Turkish authorities capture gunmen who killed one person in Istanbul church
Ankara, Turkey Reuters Turkish authorities have captured two gunmen who shot one person dead on Sunday during a service at a church in Istanbul and who are believed to be tied to Islamic State, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said. Yerlikaya had earlier said that the attack, which Ankara condemned, took place around 0840 GMT at […]
Gunmen in Iran kill nine Pakistanis days after tit-for-tat strikes
Dubai, United Arab Emirates Reuters Unidentified gunmen killed nine Pakistani workers in a restive south-eastern border area of Iran on Saturday, Pakistan’s ambassador and Iranian state media said, amid efforts by the two countries to mend ties after tit-for-tat attacks. “Deeply shocked by horrifying killing of 9 Pakistanis in Saravan. Embassy will extend full support […]
Las Vegas campus shooting leaves three dead, one in critical condition
Updated: 12:20pm (AEDT)Reuters A shooting on the main campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, on Wednesday left at least three people dead before the bloodshed ended with the suspect’s own death, authorities said. The Las Vegas Police Department said in written statement on social media that three people, aside from the shooter, were […]
Baltimore mass shooting leaves two dead, several children among 28 injured
Reuters Two people were killed and 28 others were injured, including an estimated 14 children, in a mass shooting in Baltimore, Maryland, early Sunday morning after a neighbourhood party, police said. An 18-year-old woman and 20-year-old man were killed and nine people were still hospitalised with gunfire wounds Sunday afternoon, including a few in critical […]
Gunmen storm Mexican resort, kill seven, including child
Mexico City Reuters Armed men on Saturday killed a child and six others after storming a resort in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato, authorities said, in a region increasingly plagued by drug cartel violence. Footage widely shared on social media showed the aftermath of the attack in a palm-studded resort in the small town […]
Updated: German gunman kills six at Hamburg Jehovah’s Witness hall
Last updated: 11am, 11th March, 2023 (AEDT)Hamburg, GermanyAP A gunman stormed a service at his former Jehovah’s Witness hall in Germany, killing six people before taking his own life after police arrived, authorities in the port city of Hamburg said Friday. Police gave no motive for Thursday night’s attack. But they acknowledged recently receiving an anonymous tip […]
Eight killed in mass shooting at birthday party in South Africa
Gqeberha, South Africa Reuters Gunmen killed eight people and wounded three others at a birthday party in South Africa at the weekend before fleeing, police said. Officers have given no indication of a motive for Sunday’s shooting. The incident follows a spate of mass gun attacks last year that shocked the nation. In July, gunmen […]
Gunman in Paris kills three people in attack on Kurdish community
Paris, FranceReuters A gunman killed three people at a Kurdish cultural centre and nearby Kurdish cafe in central Paris on Friday, prompting violent protests in nearby streets as night fell. President Emmanuel Macron said France’s Kurdish community had been the target of a heinous attack. French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said the suspected assailant had […]
Pakistan’s Imran Khan relaunches political march after surviving gun attack
Islamabad, PakistanReuters Pakistani former Prime Minister Imran Khan told supporters via video-link on Thursday they should keep up an anti-government march, a week after he suffered wounds in a gun attack, and he dismissed a police report that a lone shooter tried to kill him. The 70-year-old former cricket hero was wounded last Thursday in […]
Former Pakistan PM Khan says two shooters tried to assassinate him
Wazirabad, PakistanReuters Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Friday he would resume his protest march to Islamabad after recovering from an assassination attempt, as his supporters staged nationwide protests that blocked major roads. Khan was shot in the leg on Thursday as he waved to crowds from a container mounted on a truck from where he […]