Serbia

Serbian gun amnesty collects 13,500 weapons, including rocket launcher

Horror and anger at two recent mass shootings has put Serbia's populist government under pressure to change the political climate

14/05/2023

Serbia

Thousands of weapons surrendered after double shooting spree in Serbia

An unprecedented campaign of disarmament has taken place across Serbia, following last week's double shooting spree that sparked protests and calls for tighter controls on violent content in media outlets.

11/05/2023

Germany

Two dead after shooting at German Mercedes factory near Stuttgart

A man opened fire at a Mercedes-Benz factory in southwestern Germany on Thursday, leaving two people dead, the company said.

11/05/2023

Serbia

Serbia starts a gun amnesty a week after two mass shootings

Fifteen hundred guns, thousands of rounds of ammunition and more than 100 bombs were surrendered to Serbian police in an amnesty following two mass shootings last week.

09/05/2023

Serbia

Anger grows in Serbia despite crackdown on gun ownership

President Aleksandar Vučić has demanded a 90% reduction of firearms in circulation after back-to-back mass shootings last week.

09/05/2023

World News

Eight dead after SUV hits crowd near Texas migrant shelter

At least eight people have died after a car drove into a crowd near a migrant shelter in Texas.

08/05/2023

Serbia

Serbia mourns as funerals for mass shooting victims begin

After two mass shootings devastated the Balkan nation, families begin to hold funerals for the victims.

06/05/2023

Serbia

Second shooting spree prompts harsh anti-gun measures in Serbia

Following a second shooting spree within a week, the Serbian president announced a harsh crackdown on guns.

05/05/2023

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"One of the most difficult days in Serbia's recent history"

Police have detained a 13-year-old suspect in connection with Wednesday's shooting that killed eight students and a security guard.

04/05/2023

No Comment

In pictures: Tributes to eight children and a guard shot in Belgrade

Mourners laid flowers and lit candles outside a Belgrade school where eight pupils and a guard were shot dead by a schoolboy. Police detained a 13 year old boy.

03/05/2023

Serbia

Schoolboy detained after eight pupils and a guard shot dead in Serbia

A 13-year-old schoolboy has been detained in Belgrade, Serbia, after eight children and a guard were shot dead at a school.

03/05/2023

World News

Three UN aid workers killed in fighting in Sudan

The UN’s World Food Programme has temporarily halted its humanitarian work in Sudan after three of its staff members were killed

16/04/2023

USA

At least five dead in latest US mass shooting at Kentucky bank

Police say at least six people have been taken to hospital for treatment, and that the gunman was killed at the scene.

10/04/2023

World News

Three children and three adults killed in school shooting in Tennessee

Three children and three adults were killed in a shooting at a private Christian grade school in Nashville on Monday. Female shooter was a 28 year-old former student.

27/03/2023

Israel

Shooting in Tel Aviv after three Palestinians killed in West Bank

Three people were injured in a shooting in Tel Aviv after an Israeli military raid killed three Palestinian in the occupied West Bank.

10/03/2023

USA

Gunman kills three people and injures more at Michigan university

A gunman opened fire Monday night at Michigan State University, killing three people and wounding five more, before fatally shooting himself after an hours-long manhunt.

14/02/2023

Israel

Palestinian boy shot and injured two Israeli men

A Palestinian boy, aged 13, shot and injured an Israeli man and his adult son in East Jerusalem. The boy was shot and disarmed by bystanders and taken to hospital in handcuffs.

28/01/2023

USA

New report analyses why mass attacks keep happening

It was released as the US experienced a particularly deadly start to the new year that has left 39 people dead in six mass killings.

25/01/2023

World News

Gun control in the spotlight as California sees third mass shooting

California's politicians remain deeply divided on gun control as the state sees its third mass shooting in little over a week. Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom accused California congressman and leader of the house Kevin McCarthy of remaining largely silent on the issue.

25/01/2023

USA

Two more California shooting incidents leave seven dead

Police in California believe the same suspect they have arrested shot seven people dead at two sites on Monday afternoon

24/01/2023