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Assault

Type: Keyphrase

Name: Assault

description: "The threat or use of force on another that causes that person to have a reasonable apprehension of imminent harmful or offensive contact; the act of putting another person in reasonable fear or apprehension of an immediate battery by means of an act amounting to an attempt or threat to commit a battery. "

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 20 hours ago - 4 Documents

New restrictions anger Sydney hoteliers (AAP)

7:06 amThe owner of two exclusive Sydney nightspots facing tough new licensing rules says people are more likely to be struck by lightning than by fellow patrons at his bars.The NSW government on Wednesday published a list of 66 venues facing a series ... [West Australian - 20 hours ago]

Entities: Justin Hemmes, Sydney (Australia), Kevin Greene

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 3 Documents

Senior policeman on race charge

A senior officer with Derbyshire police is to stand trial charged with a racially-aggravated assault.Ch Insp Gary Tomlinson denied the charge as well as one of using threatening words or behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress.He appeared ... [BBC - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Harassment, Assault

First Reported 21 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 5 Documents

sex cabbie gets 20 years jail

A sexual predator who cruised Perth streets posing as a cabbie, picking up young intoxicated men before sexually assaulting them, has been jailed for at least 18 years.Kok Foo Lim, 43, from Tuart Hill, was sentenced in the Perth District Court today to ... [WA Today.com.au - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Perth (Australia), Assault, Sentencing

First Reported 9 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

YouTube LLC

YouTube assault video worsens Somali reputation

A group of Minneapolis teenagers havefound themselves making headlines after publishing a video of themselvespushing people over in the street. Identified as of Somali origin, the pranksterswill, our observer explains, only add fuel to the fire for the ... [The Observers - 7 hours ago]

Entities: YouTube LLC, Assault, Somalia, Minneapolis (Minnesota, United States)

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 3 Documents

Perez Hilton 'assault': Black Eyed Peas manager says sorry

Black Eyed Peas manager Liborio Molina apologised to celebrity blogger Perez Hilton as part of an agreement allowing assault charges against him to be dropped, lawyers said on Wednesday.Molina allegedly punched Hilton from behind outside a Toronto nightclub ... [Sydney Morning Herald - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Perez Hilton, Assault, Mario Lavandeira, Homosexuality, Gay

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 4 Documents

Mother jailed for beating son with hose

Manukau District Court Judge Roy Wade. Photo / Richard RobinsonA mother who beat her 10-year-old child up to 15 times with a piece of hosepipe for wagging school has been sentenced to 15 months in prison.The sentencing judge said brutal beatings of children ... [New Zealand Herald - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Assault, Manukau, District Court, Sentencing

First Reported 8 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 2 Documents

Republican Party (US)

GOPers Brace For Reid Assault

The first thing a GOPer thinking of running against Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) should consider: Do I have any idea what I'm in for?Reid faces dismal approval ratings -- the latest survey, conducted by the independent Research 2000 for the Progressive Change ... [National Journal - 7 hours ago]

Entities: Assault, Republican Party (US), Harry Reid

First Reported 8 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 3 Documents

Activists storm TV station over 'bias'

A band of right-wing activists ransacked an Indian television station in the country's financial hub of Mumbai in an assault their party said was an act of retaliation against the channel's 'bias' against their veteran leader.Political commentators called ... [CNN - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Shivaji's army (Maharashtra) (India), India, Mumbai, CNN-IBN, Balasaheb Thackeray

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 3 Documents

ARSON AT HOUSE IN WATFORD

By Corporate Communication DeptPOLICE are appealing for witnesses and information after an arson at a house in central on Tuesday (November 17).The incident happened at about 2.30am on Queens Road. One or more offenders entered the terrace house by force, ... [Hertfordshire Constabulary - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Arson, Hazeldine, Assault, Crime, Fraudulent

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Cyclists sought after alleged assault in Newport

You are here: Home → News & Campaigns → Press Releases → Press ReleasesPublished: 18/11/2009Police are appealing for information about two cyclists accused of being involved in an assault in Newport, Isle of Wight.A man and his wife were travelling with ... [Hampshire Constabulary - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Assault, Male (Maldives), Volkswagen Touran

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Police appeal for witnesses to assault in Basingstoke

Published: 19/11/2009 Police are appealing for information after an assault in Basingstoke on Wednesday, November 18.At around 10.05pm a 33-year-old man was walking along Byron Close. As he walked he was approached by two teenagers who assaulted him.He ... [Hampshire Constabulary - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Assault, Witness, Richard Wright

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 7 Documents

Chris Brown praised by judge in Rihanna case

R&B singer Chris Brown was praised by a Los Angeles judge on Thursday for making "extremely favorable" progress following his sentence for assaulting ex-girlfriend Rihanna.Brown, 20, must now return to court in February for another hearing before Superior ... [France24 - culture - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Chris Brown, Rihanna, Patricia Schnegg, Mark Geragos

Quotes

...trial/index.html";var disqus_title cnnFirstPub new Date( "Fri Nov 20 15:31:53 EST CNN SWITCH TO: Share this on: From David Mattingly, CNN Heather Ellis was a student when the Wal-Mart incident occurred. STORY HIGHLIGHTSNEW: Jury begins deliberations FridayHeather Ellis testifies on her own behalf in ly charged caseDetective says Ellis cursed, kicked officers as they tried to arrest herEllis faces up to 15 years on charges of assaulting police, resisting arrest Kennett, (CNN) -- A jury Friday began deliberating the case of a woman who is accused of cutting in line in a Wal-Mart, shoving merchandise and assaulting police officers."

