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Belgium

Police hunt gunmen after several police officers injured in Brussels shooting

NB an updated version of this story is now available here. Armed Belgian police backed by French forces have been involved in a major security

15/03/2016

Ivory Coast

At least 16 dead in Ivory Coast beach shooting

At least 16 people including four Europeans were killed on Sunday after gunmen opened fire at a beach resort in Ivory Coast, according to a police

13/03/2016

World News

Sydney shooting over, gunman dead, says police

Police in the Australian city of Sydney say a gunman who triggered a six-hour stand-off at a factory is dead. They say the man fatally shot one

07/03/2016

World News

One person believed dead and two others injured in Sydney shooting

One person has been reportedly killed and two others injured in a shooting at a factory on the outskirts of Sydney. Police said they do not believe

07/03/2016

USA

Apple bites back and asks US court to overturn FBI access ruling

Apple has petitioned a US court to overturn its ruling ordering the company to help the FBI break into the phone of one of the San Bernadino killers saying the decision violates its constitutional rig

26/02/2016

USA

Unlocking shooter's iPhone would be 'bad for America,' says Apple chief

It would be “bad for America” and set a legal precedent. Apple chief Tim Cook has hit back at the FBI over a court order to help break into an iPhone

25/02/2016

USA

Michigan shootings: Uber driver denied bail on murder charges

An Uber driver, accused in the US of six counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder, has been denied bail. Jason Dalton, 45, is charged in

23/02/2016

USA

Michigan police investigate reports that Uber driver Jason Dalton 'took fares' amid shooting spree

An Uber driver has been arrested in the US city of Kalamazoo accused of shooting dead six people. Allegedly he drove passengers between the killings.

22/02/2016

USA

Michigan massacre suspect identified as Jason Dalton

Seven people were shot and killed and several others wounded in the US state of Michigan on Saturday night. A suspect was arrested and has been named

21/02/2016

USA

Michigan USA: 6 dead in multiple shootings, suspect arrested

A Michigan State Police spokesman said a “strong suspect” is in custody after a gunman shot and killed six people in three separate attacks in

21/02/2016

World News

Apple refuses court order to unlock IPhone of San Bernardino killer

Tech giant Apple has been ordered to assist the F.B.I to unlock the IPhone used by one of the attackers in the San Bernardino shootings that left 14

17/02/2016

Ireland

Continuity IRA reportedly behind Dublin shooting

The killing is claimed to be in revenge for the death of an associate in 2012.

08/02/2016

Ireland

Gunmen shoot dead 1, injure 2, at Dublin boxing event

One person has been killed and two others injured after gunmen wearing disguises burst into a Dublin hotel. They opened fire on boxing fans attending

05/02/2016

USA

Private gun adverts to be prohibited on Facebook

Private firearms transactions coordinated on Facebook or its Instagram photo-sharing service should become a thing of the past under new measures

30/01/2016

World News

US: jailed Oregon protest leader urges followers to abandon occupation of wildlife refuge

The jailed leader of an armed protest group that has been occupying a wildlife refuge in the US state of Oregon, has told the remaining protesters to

28/01/2016

USA

1 dead, 8 arrested as FBI agents confront Oregon militia

The leader of an armed protest group in Oregon has been arrested and one member of his group killed in a shootout with the FBI. Ammon Bundy’s group

27/01/2016

USA

USA: reports of shooting at San Diego naval medical centre prove unfounded

Reports of a shooting at a naval medical centre in San Diego, California appear to have been a false alarm. Navy officials have said that a witness

26/01/2016

Canada

Teen charged with four counts of murder in Canada shooting

Hundreds of people have attended a church vigil in memory of the four victims of Friday’s school shooting in the remote community of La Loche in

26/01/2016

Canada

Canada: Teenage shooting suspect charged with first degree murder

A 17-year-old is facing first degree murder charges after two schoolteachers and two teenage brothers were shot dead in the remote Canadian community

24/01/2016

Canada

Canada school shooting: four people dead, male suspect in custody

Several people are dead and a male suspect has been taken into custody following a shooting at a school in La Roche, Canada.

23/01/2016