Baltimore’s ‘Nobody kill anybody’ ceasefire marred by 2 homicides

Published time: 6 Aug, 2017 16:50 An inaugural event to curb murders in one of America’s most violent cities was interrupted by the killings of two men on Saturday, though organisers insist that the ‘Baltimore ceasefire’ has not ended. Community leaders had called for a 72-hour ceasefire in the crime ravaged Maryland city, hoping to […]

Venezuela admits homicides soared to 60 a day in 2016, making it one of the most violent countries in the world

REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins Venezuela’s homicide rate rose to an average of about 60 a day last year, up from about 45 a day in 2015, the attorney general’s office said on Friday, as a deep economic and political crisis has exacerbated violence in the country. Official data put the murder rate at 70.1 per 100,000 […]