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Physical penalties are still widely used by teachers in India, despite being illegal, but the story of a teenager who committed suicide after being caned at school is pushing India to criminalize corporal punishment. The prevalence of corporal punishment in schools is one of India's worst-kept secrets. But the recent suicide of 13-year-old Rouvanjit Rawla has brought the practice out into the open. Related articles by Zemanta Caning under fire in Indian schools after child suicide (newsinfo.inquirer.net) A young Indian boy commits suicide 'after being caned'. When will India enforce its ban on corporal punishment? (blogs.telegraph.co.uk)

The biology professor charged with killing three Alabama university colleagues in a shooting rampage attempted suicide in jail early Friday, a person with knowledge of the case told The Associated Press Related articles by Zemanta Alleged Univ. of Alabama Shooter Attempts Suicide (cbsnews.com) Amy Bishop tried suicide after Massachusetts charged her with murdering her brother (boston.com) Bishop tries to commit suicide (boston.com)

Another eight people have been killed in Bangkok as anti-government "Red Shirt" protesters continue to battle security forces on the streets of the capital. The total death toll over the past three days now stands at 24. It is unclear if those killed were all protesters but it is known that none of the dead were soldiers. Government troops meanwhile continue to surround the red shirt who have been camped in the centre of the capital for two months. Troops have also been declaring certain areas "live fire zones". This means security forces will use live ammunition against any protesters trying to enter these areas. Speaking for the first time since the latest round of violence began on Thursday, Thailand's prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva made it clear that his soldiers will not back down. Al Jazeera's Wayne Hay reports from Bangkok

The Indonesian Government has confirmed that almost 40 police officers have been interviewed about the shooting death of a senior tribal leader, at a peaceful rally in West Papua in August this year.

A Russian man from a town in the Urals is facing ten years in prison. Oleg Mayorshin says he killed his wife to release her from severe pain she was suffering due to a back injury. But there are some who doubt his motives.

A suburban Kansas City couple has been charged in the death of a 1-year-old boy who may have suffered for days from injuries so severe that his tongue was nearly split in half before he died.

After three hours of deliberation Wednesday a Boise jury has handed down the death sentence to Joseph Duncan for the 2005 murder of 9-year-old Dylan Groene. KXLY4's Annie Bishop reports.

Lee McKenzie-Wood, mother of murder victim Mark McKenzie, discusses her reaction to the news that her son's killer - Joseph Duncan - has received the death penalty for the murder of Dylan Groene. KXLY4's Erik Loney reports.