilized society a person cannot send a severed cow's head to anybody." picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Federal agents are investigating security concerns at the nation's nuclear power plants after video footage surfaced showing guards asleep on the job.

*There just aren't words. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Another severed human foot has been discovered washed ashore on Canada's Pacific coast, but police are no closer to solving the gruesome mystery.

Crime wave? Oh, those wacky Canadians!! (But I guess it could have drifted north...)

Update to picked by bevissimo 2 years ago

The leader of al Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Ayyub al-Masri, was arrested in the northern city of Mosul, the Iraqi Defense Ministry spokesman said Thursday. picked by JoshSF49 2 years ago

Italy should hand loss-making national carrier Alitalia to anyone willing to take it off Rome's hands for one euro, or allow the airline to go bankrupt, Italy's infrastructure minister said. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

A man who had just had his hand severed with a samurai sword punched his attacker in the face with the stump, a court heard yesterday.
He said that the victim did not notice that he had lost his hand, which, he said, must have been due to shock. picked by bingo 12 months ago