Wal-Mart scuffle trial goes to jury [CNN - 3 hours ago]

...has changed to alter the vulnerabilities of Mumbai,' said Ajai Sahni, executive director of the Institute for Conflict Management in New Delhi. "The only institutions that can protect against terrorism are state institutions. They are failing to do so. As a result private institutions are being forced to spend large amounts of money on largely ineffective security." He blames the failure to beef up national security on weak-willed politicians, some of whom are corrupt and benefit from lax policing...

Mumbai still vulnerable 1 year after attack [Washington Post - 5 hours ago]

"I had to dismiss that case, and that was your strongest case," said General Sessions Judge John Aaron Holt before he dismissed the assault charge. "This was a private club, there was no evidence of physical injuries, or pictures of bruising or cuts... If he hit (Ashley) in the jaw with that big ring I see he's wearing, it would've cut him, although I don't know if he was wearing it at that time."

John Rich's bar fight charges dismissed [Tennessean - 6 hours ago]

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Plea deal in Wal-Mart case [CNN - 1 hour ago]
Change of axis in foreign policy and Israeli pr... [Zaman - 1 hour ago]
Plea deal reached at Wal-Mart trial [CNN - 1 hour ago]
Plea deal reached after Wal-Mart trial goes to ... [CNN - 1 hour ago]
Iranian Leaders Weigh Support for the Houthi Re... [Jamestown Foundation - 1 hour ago]
Plea deal reached in Wal-Mart trial [CNN - 1 hour ago]
Gay rapist gets 20 years [Malay Mail - 1 hour ago]
Gold, Silver, Metal Prices: Commentary - 11/20/... [Coin News - 1 hour ago]
Police hunt bike riders in Burton assault [Staffordshire Police - 2 hours ago]
Mumbais iconic hotel, the Taj, rises from ashes... [Times Online - 2 hours ago]
ANHRI and local partner hold seminar on press f... [Ifex - 2 hours ago]
No jail for woman who sexually assaulted son [CNEWS - 2 hours ago]
Adoption [Guardian.co.uk - 2 hours ago]
Graduate schemes offer testing times [Guardian.co.uk - 2 hours ago]
Mob attacks office of an Indian TV news network [Arab News - 2 hours ago]
Dominic Carter Found GUILTY Of Attempted Assaul... [The Huffington Post \| Full News Feed - 2 hours ago]
Analyzing the State Department report [Sri Lanka Daily News - 2 hours ago]
Swindon Police Help Tackle Bullying [Wiltshire Police - 2 hours ago]
Tesco banking boost [Daily Express - 2 hours ago]
Man in court for assaulting police officer [Zimbabwe Chronicle - 2 hours ago]
Dawkins' public faces: Christians [Times Online - 2 hours ago]
Atheism campaign fronted by Christian children [Times Online - 3 hours ago]
Attorneys say Detroit father 'not in control of... [Detroit News - 3 hours ago]
Three get prison time in staged assault case [Biz Journals - 3 hours ago]
Iraq war Protester Brian Haw: enemy at the gates [Times Online - 3 hours ago]
Police sergeant jailed [Teletext - 3 hours ago]
Wal-Mart scuffle trial goes to jury [CNN - 3 hours ago]
Pistol-Rifle Converter Lets Your Pistol Dream R... [Gizmodo - 3 hours ago]

Blogs

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Dominic Carter Found Guilty Of Misdemeanor Assault [Gothamist - 4 hours ago] Former NY1 senior political reporter Dominic Carter was found guilty of misdemeanor assault after several accusations of "punching, choking, and kicking" his ...
Public pay is bloated. But don't forget the vir... [Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - 6 hours ago] The wild escalation of top salaries goes across both sectors – and so must the solution: a high pay commissionIf ever there were a need for a high pay commission ...
NV-SEN: Not Just Oppo [MyDD - 6 hours ago] Hotline oddly frames Reid's reelection as a battle of opposition research: Reid faces dismal approval ratings -- the latest survey, conducted by the independent ...
Photo Gallery: Heather Ellis [Anderson Cooper 360 - 6 hours ago] AC360° Editor's Note: Closing arguments are expected Friday afternoon in the case of a woman who is accused of assaulting police officers in a Missouri Walmart ...
A Third Lebanon War Could Be Much Worse than th... [Michael J. Totten - 7 hours ago] Hezbollah's Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah recently announced that he could hit any and every place in Israel with long-range missiles. That would mean that, ...

Audio/Video

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Chris Brown Gets 'Favorable' Probation Report [Associated Press - YouTube - 17 hours ago]
Walmart line cutter case [CNN.com - Video - 11/19/2009]
Man Sets Fire to His Girlfriend [ABC News Video: U.S. - 11/17/2009]
Seven salient facts about Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan. [Slate Magazine - 11/16/2009]
Hard Evidence [Slate Magazine - 11/16/2009]

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