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Murdered Hollywood publicist was gunned down by 'expert marksman', coroner reveals

Hollywood publicist Ronni Chasen was shot dead by an expert marksman, it was revealed today. An initial coroner's report showed the movie industry stalwart's injuries were consistent with a professional 'hit'.

Rikers Island inmate Rajeev Kumar tried to pay 'hit man' $15,000 to kill rape accuser, sources say

A limo driver stewing at Rikers Island on a rape charge tried to hire a hit man to kill the victim - using a picture of her from an evidence file, sources said.

Twitter messages, calling for assassination of Obama, investigated

The U.S. Secret Service is investigating two Twitter users who posted messages calling for the assassination of President Barack Obama on Sunday. The men were apparently angered by the passage of the health care reform bill.

UAE bans Israeli dual citizens from entering country; Israeli PM, Mossad chief face arrest

Dubai's police chief is planning to seek the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the head of the Israel's secret service, Mossad, over the killing of a Hamas commander.

15 new suspects emerge in Dubai assassination of Hamas commander

Dubai police have identified 15 more suspects in the killing of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, a senior member of Palestinian militant group Hamas. The total number of suspects now adds up to 26.

Israeli spy agency Mossad suspected in Dubai assassination of Hamas commander

Dubai's police chief yesterday directly accused Israel's Mossad spy agency of the hit-squad slaying of a Hamas commander in a luxury hotel room on 20 January. Lieutenant-General Dahi Khalfan Tamim said he was "99 per cent, if not 100 per cent" certain that Mossad were behind the murder of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh.

Would-be presidential assassin 'Squeaky' Fromme is paroled

Henry K. Lee San Francisco Chronicle 08/15/2009
Sri Lanka holds 37 over 'plot to assassinate president'

Thirty-seven people are being held in Sri Lanka in connection with an alleged plot to assassinate President Mahinda Rajapaksa, state-owned media say.

Would-be presidential assassin 'Squeaky' Fromme is paroled

Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, the Charles Manson follower who tried to shoot President Gerald Ford outside the state Capitol in Sacramento in 1975, was released Friday from a federal prison hospital in Texas, ending a 34-year stint behind bars.

Head of Russia's Ingushetia region badly wounded in assassination bid

The head of Russia's Ingushetia region was wounded in an assassination attempt on Monday and has been taken to hospital.

Sunni lawmaker assassinated at Baghdad mosque

A 15-year-old boy shot and killed a prominent Sunni Arab parliament member and killed three more when he tossed a hand grenade into a Baghdad mosque on Friday, an Interior Ministry official said. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has ordered an investigation into the attack.


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