Murders
French jihadist murders police couple at Magnanville
The murder of two French police officials by a man claiming allegiance to so-called Islamic State (IS) is "unquestionably a terrorist act", President Francois Hollande says. A police commander and his partner were stabbed to death at their home west of Paris. Their three-year-old survived. The attacker was killed in...
Migrant backlash as refugees turn on smugglers in spate of murders on Europe’s doorstep
DOZENS of migrants have been murdered this week in a orgy of violence and retribution between refugees and people smuggling gangs on Europe's doorstep. In the latest unrest, at least 13 Egyptian male migrants were murdered by gun-toting smugglers in lawless Libya following the earlier killing of three traffickers in a...
Murders, shootings soar in Chicago through first three months of 2016
CHICAGO — Murders in the nation's third largest city are up about 72%, while shootings have surged more than 88% in the first three months of 2016 compared to the same period last year, according to data released Friday by the Chicago Police Department. Police say the disturbing rise in violence is being driven by...