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Jordan

Canadian tourist among several killed in Jordan castle shooting

A Canadian female tourist is among at least ten people killed in a shootout between gunmen and security officials in and around a medieval castle in southern Jordan, authorities…

18/12/2016

USA

Briton jailed for Trump shooting attempt

A 20-year-old British tourist who prosecutors say caused a security scare at a Donald Trump campaign rally in Las Vegas by trying to wrestle a gun from a police officer was sentenced on Tuesday to a y

14/12/2016

World News

Three women gunned down in Finland after a night out

A town councillor and two journalists shot dead

04/12/2016

USA

ISIL claims Ohio campus car and knife rampage

Students at Ohio State University remain shaken by Monday’s campus attack (Nov.

30/11/2016

USA

Police investigate if Ohio university attack was "terror related"

A student who drove his car into a crowd of pedestrians and then got out and stabbed several people has been identified as Abdul Razak Ali Artan.

29/11/2016

USA

At least 10 injured in US campus shooting

At least ten people are reported to have been injured in the US state of Ohio in a rampage at Ohio State University. At least one attacker has been shot dead.

28/11/2016

USA

Suspect captured after killing of two police officers in Iowa

Authorities say the officers were ambushed as they sat in their patrol cars in Des Moines in separate attacks

02/11/2016

Pakistan

ISIL claims responsibility for deadly Pakistan police academy attack

ISIL says it was behind an overnight attack on a police academy in Pakistan that has left at least 60 police cadets and guards dead.

25/10/2016

USA

Battling back from gunshot wounds in Chicago

In April 2016, 18-year-old Jonathan Annicks was shot while on his way to his brother’s car in his home town, Chicago.

25/10/2016

Pakistan

Gunmen storm a police training college in Pakistan

A major security operation has been launched in Pakistan after armed militants attacked a police training collage.

25/10/2016

Germany

Two German police are badly hurt in 'far-right' shootout

A man said to belong to a far-right group is under arrest after two German police officers were shot and seriously hurt while raiding a house south of Nuremburg on…

19/10/2016

World News

Daughter of US Olympic sprinter Tyson Gay dies after shooting

Police have detained two people for questioning in connection with the death of the 15-year-old daughter of US Olympic sprinter Tyson Gay.

17/10/2016

USA

Accidental gun deaths involving children rocket in the US

Crystal Mees lost her son Bryson in an accidental shooting incident.

14/10/2016

USA

Six-year-old shooting victim gets superhero funeral

A six year old boy who died from injuries sustained in a shooting in South Carolina has been given a superhero-funeral.

06/10/2016

USA

US police shoot dead unarmed Ugandan refugee

Police in the El Cajon suburb of San Diego have released a surveillance video from a local business that shows an unarmed Ugandan refugee being shot dead in a car park on…

01/10/2016

Philippines

Philippines President likens himself to Hitler, wants to kill 3 million drug addicts

The leader, who backs vigilante death squads in his war on drugs, appeared to answer critics who call him a dictator by likening himself to the Nazi leader.

30/09/2016

USA

Teenage shooter wounds three at South Carolina school

Two children and a teacher have been wounded in a shooting at an elementary school in Anderson County, South Carolina.

28/09/2016

USA

Houston gunman wore military-style clothing during fatal attack - police

Police in the US state of Texas said a gunman who shot and injured at least nine people on Monday was wearing military-style clothing at the time of the attack.

27/09/2016

World News

'Troubled lawyer' gunman killed by police after injuring nine in Houston, Texas

In the United States a gunman described as a “troubled lawyer” has shot and injured at least nine people in Houston, Texas – before being fatally shot by police, the authorities…

26/09/2016

World News

USA: Police footage of Charlotte shooting fails to resolve questions

Police in Charlotte, North Carolina, have released video of the fatal shooting of an African American man after days of pressure from protesters.

25/09/2016