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01:50 Four Czech troops to stand trial over 2018 death of Afghan soldier

Four Czech soldiers will face trial for alleged crimes related to the death of an Afghan soldier after he was detained and interrogated in 2018, Czech prosecutors said on Tuesday.

22/04 Texas Walmart shooter who killed 23 avoids death penalty by pleading guilty

The gunman who killed 23 people and injured 22 others in a 2019 mass shooting aimed at Latinos at a Texas Walmart pleaded guilty to murder on Monday and was sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole, prosecutors said.

18/04 Mangione faces federal charges, death penalty in UnitedHealth executive's killing

A federal grand jury has indicted Luigi Mangione, who is accused of murdering a UnitedHealth Group executive in New York last year, allowing prosecutors to seek the death penalty in his case, according to court filings on Thursday.

17/04 At least one dead in shooting at Florida State University

At least one person was killed and six others were wounded on Thursday after a shooting at Florida State University, and a suspect was taken into custody, according to media reports.

16/04 Chinese couple shot dead in Rome in mafia-style killing, Italian police say

A senior figure in the Chinese underworld has been shot dead along with a companion in a mafia-style execution in Rome, in what police suspect is a spillover from a long-running turf war within Italy's Chinese criminal networks, police said.

16/04 German palliative doctor charged with 15 counts of murder

Prosecutors in Berlin on Wednesday charged a doctor suspected of administering lethal amounts of various medications to palliative patients under his care with 15 counts of murder.

14/04 Suspect in arson attack on Pennsylvania governor's residence charged with attempted murder

The suspect in an arson attack on Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro's residence has been charged with attempted homicide, terrorism, aggravated arson and other felonies after his arrest on Sunday.

11/04 Pennsylvania man charged over threats to kill Trump, immigration agents

A Pennsylvania man has been charged with making threats online to murder President Donald Trump and immigration agents, the U.S. Justice Department said on Friday.

11/04 Mangione lawyers ask judge to prevent US prosecutors from seeking death penalty

Luigi Mangione's lawyers on Friday asked a judge to prevent the U.S. government from seeking the death penalty in a case accusing him of shooting and killing the CEO of UnitedHealth Group's insurance division, in New York last year.

10/04 Mexican police officer killed by American in Tijuana

A U.S. citizen shot and killed on Wednesday a top state Mexican police officer in an elite unit known as "the Gringo Hunters," which dedicates itself to arresting U.S. suspects who are fugitives in Mexico.

09/04 Officer killed in assault on police station in Russia's Chechnya, along with attacker

A man wielding a knife was killed after attacking a police station in Chechnya on Tuesday, along with one of the station's officers in the Russian Caucasus region, officials said.

07/04 'Adolescence' TV drama exposes global issue of teenage violence

TV drama "Adolescence" has shocked and captivated audiences around the world, providing what campaigners say is a rare opportunity to tackle the largely hidden world of online misogyny and violence.

06/04 Israeli military changes initial account of Gaza aid worker killings

The Israeli military has provided new details that changed its initial account of the killing of 15 emergency workers near the southern Gaza city of Rafah last month but said investigators were still examining the evidence.

02/04 UK baby killer Letby's lawyer to present new evidence in bid to clear her name

A lawyer for nurse Lucy Letby said he would present new evidence on Thursday to the commission which considers miscarriages of justice, saying it undermined the case against the British nurse convicted of murdering seven babies in her care.

31/03 UAE sentences killers of Israeli rabbi to death

The United Arab Emirates on Monday sentenced three people to death for the murder of an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi who was killed in November in the Gulf country, state news agency WAM reported.

31/03 Sweden recorded lowest number of homicides in a decade in 2024

Sweden's homicide and manslaughter rate dropped sharply last year as increased surveillance lessened gang crime that had pushed gun-related deaths to the highest level in the European Union.

31/03 Oliver Stone to testify at US House panel JFK assassination files hearing

Film director Oliver Stone will testify at a U.S. House of Representatives hearing Tuesday on thousands of pages of documents related to the 1963 assassination of John F. Kennedy released this month at the direction of President Donald Trump.

29/03 Guinea junta chief pardons former military leader over stadium massacre

Guinea's junta leader has pardoned former military leader Moussa Dadis Camara for "health reasons" after a court last year found him guilty of crimes against humanity in a 2009 stadium massacre, according to a decree read on state television late on Friday.

28/03 Pop star Selena's murderer denied parole in Texas, 30 years after shooting

Yolanda Saldivar, the convicted murderer of Latin pop star Selena Quintanilla-Perez, known as the queen of Tejano music, was denied parole on Thursday, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles announced, just days before the 30th anniversary of the singer's death.

27/03 US prosecutors weigh death penalty for alleged Mexican drug lord Caro Quintero

The U.S. government said on Wednesday it may seek the death penalty for alleged Mexican drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, following his surprise expulsion from Mexico last month to face sweeping drug charges.

23/03 Trump asks if Lee Harvey Oswald was helped in assassinating JFK

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he believes the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy was carried out by Lee Harvey Oswald but asked if the gunman had help.

07/03 South Carolina to carry out first firing squad execution in US in 15 years

South Carolina plans to execute a man convicted of two murders by firing squad on Friday, the first use of the method in the U.S. in 15 years.

07/03 Cartels loom over Mexico's new system of electing judges

The heightened public exposure of those competing for the prestigious posts has sparked fears that the candidates will be easy targets.

24/01 Businessman charged over Malta journalist's murder granted bail

A Maltese court on Friday granted bail to a prominent businessman who is charged with complicity in the murder of anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in 2017.

24/01 Tren de Aragua members nabbed in Chile for murder of Venezuelan dissident

Chilean authorities conducted large-scale raids throughout Santiago this week that authorities say led to the arrest of more than a dozen gang members linked to the murder of a Venezuelan dissident.

23/01 UK teenager jailed for minimum of 52 years for 'harrowing' Southport girls' murders

A British teenager who killed three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event was jailed for at least 52 years on Thursday, for an attack Prime Minister Keir Starmer called one of the most harrowing moments in Britain's history.

23/01 Families of apartheid-era victims sue South African government for damages

Twenty-five victims' families and survivors of apartheid-era political crimes have sued South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and his government for what they say is its failure to properly investigate those offences and deliver justice.

23/01 Trump pardons two police officers convicted in murder of Black man in Washington

Republican U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday pardoned two police officers in Washington who were convicted in the 2020 murder of a 20-year-old Black man named Karon Hylton-Brown, the White House said.

23/01 Nashville school shooting leaves two dead, including shooter

A teenage boy on Wednesday opened fire inside a Tennessee high school, killing one student and wounding another before taking his own life, police said.

22/01 Two killed in German park in stabbing attack; Afghan suspect arrested

A 28-year-old man from Afghanistan was arrested following a knife attack on Wednesday in a park in the German city of Aschaffenburg in which two people were killed, including a toddler, police and the state health minister said.

22/01 Chinese citizen 'murdered' in northern Afghanistan

A Chinese citizen was "murdered" in Afghanistan's northern Takhar province, the Taliban provincial police said on Wednesday, adding that a preliminary investigation had been launched.

22/01 US Supreme Court weighs police conduct in fatal Houston shooting

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to consider on Wednesday a woman's civil rights lawsuit over the fatal police shooting of her son during a traffic stop in Houston in a case that could make it easier to hold officers accountable for using excessive force.

