World churches head condemns attack in German synagogue
The World Council of Churches has condemned an attack on a German synagogue on Wednesday night with its head describing it as “a brazen display of racist anti-Semitism”. Two people were reportedly killed – one outside the synagogue and another in a nearby kebab shop – and two injured after a heavily armed man turned […]
Gunmen massacre 18, including children, in Papua New Guinea attack
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Gunmen have massacred as many as 18 people including women and children in a remote village in Papua New Guinea, apparently the latest victims of a tribal feud, and Prime Minister James Marape vowed on Wednesday to hunt down the killers. Violence has long ravaged the poor but resource-rich Pacific Ocean nation, but […]
Two killed, 15 schoolgirls injured in Japan stabbing – NHK
Updated: 8am, 29th May, 2019Tokyo, JapanReuters A knife-wielding man slashed at a group of schoolgirls at a bus stop in Japan on Tuesday, killing one girl and an adult who may have been the father of one child, media reported. Sixteen other girls between the ages of six and 12 and a woman were wounded […]
At least six killed in attack on church in Burkina Faso
At least six people have been killed in an attack on a church in northern Burkina Faso, close to the country’s border with Mali. Gunmen, who arrived on motorbikes, opened fire as people were leaving the Protestant church following the end of the Sunday service in the village of Silgadji, reportedly killing the pastor, his […]
Updated: Death toll rises to 10 in Toronto after van mows down pedestrians
Updated: 1pm, 24th April, 2018Ten people have been killed and at least 15 more injured after a van ploughed into pedestrians at high speed in the Canadian city of Toronto on Monday afternoon. A 25-year-old male suspect was later arrested and the van located. The incident took place about 1.30pm on Monday afternoon when the […]
At least 95 dead in Kabul bombing
At least 95 people have been killed and more than 150 injured in the Afghan capital of Kabul after a vehicle painted to look like an ambulance but carrying explosives detonated in a crowded street. The attack, which wss claimed by the Taliban, comes just days after an gunman stormed the city’s landmark Intercontinental Hotel, leaving […]
Save the Children head vows charity to stay in Afghanistan after deadly attack
Thomson Reuters Foundation The head of Save the Children vowed on Thursday to resume operations in Afghanistan as soon as possible following a “malicious and senseless” attack by gunmen which killed four staff at one of the aid agency’s offices. “I cannot express how sad we are and how appalled we are that this can happen […]
At least 16 killed in Nigeria after New Year’s Eve church service
World Watch Monitor At least 16 people were killed as gunmen opened fire at churchgoers returning from a midnight service on New Year’s Eve in Omuku, a town in Nigeria’s southern Rivers state. According to the BBC, the New Year’s Eve fireworks initially made it difficult for people to realise that shots were being fired and […]
At least nine dead in attacks on Copts in Egypt
At least nine people were killed in two attacks – one outside a Coptic church – in a community just south of Cairo on Friday morning. Reports said that at least one gunman attempted to break through security barriers at the Mar Mina Church in the Helwan district, leading to a shoot-out in which at least six […]
Gunmen kill 35 Egyptian Christians in Ascension Day bus attack
World Watch Monitor (with DAVID ADAMS) Gunmen opened fire and killed at least 28 Coptic Orthodox Christians – some reports say up to 35 – and wounded about 25 others – who were traveling to Ascension Day services at the Monastery of St Samuel in Minya, southern Egypt. Bishop Ermia, General Bishop and President of the […]