Russia Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov shot dead in Moscow A leading Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov has been shot dead in Moscow. According to several Russian news agencies, the 56-year-old 27/02/2015
Bangladesh Atheist US blogger killed in machete attack in Bangladesh A machete-wielding mob has hacked to death a blogger in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka. Avijit Roy, A US citizen of Bangladeshi origin, was an atheist 27/02/2015
USA Malcolm X remembered A day before the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Malcolm X, the activist’s daughter joined actors and politicians in publically 22/02/2015
Turkey Turkey women protest over slaying of student 'who resisted rape' Women have taken to the streets across Turkey to denounce the brutal murder of a student, killed after allegedly resisting a rape attempt by a 15/02/2015
Jordan Jordan vows to avenge pilot's brutal execution The widow of Mouath al-Kasaesbeh had waited in dread for more than a month to learn her husband’s fate. The Jordanian Air Force pilot was captured by 05/02/2015
United Kingdom Wife of murdered ex-KGB spy Litvinenko appears at inquiry The wife of the former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko arrives at the official inquiry in London into his murder 02/02/2015
Argentina Argentine prosecutor Nisman was misled into accusing the President The Argentinian prosecutor who died in mysterious circumstances on Sunday after accusing the President of trying to derail a probe into a 1994 22/01/2015
Argentina Death of a prosecutor in Argentina provokes street demonstrations as officials find no evidence of an outside link A group of protesters held a demonstration outside Argentina’s National Congress to draw attention to what they see as the suspicious death of 20/01/2015
Turkey Thousands march for journalist Dink murder anniversary Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Istanbul to commemorate the death of journalist Hrant Dink, eight years ago. The prominent ethnic 19/01/2015
world news Eight children stabbed to death in Cairns, Australia Eight children have been found stabbed to death in a house in Cairns, Australia and the mother of seven of them was also seriously injured 19/12/2014
world news 8 children stabbed to death in Australia Eight children have been killed during what several media outlets are reporting was a mass stabbing in Australia’s northern city of Cairns. Police 19/12/2014
Mexico Renewed protests in Mexico as remains of one of missing students identified Thousands of people marched through the streets of Mexico City on Saturday calling for justice and for answers after the abduction and feared 07/12/2014
Mexico Protests continue in Mexico over abducted trainee teachers. The abduction of 43 trainee teachers in Mexico ten weeks ago is continuing to provoke protests. The government is blaming the country’s notoriously 07/12/2014
Tunisia Three years in, Tunisia's revolution still struggles Political tension has once again gripped Tunisia with hundreds of protesters taking to the streets of Tunis on Wednesday (April 16) to condemn what 16/04/2014
Greece Greece: Anti-racism rapper stabbed to death in cafe brawl Greek police searched the Athens offices of the Golden Dawn party on Wednesday after a 35-year-old anti-racism rapper was stabbed to death by a man 18/09/2013
USA Oklahoma: Baseball player shot and killed by 'bored' teens Three teenage boys were charged on Tuesday in the killing of an Australian university student in Oklahoma, in what police said might have been a 21/08/2013
USA Man kills his wife and posts the photo on Facebook A Miami man who reportedly posted a photo of his wife’s body on Facebook after killing her turned himself in to authorities on Thursday and confessed 09/08/2013
Tunisia Tunisian opposition politician shot dead in Tunis Tunisian opposition politician Mohamed Brahmi, who belonged to the nationalist and secular Popular Party, was shot dead outside his house in the 25/07/2013
World Kurdish killings: where will the trail lead The apparent premeditation behind the killing of three Kurdish activists in Paris has caused many to ponder on the motives behind the murders. One 10/01/2013