22/01 Turkey opposition leader to stand trial for inciting public hatred

A Turkish court late on Tuesday ordered far-right Victory Party leader Umit Ozdag be held in custody pending trial on charges of inciting public hatred through social media, prompting widespread condemnation from opposition leaders.

21/01 Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan home from hospital days after knife attack by intruder

Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan left a hospital in India's financial capital Mumbai on Tuesday, less than a week after he suffered knife injuries in a scuffle with an intruder at his house, local media reported.

21/01 Indian state contests life sentence of murder, rape convict, seeks death, source says

India's West Bengal state launched an appeal on Tuesday to overturn a life sentence in favour of the death penalty for a police volunteer convicted of the rape and murder of a junior doctor, a senior lawyer aware of the development said.

20/01 Teenager admits 'unspeakable' murders of three girls in Southport

It was one of Britain's most shocking crimes this century.

20/01 Indian police volunteer gets life sentence for rape, murder of Kolkata junior doctor

An Indian court awarded the life sentence on Monday to a police volunteer convicted of the rape and murder of a junior doctor at the hospital where she worked in the eastern city of Kolkata.

20/01 British teenager goes on trial over girls' murders in UK's Southport

A British teenager will go on trial on Monday, accused of murdering three young girls in a knife attack in the northern English town of Southport last July, a crime that horrified the nation and was followed by days of nationwide rioting.

20/01 Trump says he will quickly release JFK, Robert Kennedy, MLK assassination files

President-elect Donald Trump said on Sunday he would release classified documents in the coming days related to the assassinations of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert Kennedy and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.

19/01 Suspected Bangladeshi arrested in stabbing of Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan

A man thought to be a citizen of Bangladesh was arrested in India's financial capital Mumbai on Sunday and is considered the prime suspect in the stabbing of Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan, police said.

18/01 India police detain second suspect in Saif Ali Khan stabbing incident

Police in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh on Saturday detained a second person suspected of involvement in a knife attack in which Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan was wounded.

18/01 India police volunteer convicted of rape, murder of junior doctor in Kolkata

An Indian police volunteer was convicted on Saturday of the rape and murder of a junior doctor at a hospital in the eastern city Kolkata, in the speedy trial of a crime that sparked national outrage over a lack of safety for women.

18/01 US says Ronald Greene's death showed Louisiana police used excessive force

The fatal 2019 arrest of unarmed Black motorist Ronald Greene and its aftermath demonstrated serious failures at Louisiana State Police like use of excessive force and breakdowns in accountability, the U.S. Justice Department said in a reportreleased on Friday.

15/01 US won't seek charges in unarmed Black motorist Ronald Greene's fatal 2019 arrest

U.S. federal prosecutors will not bring charges in the fatal 2019 arrest of unarmed Black motorist Ronald Greene, Greene's family said on Tuesday.

11/01 Suspected killer of former Cambodia lawmaker sent to Thailand

A suspected hitman accused of killing a Cambodian former opposition lawmaker in a brazen attack in Bangkok was handed over to Thai authorities on Saturday from Cambodia, where he had been arrested after crossing the border.

10/01 Alec Baldwin sues prosecutors, sheriff's office officials over 'Rust' shooting trial

Alec Baldwin on Thursday sued New Mexico prosecutors, sheriff's office officials and others, alleging malicious prosecution and civil rights violations in the 2021 "Rust" shooting trial.

08/01 UK Athletics charged over 2017 death of Paralympic athlete

UK Athletics and the former head of sport for a Paralympic event have been charged over the death of Abdullah Hayayei in 2017 when the Paralympic athlete was training in London, British prosecutors said on Wednesday.

08/01 Thai police seek to arrest suspected killer of former Cambodian lawmaker

A Thai court on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant for an alleged hit man who shot dead a former Cambodian opposition lawmaker in a brazen attack in Bangkok's crowded old quarter, police said.

08/01 UK special forces soldiers tell inquiry of Afghan murder concerns

Soldiers who were part of British special forces working in Afghanistan have told a public inquiry of their concerns that Afghans who posed no threat had been murdered in raids against suspected Taliban insurgents, including some aged under 16.

07/01 Trump Middle East envoy predicts 'good things' to announce on Gaza hostages before inauguration

President-elect Donald Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff said on Tuesday he hopes to have good things to report about hostages held by Hamas in Gaza by the time Trump is sworn in as U.S. president on Jan. 20.

07/01 Man accused of killing woman in New York subway fire pleads not guilty

The man accused of killing a woman sleeping on a New York City subway car by setting her on fire pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and arson at a court hearing on Tuesday.

06/01 Minneapolis council approves police oversight following George Floyd probe

Minneapolis' City Council voted on Monday to agree to systemic reforms to its police department and to submit the department to outside oversight after a U.S. federal investigation spurred by the 2020 murder of George Floyd uncovered a pattern of civil rights abuses.

06/01 Biden travels to New Orleans to offer comfort after New Year's Day attack

U.S. President Joe Biden will travel to New Orleans on Monday to offer comfort to the community after a U.S. Army veteran killed 14 people and injured dozens by ramming a truck into a crowd of revelers on New Year's Day.

06/01 How Kenya police hid killings of anti-government protesters

Charles Owino was killed by a gunshot during protests. Kenya’s police recorded his death as a road accident. Reuters investigates an alleged cover-up of protester killings.

06/01 German Christmas market attack death toll rises to six

A 52-year-old woman has died in hospital from injuries sustained after a man drove his car into a German Christmas market last month, a spokesperson for the local public prosecutor's office said on Monday, bringing the death toll from the attack to six.

06/01 Ecuador's ex-VP Glas evacuated from prison after attempted killing, lawyer says

His lawyer called for the U.N. and other international organizations to intervene.

05/01 FBI looking into New Orleans attack suspect's visits to Egypt, Canada

The FBI is looking into past visits to Egypt and Canada by the suspect in the New Year's Day attack in New Orleans that killed 14 people after a truck was rammed into a crowd of revelers, an FBI official told reporters on Sunday.

04/01 Resilient New Orleans regains its stride, hardly missing a beat after truck attack

Music is again streaming from clubs and restaurants are filled with tourists.

03/01 Montenegrin protesters slam police handling of mass shooting

Hundreds of Montenegrins protested in the capital Podgorica on Friday against what they see as a lack of action by authorities to prevent a mass shooting in which a gunman killed 12 people and seriously wounded four.

03/01 What we know so far about the New Orleans truck attack victims

Fifteen people were killed and 30 were injured after a U.S. Army veteran with an ISIS flag on his truck swerved around makeshift barriers and plowed into revelers in New Orleans' crowded French Quarter on New Year's Day.

03/01 Investigators seek clues to New Orleans attacker's path to radicalization

As investigators learn more about the man who pledged allegiance to Islamic State and killed 14 people with a truck on New Year's Day in New Orleans, a key question remains: How did a veteran and one-time employee of a major corporation become radicalized?

02/01 FBI looks for any link between Tesla explosion and New Orleans attack

Gasoline canisters and large firework mortars were packed into the Cybertruck that burst into flames.

02/01 Police probe motive in New Orleans truck rampage

Investigators in New Orleans were searching for what motivated a U.S. Army veteran flying an ISIS flag from his truck to plow into a crowd of New Year's revelers, killing 15 people and injuring 30 more before dying in a shootout with police.

