Two dead, several injured following shooting in Paris

A shooter killed two people and wounded four others in a gun attack near a Kurdish cultural centre in Paris on Friday, the prosecutor’s office said. Multiple gunshots were fired in the Rue d’Enghien, a street lined with small shops and cafes in the capital’s 10th arrondissement, sowing panic. Armed police guarded a security cordon… Read More Two dead, several injured following shooting in Paris

French serial killer Charles ‘The Serpent’ Sobhraj released from Nepal prison, heads to France

Charles Sobhraj, a convicted killer who police say is responsible for a string of murders in the 1970s and 1980s, was released from a Nepal prison on Friday after nearly two decades behind bars. Sobhraj, 78, a French national, arrived at the Kathmandu airport later on Friday to board a regular flight to Doha en… Read More French serial killer Charles ‘The Serpent’ Sobhraj released from Nepal prison, heads to France

One police officer killed, several injured following suicide car bombing at checkpoint in Pakistan capital of Islamabad

Suspected militants sped through a checkpoint in Pakistan’s capital of Islamabad on Friday and blew themselves up as police gave pursuit, killing one officer and injuring several others. “Our initial information says that there was a man and a woman in the car,” Islamabad operations police chief, Sohail Zafar, told reporters. The car did not… Read More One police officer killed, several injured following suicide car bombing at checkpoint in Pakistan capital of Islamabad

Two policemen, one civilian killed following al-Shabaab attack in eastern Kenya

Al Shabaab fighters have attacked a police vehicle in eastern Kenya, killing two officers and one civilian, police and the armed group said. The truck was travelling from Hayley Lapsset camp to Garissa town, around 120 km (75 miles) from the Somali border, when it hit an explosive device, police said in a statement on… Read More Two policemen, one civilian killed following al-Shabaab attack in eastern Kenya

Four soldiers arrested as authorities foil coup attempt in Gambia

Gambian authorities have foiled a military coup attempt and arrested four soldiers plotting to overthrow President Adama Barrow’s administration, the government said on Wednesday. The Gambian Armed Forces High Command arrested four soldiers linked to the alleged coup after a military operation on Tuesday, it said in a statement. Coup attempts are not uncommon in… Read More Four soldiers arrested as authorities foil coup attempt in Gambia

German court convicts former concentration camp secretary Irmgard Furchner of Nazi war crimes

A 97-year-old woman who worked as a Nazi concentration camp secretary was convicted on Tuesday for her role in the murder of thousands of people, in what could be one of the country’s last trials for World War Two crimes. The district court in the northern town of Itzehoe handed Irmgard Furchner a two-year suspended… Read More German court convicts former concentration camp secretary Irmgard Furchner of Nazi war crimes

Deposed Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir takes full responsibility for 1989 coup during trial

Former Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir said on Tuesday that he took full responsibility for the events in 1989 that brought him to power, speaking at a trial in which he stands charged with leading a military coup. Bashir has been jailed since army officers deposed him during an uprising in April 2019, ending his three-decade… Read More Deposed Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir takes full responsibility for 1989 coup during trial

Six dead following shooting in Canadian city of Vaughan

Five victims and one suspect are dead following a shooting at a condominium in Canada’s Vaughan city, just north of Toronto, the York Regional Police department said. Another victim is hospitalized in a serious condition, police said in a statement early on Monday. The police were called to a residential building located on Jane Street,… Read More Six dead following shooting in Canadian city of Vaughan