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Breaking news: Cold-blooded murder of famous football player
Ex-NFL player Antonio Armstrong and wife killed by their teen son Former NFL linebacker Antonio Armstrong and his wife were shot and killed by their teenage son in their home in Houston on Friday, police say. Police were called to the Armstrongs’ home around 1:30 a.m. in response to shots fired, the Houston Chronicle...
Former Marine killed in French alps climbing tragedy had recently become engaged
A FORMER Royal Marine who had recently become engaged has been killed in a climbing accident in the French Alps. Ex-Servicman Duncan Potts died on Wednesday as he climbed the Dent du Geant mountain in the Mont Blanc range near Chamonix. He left the Royal Marines last month and recently became engaged to equine vet April Lawson,...
US Coalition Airstrikes Kill at Least 28 Civilians in Syria, Say Activists
U.S.-led airstrikes killed at least 28 civilians, including seven children, in Syria on Thursday, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The attack happened in al-Ghandour near Manbij, just one day after the U.S. announced a formal inquiry into airstrikes in the same area that may have led to the single largest...
1 Cop Killed, Another Injured in San Diego Shooting; Suspect in Custody
A police officer and father of two is dead, and another cop is injured after they were shot in San Diego Thursday night. One suspect has been taken into police custody. Police said they were searching for additional suspects. The shooting happened after the two officers, both assigned to the gang unit, made a stop around 11...
France church attack: Priest killed by two ‘IS soldiers’
A priest has been killed in an attack by two armed men on his church in a suburb of Rouen in northern France. The attackers entered the church in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray during Mass, taking the priest, Fr Jacques Hamel, 84, and four other people hostage. Police later surrounded the church and French TV said shots were fired....
Japan knife attack: 19 killed at care centre in Sagamihara
Nineteen residents have been killed in a knife attack at a care centre for people with mental disabilities in the Japanese city of Sagamihara. Such attacks are extremely rare in Japan — the incident is the worst mass killing in decades. Police have arrested a local man, said to be a former employee of the centre, who went...
Munich shooting: Several killed in shopping centre
Several people have been shot dead in a shooting at a shopping centre in the German city of Munich, police say. A big operation is under way. Police are telling people to stay at home and avoid the streets. Several people have also been injured at the shopping centre in the north-western Moosach district. Reports speak of one...
Kazakhstan: Three police and civilian killed in Almaty gun attack
Gunmen have killed three policemen and a member of the public in Kazakhstan's commercial capital, Almaty, officials say. One attacker, 27, has been captured but an accomplice is still at large, the interior ministry said in a statement. The government has raised the terror threat level but not said who was behind the...
Baton Rouge shootings: Obama calls for calm after three police officers killed
President Obama has called for restraint after three police officers were shot dead in the city of Baton Rouge in Louisiana. The gunman, Gavin Long, an African-American who had served for five years in the Marines, was also killed. He had posted videos on the internet complaining about police treatment of African-Americans....
Qandeel Baloch: Pakistani social media star strangled by her brother
Qandeel Baloch, one of Pakistan's most famous and controversial social media stars, has been strangled to death in what police are calling a case of so called "honor" killing in the city of Multan in the country's province of Punjab. Azhar Akram, Multan's chief police officer, told CNN that Baloch was...
Armenia police station stormed in Yerevan with hostages taken
An armed group has stormed a police station in Armenia's capital, Yerevan, taking hostages and calling for the release of "political prisoners". One policeman has been killed. The group released a video demanding opposition leader Jirair Sefilian and a number of others be freed, and urging supporters on to the...
Qandeel Baloch: Pakistan social media celebrity ‘killed by brother’
Pakistani social media celebrity Qandeel Baloch has been killed by her brother in an apparent 'honour killing' in the province of Punjab, police say. Ms Baloch, 26, recently caused controversy by posting controversial pictures of herself on social media, including one with her alongside a Muslim cleric. Police say she...