02/01 Albania TikTok ban sparks debate over freedom of speech

Every evening, Ergus Katiaj uploads a video on TikTok reminding customers that his shop in Tirana delivers potato chips, cigarettes and alcohol through the night. His phone buzzes with orders that add about 1,000 euros to his monthly profit.

02/01 What is Islamic State, the group implicated in the New Orleans attack?

The radical Islamic State group, which once imposed a reign of terror over millions of people in Syria and Iraq, has been implicated in the truck attack on a New Orleans crowd, which killed 15 people and injured about 30.

02/01 Islamic State claims responsibility for attack on Somalia's Puntland military base

The Islamic State group on Wednesday claimed responsibility for an attack on a military base in Somalia's northeastern region of Puntland a day earlier, the group posted on its Telegram channel.

02/01 Suspect in Montenegro shooting dies after attempting suicide

A gunman who killed at least 10 people in a rampage in a small town in Montenegro died from self-inflicted injuries on Thursday after attempting suicide, the country's interior minister, Danilo Saranovic, said.

01/01 New Orleans truck attack adds to growing list of similar incidents

Vehicle attacks have become increasingly common, though only some have been declared acts of terrorism.

01/01 New Orleans was replacing street barriers at time of truck attack

The city of New Orleans had begun replacing security barriers along Bourbon Street before Wednesday's truck attack, which killed at least 10 people and wounded more than 30.

01/01 Congo sentences 13 soldiers to death in bid to boost discipline

A Congolese military tribunal has sentenced 13 soldiers to death on charges including murder, looting, and cowardice in what military authorities said was a drive to improve army discipline after territorial losses due to soldiers fleeing.

31/12 Ecuador AG confirms bodies are missing boys as judge orders military personnel held

Four bodies discovered last week are a group of boys reported missing at the start of the month, Ecuador's attorney general's office said on Tuesday, as a judge ordered detention for 16 military personnel while their alleged role in the disappearance is investigated.

31/12 Woman burned to death on New York subway identified

A woman who died after being set on fire on the New York City subway earlier this month was identified as Debrina Kawam, 57, of Toms River, New Jersey, the New York medical examiner's office said on Tuesday.

31/12 New York governor orders reforms following inmate death

New York's governor on Monday ordered prison reforms and began the process of firing corrections officers who earlier this month beat a restrained Black inmate who died a few hours later.

31/12 Mexico detains suspects in death of migration agent near U.S. border

Three suspects were arrested on Monday in the death of a Mexican migration agent who was found earlier in the day with no signs of life, state security and migration officials said.

30/12 Serbia indicts 13 for railway station awning collapse

Prosecutors in the northern Serbian city of Novi Sad filed an indictment on Monday against 13 people in connection with the collapse of a railway station awning last month that killed 15 people and sparked a wave of protests.

30/12 China hands lengthy jail terms to two teenagers for murdering classmate

A court in northern China handed lengthy prison terms to two teenagers for murdering their classmate with a shovel in March, state media said on Monday, in a case that triggered heated public debate on juvenile delinquency.

27/12 Suspect in deadly New York City subway fire indicted on murder, arson charges

The man accused of killing a woman who was sleeping on a New York City subway car by setting her on fire, was indicted by a grand jury on Friday of murder and arson charges, prosecutors announced.

27/12 Driver in China's Zhuhai car ramming attack sentenced to death, Xinhua reports

The driver who rammed his car into a crowd in southern China's Zhuhai city, killing at least 35 people, has been sentenced to death, China's official Xinhua News Agency reported on Friday.

25/12 Suriname ex-President Desi Bouterse dead at 79, foreign minister says

Suriname's fugitive former President Desi Bouterse has died aged 79, the country's government said on Wednesday, almost a year after he fled authorities to avoid jail following his conviction over the murder of 15 political activists in 1982.

24/12 At least eight Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in West Bank refugee camp

Israeli forces killed at least eight Palestinians in raids on Tuesday on a refugee camp near the city of Tulkarm in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Palestinian and Israeli officials said.

24/12 Suspect in New York City subway fire killing charged with murder, arson

The man accused of killing a woman on a New York City subway train by setting her on fire was charged with murder and arson in an initial court appearance on Tuesday.

24/12 Saudi executions rose sharply in 2024

Saudi Arabia executed 330 people this year, the highest number in decades, despite de facto ruler Mohammed bin Salman's 2022 assertion that the death penalty had been eliminated except for murder cases under his vision for a new open kingdom.

24/12 Alec Baldwin manslaughter case dropped by New Mexico prosecutor

A New Mexico criminal case against actor Alec Baldwin stemming from a fatal shooting on the set of his movie "Rust" in 2021 ended on Monday, with a prosecutor dropping her appeal of the case's dismissal.

23/12 Trial for suspect in second Trump assassination attempt delayed

A U.S. judge on Monday delayed a trial for the suspect in the second assassination attempt of President-elect Donald Trump until September 2025, according to a court order.

23/12 Suspect identified in fatal burning of a woman on New York City subway

A 33-year-old Guatemalan citizen was arrested on suspicion of murder and arson after a woman was burned to death on a New York City subway train over the weekend, police and federal officials said on Monday.

23/12 Over 200 killed in Haiti's Cite Soleil massacre, UN report finds

At least 207 people were killed by members of the Wharf Jeremie gang in Haiti's portside neighborhood of Cite Soleil earlier this month, the United Nations said in a report on Monday, revising up a death toll it initially estimated at 187.

23/12 Germany looking into possible security lapses after Christmas market attack

Germany searched for answers after a man drove his car into a Christmas market, killing at least five people and casting a renewed spotlight on security and immigration ahead of a snap election.

23/12 Suspect in UnitedHealth CEO's killing faces terrorism charges in New York

Luigi Mangione, the man suspected of fatally gunning down UnitedHealth Group chief executive Brian Thompson on a Manhattan street, is due to be arraigned on Monday on state murder charges that brand him a terrorist.

23/12 Biden commutes sentences of 37 of 40 inmates on federal death row

U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the sentences for 37 out of 40 federal inmates on death row, converting them to life in prison without parole before he hands over power to President-elect Donald Trump on Jan. 20.

23/12 Woman killed after being set on fire on New York subway train

Police arrested a man they said set a woman on fire while she appeared to be asleep on a New York City subway train on Sunday morning, killing her.

22/12 Suspect in German Christmas market attack held on murder charges

The suspect is a 50-year-old man from Saudi Arabia who has lived in Germany for almost two decades.

21/12 First grief, then a more political tone at site of Germany Christmas market attack

A spontaneous memorial created by grieving families and local residents at a church overlooking Magdeburg's Christmas market evolved during Saturday into something more politically charged.

21/12 Eight convicted in France over murder of teacher who showed Prophet caricature

A French court sentenced eight people to prison terms ranging from one to 16 years for their roles in a hate campaign that culminated in the murder of a teacher who had shown caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad in class, local media reported.

20/12 Explainer: What charges does Luigi Mangione face over UnitedHealth executive killing?

Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the Dec. 4 killing of UnitedHealth Group executive Brian Thompson, faces two separate sets of murder charges in state and federal court in New York.

19/12 Wisconsin shooter contacted California man planning separate attack, reports say

The teenage girl who killed a teacher and fellow student at her Wisconsin school this week was in contact via text message with a California man who was planning his own mass shooting, according to media reports that cited court papers.

19/12 Police in Sweden make headway against gang shootings

After more than a decade of rising deadly gang violence, Swedish police say the country's violent crime statistics are finally improving and attribute this to new powers including increased electronic eavesdropping and more surveillance cameras.

