Lone attacker kills four in Lebanese city
Military police and forensics in white overalls deployed in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Tuesday after a lone gunman went on an overnight shooting spree, killing four security personnel before…
Four persons of a family killed in Qambar shooting
QAMBAR: four members of a family including a father and three sons were murdered in their home as unknown armed attackers entered their house and opened unprovoked fire on them on late…
One dead in shooting outside Australia nightclub, three injured
SYDNEY: A drive-by shooting outside a nightclub in the Australian city of Melbourne inflicted “horrific injuries” that killed a security guard and wounded three men, police said on Sunday, but there was no…
Two transgender persons injured in Peshawar drive-by shooting
PESHAWAR: Two persons of the transgender community was injured by gunfire on Monday by unknown assailants, police officials reported. The police in their official report, said that the victims-named Adnan and Kamran- where residents…
Christchurch shooting survivor says Holy Quran bookshelf saved him
CHRISTCHURCH: As the bullets tore into worshippers during Friday prayers, taxi driver Abdul Kadir Ababora threw himself to the floor and wedged himself under a bookshelf used to hold the Holy Qurans,…
Four policemen martyred, SHO injured in DI Khan ambush
DERA ISMAIL KHAN: At least four policemen were martyred and a station house officer (SHO) was injured in an ambush in Maharah area of Dera Ismail Khan’s Parowa sub district on Tuesday. DI…
Three dead, 4 injured in California bowling alley shooting: Police
A late-night fight at a coastal Los Angeles suburban bowling alley turned deadly on Friday night, killing three men and injuring four. The Torrance Police Department responded to calls of “shots fired”…
Bride’s sister gunned down at Mailsi wedding
MAILSI: A man broke into a house where a wedding event was taking place on Sunday night and opened fire, killing the bride’s sister. The suspect, Zahid, was the cousin of the deceased,…
Myanmar denies border shooting as Rohingya repatriation date nears
DHAKA: Myanmar on Saturday denied allegations of a cross-border shooting that raised tensions with Bangladesh ahead of a scheduled start date for the repatriation of Rohingya refugees. The fresh diplomatic row started after a…
11 dead, several injured in Pittsburgh shooting
PITTSBURGH: Eleven people have been killed and a number of others injured after a shooting at The Tree of Life Synagogue in Squirrel Hill on Saturday. Police said a suspect was in custody…
‘Multiple deaths’ in Maryland shooting, suspect arrested: sheriff
MARYLAND: A number of people were shot and killed on Thursday at a Rite Aid distribution centre in Perryman, Maryland, and the suspected shooter was in custody and critical condition, the county…
Gunshots prompt Toronto mall evacuation
TORONTO: A fight between two groups of young men that culminated in shots being fired on Thursday prompted the evacuation of a mall in Toronto, a month after a mass shooting in…
Turkey: 2 dead, 5 hurt in shooting at local cleric’s office
ANKARA: Turkey’s state-run news agency says an employee at the office of a local Muslim cleric in eastern Turkey has opened fire at his colleagues, before turning the gun on himself in…
Two cops among four killed in Canada shooting
TORONTO: Four people, including two police officers, were killed in a shooting in the eastern Canadian city of Fredericton and one person was taken into custody, police said on Friday. Police in…
Gunman angry at Maryland newspaper kills five in targeted attack
ANNAPOLIS: A man who had a long-running feud with an Annapolis newspaper blasted his way through its newsroom with a shotgun on Thursday, killing at least five people in one of the…
Victim of shooting incident succumbs to injuries
TAXILA: Another victim of the shooting incident that occurred on Friday died at a hospital in Rawalpindi. Mahan Butt, the deceased, had received several injuries. The shooting between two groups emanated from a…
Sabika Sheikh laid to rest in Karachi
KARACHI: A Pakistani exchange student killed in a mass shooting in Texas last week was buried in her hometown of Karachi on Wednesday, her coffin draped with Pakistan’s green and white flag. Sabika…