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Shooting near White House, Trump escorted amid briefing

The incident happened soon after Trump started speaking inside the James Brady press briefing room of the White House

11 Aug 2020 9:48 AM

A protester holds up a sign during a rally in memory of Breonna Taylor on the steps of the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort. (AP)

One dead in shooting at US Black Lives Matter rally

The incident took place at Louisville where protestors have gathered for weeks over the killing of African American woman Breonna Taylor

28 Jun 2020 1:08 PM

Police initially said the shooter was at large. Video footage and pictures published by public radio later showed police arresting a person at the site but police didn't immediately confirm that it was the suspect. (Photo: Twitter)

Gunman, who killed 6, shot himself after Czech hospital rampage: police

Prime Minister Andrej Babis told Czech public television the shooting took place in a waiting room.

10 Dec 2019 3:31 PM

London Bridge was one of the areas targeted by an ISIS-claimed terrorist attack in June 2017, when 11 people died as terrorists went on a stabbing spree after ramming a van into pedestrians. (Photo: File | AFP)

Several injured, one detained in stabbing incident near London Bridge

'If you are near the scene, please follow the directions of any officer on the ground,' the police said.

29 Nov 2019 8:39 PM

Three people were killed in a shooting early Monday outside a Walmart store in Oklahoma, including the assailant, police said -- the latest in a string of deadly gun attacks at the popular supermarket chain. (Photo: File)

3 dead in shooting at Walmart in US: Police

Witnesses told local news channels that the shooter approached his victims while they were inside the vehicle, opening fire on them.

19 Nov 2019 9:40 AM

Several people were shot dead while watching a football game at a central California home on Sunday, police said. (Representational Image)

4 shot dead while watching football at backyard party in California

Police have not released a death toll but said nine people had been shot in the attack.

18 Nov 2019 12:23 PM

Gunmen opened fire on a convoy of buses carrying minority Muslim voters in northwest Sri Lanka on Saturday hours before polling in presidential elections got under way, police said. (Representational Image)

Gunmen fire on buses carrying Sri Lanka voters hours before polling, no casualties

There were no immediate reports of casualties, but a police official said the attackers had burnt tyres on the road.

16 Nov 2019 8:31 AM

Airbnb's CEO said the company was taking actions against unauthorised parties in the wake of a deadly shooting at a Halloween party held at an Airbnb rental home in California. (Photo: File)

Airbnb bans 'party houses' days after California shooting kills 5

On Friday, police tape surrounded the block as people came to collect their cars and other belongings.

03 Nov 2019 2:17 PM

A former Georgia police officer convicted of aggravated assault and other crimes in the fatal shooting of an unarmed, naked man was sentenced Friday to 12 years in prison. (Photo: AP)

'Uniform, gun not license to kill': Ex-US cop gets 12 years in naked man's fatal shooting

Prosecutors asked for 25 years in prison followed by five years on probation, while defense attorneys asked for five years in prison.

02 Nov 2019 4:59 PM

'He (Arvind) had an altercation with his son during which a shot was fired. The son died on the spot. Perpetrator was apprehended, his licensed weapon has been seized,' Circle Officer Sumit Shukla said. (Photo: File | Representational)

UP cop shoots son dead inside police station after argument

The head constable shot his son inside the Chauri-Chaura police station in Gorakhpur.

25 Oct 2019 2:41 PM

Acevedo said the chaotic evening of violence began at about 9:56 p.m. Thursday with the carjacking, but the vehicle soon ran out of gas and the suspects fled. Police believe the men then assaulted a priest and stole his cell phone.The firefight took place about 15 minutes later. (Photo : File | Representational)

29-year-old police officer shot after suspects beat priest

One of the suspects was shot and killed in the exchange of fire, two other men were in custody and police were searching for the fourth.

13 Sep 2019 2:05 PM

According to the family of the victims, the brothers were a witness in the murder case of their father, who was also shot dead in May earlier this year over a land dispute. (Photo: File I Representational)

Months after their father's murder, two brothers shot dead in Bihar

The two brothers were murdered when they were sleeping on the terrace of a temple near their house after a blackout.

01 Aug 2019 6:39 PM

Police said Legan managed to get into the annual outdoor festival -- which attracts nearly 100,000 and is billed as the "world's greatest summer food festival" -- by cutting through a fence to avoid security measures, including metal detectors, that were in place. (Photo: AP/ video screengrab)

Gunman mocked US food festival on social media before mass shooting; see video

Gilroy police chief Scot Smithee said investigators were trying to confirm witness accounts of a second suspect who may have assisted Legan.

30 Jul 2019 9:57 AM

The injured were rushed to a local hospital. (Photo: Representational Image/File)

3 killed, 1 injured in Ollioules shooting: France

According to the report, two tourists were among those killed.

29 Jul 2019 12:15 PM

A shooting at a major food festival in the US state of California caused multiple casualties on Sunday, police said. (Photo: screengrab/Twitter)

Watch: 4 killed, 11 injured at California festival; gunman shot dead

Taking to Twitter Donald Trump condoled the incident and urged for the safety of people at the venue of the festival.

29 Jul 2019 9:09 AM

Four people were shot dead and two wounded on Thursday in a shooting spree that spread across four three Los Angeles neighbourhoods and touched off a 12-hour manhunt before police tackled and arrested an armed suspect. (Representational Image)

Ex-girlfriend, clerk among 4 killed after US man goes on shooting spree; 2 injured

The shooting spree started at an apartment the suspect shared with his parents at about 2 am on Thursday in LA's Canoga Park, police said.

26 Jul 2019 12:31 PM

The victim was identified as Luvleen Singh, aka Shweta. She was a student of Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth University. (Photo: File I Representational)

22-year-old woman shot dead by hotel owner in Varanasi

The incident took place at Ashoka Hotel in the Sigra locality.

22 Jul 2019 4:02 PM

Two persons approached Khagapati Mahato, while he was attending a Kirtan (devotional song) programme, and one of them shot him from point blank range, a police officer said. (Photo: Representational)

Man shot at from point blank range in West Bengal's Jhargram

The incident happened at Bagua village under the jurisdiction of Jamboni police station on Saturday night.

30 Jun 2019 8:56 PM

Facebook plans to extend these restrictions to other areas over the coming weeks, including preventing people from creating ads on the platform.

Facebook imposes stricter restrictions to curb abuse

Facebook is adopting stricter 'one strike' policy to Live.

16 May 2019 9:50 AM

Ardern called the changes “a good first step to restrict the application being used as a tool for terrorists, and shows the Christchurch Call is being acted on.”

Facebook restricts Live feature

The tweaks to Facebook’s rules came as the White House snubbed other world leaders.

16 May 2019 9:37 AM

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