19/12 UnitedHealth executive murder suspect to appear in court over New York extradition

The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealth Group executive Brian Thompson is due to appear in a Pennsylvania court on Thursday morning for a hearing on a request by New York to extradite him to Manhattan to face murder charges.

18/12 Russia says it detains suspect over the murder of top general in Moscow

Russia said on Wednesday it had detained a citizen of Uzbekistan who had confessed to planting and detonating a bomb which killed Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov in Moscow a day earlier on the instructions of Ukraine's security service.

18/12 Utah family of 5 five found dead in their home, 1 teen survived

Five members of a Utah family including children aged 2, 9 and 11 were found dead of gunshot wounds in their home on Tuesday, while one 17-year-old boy was injured, police said.

17/12 German police investigating after Russian dissident Kara-Murza's mother taken ill in Berlin

Russian dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza said his mother was in hospital in Berlin on Tuesday, while German police said they were investigating a case of attempted homicide.

17/12 Luigi Mangione indicted for murder in killing of UnitedHealth executive

Mangione was indicted on 11 counts, including first-degree murder and murder as a crime of terrorism. The indictment accused Mangione of murdering Thompson with the intent to "influence the policy of a unit of government by intimidation or coercion."

17/12 Syrian mass graves expose "machinery of death" under Assad, top prosecutor says

An international war crimes prosecutor said on Tuesday that evidence emerging from mass grave sites in Syria has exposed a state-run "machinery of death" under toppled leader Bashar al-Assad in which he estimated more than 100,000 people were tortured and murdered since 2013.

17/12 Police search for motive in Wisconsin school shooting

Police in Wisconsin on Tuesday were interviewing friends and family and examining the online presence of a 15-year-old girl to determine what drove her to open fire in a school classroom, killing a fellow student and a teacher before taking her own life.

17/12 Kenyan man sentenced to 50 years in jail for killing LGBTQ activist

A Kenyan court has sentenced a man to 50 years in prison after he was convicted of the murder of gay rights activist Edwin Kiptoo nearly two years ago.

17/12 US deports notorious drug lord Osiel Cardenas Guillen to Mexico

The U.S. government deported drug lord Osiel Cardenas Guillen to Mexico on Monday, transferring custody of the ex-leader of the Gulf Cartel to Mexican authorities at the border city of Tijuana, two federal government officials told Reuters.

17/12 Teenage shooter kills student, teacher at Wisconsin school, police say

A teenage shooter killed a fellow student and a teacher at a Wisconsin school and wounded six others on Monday before police found the suspect dead at the scene in the latest school shooting to devastate a U.S. community.

16/12 Uganda's court orders government to pay LRA war crime victims

A Ugandan court has ordered the government to pay up to 10 million Ugandan shillings ($2,740) to each victim of Lord's Resistance Army commander Thomas Kwoyelo, the first senior member of the rebel group to be convicted by Uganda's judiciary.

13/12 US flies freed American Travis Timmerman out of Syria, official says

American citizen Travis Timmerman has been flown out of Syria, where he was imprisoned before being released by rebels this week, a U.S. official said on Friday.

13/12 Suspect in UnitedHealth executive murder was not a company customer, reports say

The suspect in the murder of UnitedHealth Group executive Brian Thompson was not a customer of the health insurer, several media outlets reported, citing a company spokesperson.

13/12 US couple shot dead while on visit in western Mexico

A U.S. couple was shot dead in the violence-plagued western Mexican state of Michoacan, state prosecutors said on Thursday, just after the country's president had wrapped up a meeting with security officials aimed at addressing a wave of violence.

13/12 White House releases strategy to counter anti-Muslim, anti-Arab hate

U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday released a long-awaited strategy for countering anti-Muslim and anti-Arab hate, up sharply since the start of the Israel-Gaza war, calling for urgent, continued work to reduce discrimination and bias.

12/12 Judge killed in violence-plagued Mexican city a day after president's visit

A senior judge was assassinated in the Mexican resort city of Acapulco on Wednesday a day after the country's president convened security officials there to address a wave of violence.

12/12 Louisville commits to police reform in Breonna Taylor case

Louisville, Kentucky struck an agreement with the U.S. Justice Department on Thursday to reform its police department after an investigation prompted by the 2020 killing of Breonna Taylor found a pattern of discrimination against Black residents.

12/12 ICC suspect ordered murder and rape in Sudan's Darfur, judges hear

The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor told judges on Wednesday that the suspect in the first trial examining war crimes in Sudan's Darfur region two decades ago was a feared militia leader who enthusiastically ordered atrocities including murder, rape and pillaging.

12/12 Luigi Mangione was charged with murder - then donations started pouring in

In the days since Luigi Mangione was charged with murder for gunning down a top health insurance executive, more than a thousand donations have poured into an online fundraiser for his legal defense, with messages supporting him and even celebrating the crime.

11/12 Health execs reckon with patient outrage after UnitedHealthcare killing

Health care companies are taking a step back to better understand patients' experiences after a powerful U.S. health insurance executive was murdered last week, executives from drugmaker Pfizer and Amazon.com said at a panel at the Reuters NEXT conference in New York on Wednesday.

11/12 What are 'ghost guns' like the one found with suspect in killing of a UnitedHealth CEO?

The 26-year-old charged with murder in the killing of a UnitedHealth executive in New York was captured in Pennsylvania with a backpack police said contained a so-called "ghost gun."

11/12 Behind UnitedHealth exec's accused killer, a possible history of back pain emerges

A potential history of back pain emerged on Tuesday as a point of interest in the UnitedHealthcare CEO murder case, based on accounts from two people who knew the suspect and details from his social media profiles.

10/12 UnitedHealth murder suspect faces extradition hearing in Pennsylvania

The 26-year-old man accused of gunning down UnitedHealth executive Brian Thompson in the streets of Manhattan will appear in a Pennsylvania court on Tuesday for a hearing on whether to extradite him to New York to face murder charges there, according to a court spokesperson.

10/12 Mexican congressman gunned down as political violence continues

A federal congressman was assassinated late on Monday in Mexico's Gulf Coast state of Veracruz, the latest killing in an outbreak of political violence in the country.

10/12 Kenyan police fire teargas at protesters marching against femicide

Kenyan police fired teargas and arrested at least three people on Tuesday as hundreds protested in the capital Nairobi against a wave of femicides, a Reuters reporter and human rights activists said.

10/12 Google pulls McDonald's negative reviews over arrest in UnitedHealth murder

Google on Monday removed derogatory reviews about McDonald's after the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealth executive Brian Thompson was arrested at its restaurant in Altoona, Pennsylvania, where police say a customer alerted a local employee about him.

10/12 What we know about suspect in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO 

An X-ray image appears to show screws and plates inserted in a lower back. Social media commentary praises the Unabomber and criticizes the use of smartphones by children.

10/12 Images of unmasked suspect in UnitedHealth executive shooting key to arrest

In the end, the big break turned out to be a pair of images at a New York hostel.

09/12 Former US Marine found not guilty in fatal New York subway choking

A former U.S. Marine sergeant who used a chokehold to restrain Jordan Neely, a homeless man, on a New York City subway car was found not guilty of criminally negligent homicide on Monday in Neely's death.

09/12 Police detain man in connection with UnitedHealth exec killing, reports say

Authorities on Monday detained a man in central Pennsylvania in connection with last week's murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson after finding him in possession of a gun, a silencer and false identification cards similar to those used by the killer, several media outlets reported.

