A German policeman shot and killed and U.S soldier after a violent domestic incident. According to the police the American soldier, who name is kept secret, armed with a m4 rifle took his girlfriend hostage in her house and tied her up. She managed to get away and inform the police.The police found the man, but he resisted arrest and threatened the officer so they shot him. U.S military police are investigating this case with the German authorities. The soldier was stationed at the Schweinfurt base, he was from the 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division "Dagger Brigade."Full story

At least three people were shot at a school in southern Finland today Of the victims died. There was a shooting at a school in Tuusula, some 30 miles north of Helsinki. Senior Constable Tuomi Juola said "There has been a shooting, but we can't say anything more at this stage" According to Finnish news agency STT an 18-year-old man shot three people at the Jokela high school and also fired on police. The police have surrounded the building with the gunman.From pr-inside

Investigators know who killed journalist Anna Politkovskaya but they have not determined who ordered the kill. Politkovskaya became known for her reports about atrocities against civilians in Chechnya, was shot in the entryway of her Moscow apartment building on October 7, 2006. According to Petros Garibyan, the lead investigator in the case, the murder was political and may have parallels to the 2004 killing of Paul Klebnikov, the U.S.-born editor of Forbes magazine's Russian edition.11 peoplewere charged and 10 of them have been arrested. Investigators have identified the gunman but have

Iside a national park in the Democratic Republic of Congo.."Just over 700 mountain gorillas survive in the wild today, and none exist in captivity," the conversation group said. "For such a small population, the unnecessary and indiscriminate killing of four mountain gorillas is a huge loss."The bodies were discovered inside Virunga National Park but it was unclear who killed them and why. Via Msnbc