09/12 Haiti gang massacres at least 110 people in Cite Soleil, rights group says

At least 110 people were killed over the weekend in Haiti's Cite Soleil slum when a gang leader targeted elderly people he suspected of causing his child's illness through witchcraft, the National Human Rights Defense Network (RNDDH) said on Sunday.

07/12 Suspect identified in UnitedHealth executive's murder, New York Post reports

Brian Thompson was shot in the back in what police described as a targeted attack by a masked assailant lying in wait.

06/12 Most serious charge dismissed in New York City subway car death; jurors considering lesser charge

A judge on Friday dismissed the most serious charge against Daniel Penny, a former U.S. Marine on trial for the death of Jordan Neely, a homeless man who he was restraining on a New York City subway car, after jurors were unable to agree on it.

06/12 Health insurer shares fall after UnitedHealth exec murder

Shares of health insurance companies including UnitedHealth Group continued to fall on Friday, two days after Brian Thompson, the CEO of the company's health insurance unit, was fatally shot outside a Manhattan hotel by a gunman lying in wait.

06/12 Police scour New York for suspect two days after UnitedHealth executive gunned down

New York police were asking the public for help in their search for the masked assailant.

05/12 Internet sleuths hunt for clues on murder of UnitedHealth's Brian Thompson

Zooming in on surveillance footage of a gun that could have had a silencer fitted to it. Scouring the web to identify the brand of a backpack. Triangulating data of a rental bike to uncover an escape route.

05/12 Healthcare industry rethinks risk after murder of UnitedHealth exec

UnitedHealth and rival CVS Health removed photos of their leadership teams from their websites after the shooting.

05/12 What is the UnitedHealthcare business that was led by slain CEO Brian Thompson?

Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealth's insurance unit, was fatally shot in Midtown Manhattan on Wednesday morning in what police described as a targeted attack by a masked assailant lying in wait just before the parent company's annual investor conference at a Hilton Hotel.

05/12 UnitedHealth executive Brian Thompson's murder: what's known about the shooting and the suspect

New York City police were still searching for the man who killed UnitedHealth executive Brian Thompson outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel early Wednesday. Here is what is known about the incident, Thompson, and the suspect:

05/12 US Secret Service chief to testify on Trump assassination attempts

Acting Director Ronald Rowe will appear before a House of Representatives panel investigating security lapses involved in two failed assassination attempts.

05/12 New York police hunt for man who killed UnitedHealth executive

New York police were searching on Thursday for the man who shot dead UnitedHealth executive Brian Thompson in a brazen attack outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel and was last seen fleeing into Central Park.

05/12 Memphis police discriminate against Black people, US Justice Dept finds

The Memphis Police Department uses excessive force and discriminates against Black people, the U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday following an investigation, calling on the Tennessee city's police to undertake significant reforms.

05/12 Gunman wounds two children at California school, then kills self

A gunman shot and wounded two children at a California elementary school on Wednesday before shooting himself dead, the local sheriff's department said.

04/12 UK killer nurse Letby questioned over further baby deaths

Former British nurse Lucy Letby, who is serving a whole life sentence in prison for murdering seven babies in her care, has been questioned about the deaths of more infants, police said on Wednesday.

04/12 Defendant in shock Italian femicide case sentenced to life

A man who confessed to killing his former girlfriend last year, in a notorious femicide case that shocked Italy and triggered a national debate on violence against women, was on Tuesday found guilty and sentenced to life.

02/12 Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi released after death sentence overturned

Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi was released from prison on Dec. 1 after completing a one-year sentence for speaking out against the Iranian regime, the Iranian judiciary's Mizan news agency reported early on Monday.

28/11 Former Liberia warlord Prince Johnson dies at 72

Liberian former warlord Prince Johnson, who oversaw the brutal murder of former president Samuel Doe as civil wars rocked the country before later serving as a senator and political kingmaker, has died at the age of 72.

25/11 Los Angeles judge postpones hearing on release of Menendez brothers

A Los Angeles County judge on Monday postponed a hearing over the possible release of Lyle and Erik Menendez after 35 years in prison for the shotgun murder of their parents, saying he wanted to hear from a new district attorney due to take office on Dec. 3.

25/11 UAE says suspects arrested in alleged killing of Israeli rabbi are from Uzbekistan

Three suspects arrested in the United Arab Emirates and accused of murdering an Israeli rabbi in the UAE are citizens of Uzbekistan, the UAE ministry of interior said on Monday.

24/11 Four convicted in Spain over homophobic murder that sparked nationwode protests

Four men were convicted in Spain on Sunday in connection with the homophobic murder of a 24-year-old nursing assistant that sparked protests in cities across Spain and abroad.

24/11 China's local governments step up public safety measures after attacks

Local authorities in China are stepping up safety management and police patrols following several high-profile mass killings, as the central government calls for enhanced public security, media reports said on Sunday.

24/11 Israel denounces murder of Israeli in UAE after body found

An Israeli man who went missing in the United Arab Emirates has been found murdered, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Sunday, denouncing his death as a "heinous antisemitic terrorist act".

24/11 Gunman shot dead, 3 police injured in shooting near Israeli embassy in Jordan

A gunman was dead and three policemen injured after a shooting near the Israeli embassy in neighbouring Jordan, a security source and state media said on Sunday.

23/11 Ottawa denies it has evidence linking India PM Modi to violence in Canada

Canada, which expelled six Indian diplomats over allegations they were involved in a plot against Sikh separatists, denied it had evidence Prime Minister Narendra Modi was linked to violence on Canadian soil.

22/11 Pakistani town in uproar after 40 Shi'ites gunned down in bus convoy

Angry crowds gathered in the remote Pakistani mountain town of Parachinar on Friday, incensed by an attack on an escorted convoy of buses in which 40 Shi'ite Muslims died after being sprayed with automatic fire in an ambush.

21/11 Brazil police formally accuse 37 people in coup attempt

Brazil's federal police have formally accused 37 people for their alleged involvement in a coup attempt and other crimes, it said in a statement on Thursday, without naming those accused.

21/11 Brazil police to accuse Bolsonaro in alleged 2022 coup plot, sources say

Brazil's Federal Police will present on Thursday a formal accusation against former President Jair Bolsonaro in their investigation of an alleged coup conspiracy after he lost the 2022 election, police sources said.

20/11 Man convicted of killing US student Laken Riley in case highlighted by Trump

A Venezuelan migrant was convicted on Wednesday of murdering Laken Riley, a Georgia nursing student whose killing became a rallying cry for U.S. President-elect Donald Trump as he attacked illegal immigration during the campaign.

20/11 'Rust' gets low-key debut in Poland, honours cinematographer killed on set

Alec Baldwin's Western "Rust" premiered at a low-key Polish film festival on Wednesday, three years after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins died when Baldwin pointed a gun at her, in Hollywood's first on-set fatal shooting in nearly 30 years.

20/11 Reputed head of crime family campaigns for seat in Irish parliament

Gerard Hutch, named in a court case last year as head of a well-known crime family in Ireland, is seeking election to parliament, shaking up a race in inner-city Dublin that includes a former finance minister and the opposition leader.

20/11 Pakistan's military to launch new offensive against separatist militants

Pakistan plans a new military offensive against separatist insurgents in southwestern Balochistan province, home to key Chinese Belt and Road projects, but it was not immediately clear if the plan would be a joint effort with the giant neighbour.

20/11 More than two dozen killed after attempted attack on Haiti suburb

More than two dozen suspected gang members were killed in Haiti's capital on Tuesday after residents joined police to fight off an attempted overnight attack on an affluent hillside suburb of Port-au-Prince, police said.

19/11 Lawsuits allege Colorado officials ignored 'red flag' laws before Club Q shooting

Victims of a deadly 2022 shooting attack on a gay nightclub in Colorado have sued local authorities, accusing them of failing to enforce a red flag gun law they say could have prevented the violence.

19/11 Brazilian police uncover military plot to kill Lula before 2023 inauguration

Brazilian police on Tuesday arrested five people, including a member of former President Jair Bolsonaro's cabinet, suspected of involvement in an alleged plan to kill then-President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in 2022, days before he took office.

19/11 El Salvador court calls ex-president to trial for 1989 murders of priests

A court in El Salvador on Monday ruled to bring a former president and retired military officials to trial for their alleged roles in the prominent murder of six Jesuit priests and two collaborators during the country's civil war 35 years ago.

16/11 Venezuela frees more prisoners arrested after election, rights group says

At least 60 people detained during protests over Venezuela's disputed presidential election in July have been released from prison, local rights group Foro Penal said on Saturday.

16/11 Eight killed in stabbing incident in Wuxi, China

Eight people were killed and 17 others injured when a 21-year-old student went on a stabbing spree in China's eastern city of Wuxi on Saturday evening, police said in a statement.

15/11 Texas court allows execution of inmate convicted of 'shaken baby' murder

The Texas Supreme Court on Friday said the state could set a new execution date for a man convicted of murdering his toddler on evidence of "shaken baby syndrome," ruling that a legislative committee exceeded its authority in delaying the sentence.

13/11 Zhuhai attack: List of previous mass killings in China

The Zhuhai attack in which a driver in southern China ploughed his car into a crowd of people and killed 35 people, severely injuring dozens more, has put the spotlight on a recent spate of similar attacks in China.

13/11 Liberal bastion no more? Rights groups fret over Swedish crackdown on gang crime

Rocked by a wave of gang violence, Sweden is rushing to rewrite laws long seen as the hallmark of its open society, but critics fear it is going too far, too fast and threatening the rule of law.

13/11 Mexico arrests local security chief for murder of Chilpancingo mayor

Mexican law enforcement announced on Tuesday the arrest of a top municipal security official for the assassination of the mayor of the capital of the violence-plagued state of Guerrero.

13/11 China's leaders urge investigation into Zhuhai car attack that killed 35

China's top leaders have urged "all-out efforts" to treat those injured in a car attack in southern China, one of the deadliest incidents in the country's recent history, as online posts asking what the attack says about Chinese society were censored.

12/11 Hit-and-run attack in southern China's Zhuhai kills 35

A hit-and-run attack at a sports centre in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai killed 35 people and severely injured 43, local police said on Tuesday.

11/11 Indiana man found guilty of murdering two girls in 2017

A jury found an Indiana man guilty of the murder of two teenaged girls who went missing during a hike outside their small hometown of Delphi in 2017, Court TV reported on Monday, bringing a long-running cold case to an apparent conclusion.

11/11 Trial starts over rape, murder of junior doctor in India's Kolkata

A court in the eastern state of West Bengal began the trial on Monday of a police volunteer accused of raping and murdering a doctor at a government hospital in August, a case that has sparked outrage over the lack of safety for women in India.

10/11 Gunmen kill 10 in bar shooting in Mexico's Queretaro state

Gunmen killed 10 people in a bar in the central Mexican state of Queretaro late Saturday, authorities said, adding to a wave of violent crime that is gripping several areas of the country.

09/11 Man shot dead at Brazil's Sao Paulo international airport

A man was shot and killed on Friday afternoon at Sao Paulo's international airport, Brazil's busiest, authorities said, with local media reporting the murder was likely linked to organized crime.

06/11 British doctor jailed for trying to kill mother's partner with fake COVID jab

A British doctor was on Wednesday jailed for more than 31 years for an audacious but unsuccessful plot to kill his mother's partner with a fake COVID-19 vaccine, which involved him forging medical documents and dressing in disguise to poison his victim.

04/11 Ex-Ohio police officer convicted in murder of unarmed Black man Andre Hill

A former Ohio police officer was convicted of murder by a jury on Monday for fatally shooting Andre Hill, an unarmed Black man.

04/11 US Supreme Court tosses intellectual disability ruling on death row inmate

The U.S. Supreme Court threw out on Monday a judicial decision that had spared a man convicted of murder in Alabama from execution because he was found to be intellectually disabled.

04/11 Eight on trial in France over murder of teacher who showed Prophet caricature

The father of a French pupil whose account of the use of caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad in a class on free speech led to the teacher's brutal murder went on trial on Monday, accused of association with a terrorist network.

02/11 Two Ohio cops indicted in death of Black man who cried, 'I can't breathe'

Two Ohio police officers were indicted by a grand jury in the death of a Black man whom officers restrained with a knee near his neck while he cried "I can't breathe," the county prosecutor announced on Saturday, in a case that evoked memories of the killing of George Floyd in 2020.

02/11 Jury acquits Kentucky officer on one count in Breonna Taylor's death

A Kentucky jury on Friday acquitted a police officer of violating the civil rights of the neighbors of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman whose 2020 shooting death by the officer sparked a wave of racial justice protests, ABC News reported.

02/11 Ecuador's Indigenous defenders face growing threats, activists say at UN summit

Indigenous environmental defenders in Ecuador are suffering an increasing number of threats and sometimes deadly attacks amid spiraling violence in the country, activists said during U.N. COP16 nature talks in Colombia this week.

01/11 Brazilian ex-police officers get decades in prison for 2018 murder of Rio politician

A Brazilian judge sentenced two former police officers to decades behind bars on Thursday for the 2018 murders of Rio de Janeiro city council member Marielle Franco and her driver.

01/11 Two dead, 6 injured in shooting at downtown Orlando amid Halloween celebration

Two people died and six were injured in a shooting in the downtown neighborhood of Orlando, Florida in the midst of Halloween festivities, the regional police department said on Friday, adding that a teenage suspect had been arrested.

31/10 Two Mexican journalists shot dead in past 24 hours

Two Mexican journalists were shot dead in less than 24 hours in western states, according to authorities, as the country faces a flare-up of violence in the region.

30/10 Canada-India tensions could escalate cyber threats, hinder immigration

Canada's deepening dispute with India over its alleged campaign of violence against Sikhs in Canada could intensify Indian-based cyber espionage and hold back immigration, but analysts and experts see no immediate impact on trade.

30/10 Amit Shah, Indian minister accused by Canada, is Modi's closest aide

Shah is widely seen likely to take over if Modi leaves office.

30/10 Canada names chief aide of India's Modi in campaign against Sikh separatists

Canada alleged on Tuesday that Amit Shah, India's interior minister and the chief aide of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was behind plots to target Sikh separatists on Canadian soil.

30/10 Canada alleges Indian minister Amit Shah behind plot to target Sikh separatists

The Canadian government alleged on Tuesday that Indian Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah, a close ally of Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was behind the plots to target Sikh separatists on Canadian soil.

29/10 US judge declines to recuse from case against man accused of Trump assassination attempt

A U.S. judge on Tuesday declined to recuse herself from presiding over the criminal case against a man who is facing charges for trying to assassinate former president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.

29/10 Teen accused of UK girls' murder in Southport charged with terrorism offence

A teenager accused of murdering three young girls in a knife attack in northern England in July has been further charged with terrorism offences including the production of ricin, police and prosecutors said on Tuesday.

29/10 Bolivia government says ex-President Morales fired upon anti-narcotics patrol

Bolivia's government on Monday denied accusations that it had led a targeted attack on ex-President Evo Morales, whose car was shot at on Sunday, claiming the former leader's convoy had fired on special anti-narcotics police who were carrying out a patrol.

28/10 Sikh separatist claims Indian 'spy network' operates in US and Canada

Canada and the U.S. must get tougher on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government for trying to silence dissidents on foreign soil, a controversial Sikh separatist who was the target of an alleged India-led murder plot said in an interview.

27/10 One killed, dozens injured in truck ramming at Israeli bus stop

One person was killed and dozens were injured on Sunday when a truck struck a bus stop at a major intersection near Tel Aviv in central Israel in what police said they suspected was a terrorist attack.

26/10 Thousands protest in Lisbon against police violence

Thousands of people took to the main avenue of downtown Lisbon on Saturday to protest police violence, several days after a policeman shot a Cape Verde-born Portuguese resident, triggering a wave of unrest.

26/10 Ecuador prosecutor gunned down as violent crime wave persists

A criminal prosecutor in Ecuador was killed by armed assailants on Friday along with his police escort, in the latest eruption of violent crime to shake the South American nation.

26/10 Rapper Lil Durk arrested on suspicion of murder for hire

Grammy-winning rapper Lil Durk has been arrested on suspicion of ordering the murder of a rival in 2022 from his position as leader of the Chicago-based rap collective Only the Family, federal prosecutors said.

25/10 Police officer stabbed to death in Bosnian town

A teenage boy stabbed to death one police officer and injured another in an attack in a police station in the northwestern Bosnian town of Bosanska Krupa late on Thursday, Bosnian media reported.

25/10 Israel says it killed Hamas commander who doubled as U.N. aid worker

Israel's military said on Thursday it killed a Hamas commander who took part in the Oct. 7, 2023, assault on southern Israel and also worked for the U.N. aid agency in the Gaza Strip.

23/10 Manchester bombing survivors win harassment case against conspiracy theorist

Two survivors of the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing in Britain won their harassment lawsuit on Wednesday against a conspiracy theorist who claims the deadly attack was staged.

23/10 Shootout in Mexico's Sinaloa state claims 19 lives, local cartel leader arrested

A shootout just outside the capital of Mexico's Sinaloa state killed 19 suspected gang members, while one local cartel leader was arrested, Mexico's defense ministry announced in a statement late on Tuesday.

22/10 Black man shot dead by UK policeman in 2022 was gunman days before, court told

A Black man shot dead by a British police officer in London two years ago was the gunman in a nightclub shooting days before he was killed, it can be reported after a judge lifted reporting restrictions on Tuesday.

22/10 Exclusive: US pressures India for quick accountability in Sikh separatist murder plot

U.S. officials have told their Indian counterparts they want a speedy result and more accountability after their investigation into Indian involvement in a foiled murder plot against a Sikh activist in the United States, according to a U.S. official.

22/10 Shooting in Washington state leaves 5 dead; 15-year-old boy is in custody

Washington state authorities said on Monday that five people were killed in a shooting at a home near Seattle and that a 15-year-old boy is in custody for the killings.

22/10 Kolkata rape-murder case: Indian doctors call off protest hunger strike

Junior doctors in India's eastern city of Kolkata called off on Monday a 17-day-old hunger strike launched in protest against the rape and murder of a colleague, they said, in response to an appeal by the victim's parents.

21/10 UK police officer cleared of murder of Black man

A British police officer was acquitted on Monday of the murder of a Black man he shot dead in London two years ago, an incident that led to large protests and anger among the capital's Black community.

21/10 Senior Tanzanian opposition party official abducted and seriously injured, party says

Unidentified people abducted, beat and seriously injured a senior Tanzanian opposition party official before dumping her in a forest, her party said on Sunday, a month after a similar abduction and murder of another of its party leaders.

11/09 Three Memphis police officers go on trial in death of Tyre Nichols

Three former Memphis police officers go on trial in federal court on Wednesday on charges stemming from the January 2023 beating death of Black motorist Tyre Nichols in a case that provoked outrage and led to police reform.

10/09 Alleged killer of Ugandan Olympian dies from burns, hospital says

The former partner of Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei, who is accused of killing her by dousing her in petrol and setting her on fire, has died from burns sustained during the attack, the Kenyan hospital where he was being treated said on Tuesday.

10/09 UK inquiry into baby murders by nurse Lucy Letby to begin

An inquiry into the murder of seven newborn babies by British nurse Lucy Letby starts on Tuesday to examine how the killings went undetected over several months, amid questions about her guilt which bereaved families say are distressing.

10/09 Colombia deadliest country for environmentalists in 2023, rights group says

Colombia, host nation for this year's United Nations COP16 biodiversity conference, was the deadliest country for environmentalists and land rights defenders in 2023, with a record 79 killed according to UK advocacy group Global Witness.

09/09 Two Pakistani men convicted over calls to murder Dutch anti-Muslim leader Wilders

A Dutch court said it convicted two Pakistani political leaders on Monday of making calls for the murder of anti-Muslim lawmaker Geert Wilders, though both are thought to be abroad and are unlikely to serve their sentences.

09/09 Abducted Tanzanian opposition offical found dead, acid poured on face

The body of a senior Tanzanian opposition official abducted from a bus by armed men was found on the outskirts of commercial capital Dar es Salaam with signs he had been beaten and acid had been poured on his face, his party said.

08/09 Worldwide protests held over Indian trainee medic's rape and death

Thousands of diaspora Indians were protesting in more than 130 cities across 25 countries on Sunday, organisers said, to demand justice after last month's rape and murder of a trainee doctor at a hospital in the city of Kolkata.

08/09 Kentucky highway shooting suspect still at large

The search resumed with the help of numerous law enforcement agencies, including a drone equipped with infrared technology.

08/09 Mother of Georgia mass shooting suspect called school before attack

The mother of the teenager charged with fatally shooting two students and two teachers at a Georgia high school on Wednesday called the school that morning and warned a counselor about an "extreme emergency," the Washington Post reported.

08/09 Gunman crossing from Jordan kills three Israelis at border, Israeli army says

A gunman crossing from Jordan killed three Israeli civilians at the Allenby Bridge border in the occupied West Bank before security forces shot him dead on Sunday, Israeli authorities said.

08/09 Kentucky shooter at large after wounding at least seven along highway

How many were shot and the nature of the injuries was not immediately clear.

06/09 Ex-hitman gets 25 years in US prison for 'Whitey' Bulger's killing

A former mafia hitman who was already serving life in prison was sentenced to 25 years in custody on Friday for the killing of notorious Boston mobster James "Whitey" Bulger in his prison cell in 2018.

06/09 Ukraine investigates new alleged murders of POWs by Russian troops

Ukrainian prosecutors said on Friday they had launched an investigation into the alleged Russian shooting of three surrendering Ukrainian servicemen on the eastern front near Pokrovsk, the main focus of Russia's assault.

06/09 Paris to name sports venue after dead Ugandan Olympian Cheptegei

The French capital will pay tribute to Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei, who was set on fire by her boyfriend, by naming a sports facility in her honour, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo announced on Friday.

06/09 Teen suspected in Georgia school shooting to appear in court

Suspected Georgia high school shooter Colt Gray was set on Friday to appear in state court where he faces murder charges stemming from Wednesday's rampage that killed four people and wounded nine others.

06/09 Georgia teachers pressed new panic buttons during shooting, alerting police

Teachers at the Georgia high school, where a shooter killed four people on Wednesday, pressed wearable panic buttons -- in use just one week -- to alert law enforcement officers that they were in danger.

06/09 Georgia school shooting victims:   Two 'sweet' boys and two math teachers

The four people killed in the Georgia school mass shooting on Wednesday included two boys aged 14, remembered as funny, kind and positive, along with two teachers, both of whom taught mathematics and one who was also a football coach.

05/09 Georgia investigators looking for answers on school shooter's access to gun, motive

Investigators in Georgia on Thursday sought to piece together how a teenager obtained the assault rifle he used to carry out a mass shooting at his school and whether there were any additional warning signs after authorities visited his home a year ago.

05/09 Ugandan runner Cheptegei dies after boyfriend set her on fire, officials and media say

Ugandan Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei has died, hospital officials said on Thursday, days after she was doused in petrol and set on fire by her boyfriend.

04/09 Reports of 2 dead in Georgia school shooting, 1 person in custody

Law enforcement officers in Georgia responded on Wednesday to a shooting at a high school and there were reports at least two people had been killed.

04/09 Woman charged in US with murdering her children fights extradition from UK

An American woman wanted in the United States for the murder of two of her children and attempting to kill her third child denied the charges in a London court on Wednesday as she fought extradition to the U.S.

04/09 Grand jury indicts Texas woman in attempted drowning of 3-year-old Muslim girl

A Texas woman has been formally indicted by a grand jury in the attempted drowning of a 3-year-old Palestinian American Muslim girl in a May incident that local police said was motivated by racial bias.

03/09 Suspected Boko Haram militants kill at least 37 in Nigeria attack

Suspected Boko Haram Islamist militants roared into a northeastern Nigerian village on motorcycles, opened fire on a market and set shops and homes ablaze, killing at least 37 people, according to a military official.

03/09 Six murder suspects killed in shootout with South African police

Six people wanted for murder and extortion were killed in a shootout with South African police in the city of Durban late on Monday, police said.

02/09 Dutch seek long sentences over threats to anti-Islam politician Wilders

Dutch prosecutors said on Monday they want prison sentences of up to 14 years against two men from Pakistan over public calls for the murder of far-right anti-Muslim leader Geert Wilders.

02/09 Before Kolkata doctor rape, an unmet promise to keep physicians safe

Five years ago, West Bengal’s government pledged to improve hospital security. Despite promises, none were implemented where a female doctor was assaulted and killed.

30/08 Germany resumes deportations to Afghanistan

Germany said it resumed flying convicted criminals of Afghan nationality to their home country on Friday, days before German regional elections in which migration is a campaign issue.

29/08 Thailand jails for life son of Spanish actor Rodolfo Sancho over grisly murder

A Thai court on Thursday jailed for life the son of Spanish actor Rodolfo Sancho for the high-profile murder and dismembering of a Colombian man last year on the popular tourist island of Koh Phangan.

27/08 Indian police fire teargas at hundreds protesting over Kolkata doctor's rape, murder

Police in India fired teargas and water cannon to disperse hundreds of protesters marching in the eastern city of Kolkata on Tuesday to demand the resignation of a top state minister in the wake of a gruesome rape and murder of a trainee doctor.

26/08 Trial opens for man charged with killing 10 people at Colorado supermarket

Jury selection was set to begin on Monday in the long-delayed trial of a man charged with murdering 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in 2021, a case in which the suspect was ruled mentally unfit to face prosecution before pleading not guilty by reason of insanity.

26/08 Germany's Scholz promises more deportations after visiting mass stabbing scene

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz vowed to step up deportations on Monday during a visit to Solingen, where a deadly mass stabbing linked to Islamic State has emboldened the far-right opposition and stoked criticism of his government's handling of migration.

26/08 Gay Brazilians targeted in deadly stickups, lured by dating apps

It was June 12, Lover's Day in Brazil. Leo Nunes, 24, had spent a few days talking to someone he met on Hornet, a popular gay dating app, before arranging their first encounter in Sao Paulo's middle-class Sacoma neighborhood.

26/08 Pakistan militants attack highway vehicles, killing 23

A militant attack on a highway in southwestern Pakistan targeted vehicles from buses to goods trucks, killing at least 23 people, officials said on Monday, with ten vehicles set ablaze.

25/08 What is Islamic State, the group implicated in Germany stabbing?

Islamic State has described the 26-year-old Syrian man taken into custody after a stabbing rampage in the western German city of Solingen as a "soldier" of the group.

25/08 German stabbing suspect is 26-year-old Syrian man who admitted to the crime

The suspect in custody for a stabbing rampage in the western German city of Solingen that killed three people and injured eight is a 26-year-old Syrian man, authorities said early on Sunday.

24/08 German police search for assailant in festival stabbing that killed 3

German police said on Saturday that they were still searching for an unknown assailant hours after he killed three people and wounded others in a stabbing attack at a festival in the western city of Solingen.

24/08 Three dead after stabbing attack at festival in western Germany

Three people were killed and four others seriously wounded in a stabbing attack at a festival on Friday night in the western German city of Solingen, police said.

24/08 FBI probing drive-by attack on Sikh separatist in California

The FBI is investigating an Aug. 11 drive-by shooting that targeted a California activist with close ties to Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was fatally shot last year in a killing that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said could be linked to India.

22/08 Arizona man wanted for threatening to kill Trump

An Arizona man is wanted after threatening over social media to kill former President Donald Trump, the Cochise County Sheriff's Office said on Thursday.

22/08 US death row inmate to get life in prison after DNA testing weakens conviction

A Missouri inmate convicted of fatally stabbing a woman in 1998 will avoid the death penalty and instead be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, prosecutors said on Wednesday, after DNA testing of the murder weapon did not match him.

20/08 George Floyd killer Derek Chauvin transferred to Texas prison

Derek Chauvin has been transferred to a prison in Texas, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons said on Tuesday, nine months after the former Minneapolis police officer convicted in the death of George Floyd survived a prison stabbing in Arizona.

20/08 King Charles visits Southport to pay tribute to stabbing victims

King Charles travelled to northern England on Tuesday to pay tribute to victims and families of those affected by a mass stabbing last month which sparked riots and racist attacks targeting Muslims and migrants.

20/08 Suspected quarry serial killer escapes from Kenya police station

A man arrested on suspicion of killing a number of women and dumping their bodies in an old quarry escaped from police custody in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Tuesday, police said.

20/08 India's top court sets up doctors' panel on workplace safety after rape, murder

India's Supreme Court created a national task force of doctors on Tuesday to recommend steps to ensure safety in their workplaces, days after a trainee doctor was raped and murdered at a hospital, sparking national outrage.

19/08 Indian rape and murder case shows doctors' vulnerability, medics say

The murder and rape of a trainee doctor as she took a rest during a long shift in a Kolkata hospital has highlighted the vulnerability of medics left without proper protections and facilities, her colleagues and friends said on Thursday.