Maine shootings suspect ‘previously threatened gun attack at US Army base’

Robert Card, who is wanted by police in Maine following the deadliest mass shooting in the state’s history, previously threatened to carry out a gun attack at a US Army base, authorities say. Details have begun to emerge about the 40-year-old suspect at the centre of a huge manhunt following shootings at a restaurant and … Read more

Inquiry into New Zealand’s worst mass shooting will examine response times of police and medics

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — An inquiry that began Tuesday into New Zealand’s worst mass shooting will examine — among other issues — the response times of police and medics and whether any of the 51 people who were killed could have been saved. The coroner-led inquiry comes more than four years after a white supremacist … Read more

School shooting in Brazil’s Sao Paulo leaves one student dead

A teenager has opened fire at a high school in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo, killing one student and wounding two others ByThe Associated Press October 23, 2023, 2:19 PM SAO PAULO — A teenager opened fire at a high school in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo early Monday, killing one student and … Read more

Belgian minister quits after ‘monumental error’ let Tunisian shooter slip through extradition net

BRUSSELS — Belgium’s justice minister resigned on Friday over what he described as a “monumental error” after it was discovered that Tunisia was seeking the extradition last year of an Islamic extremist who shot dead two Swedes and wounded a third this week. Justice Minister Vincent Van Quickenborne said that he and his services had … Read more

Gunmen kill 6 construction workers in volatile southwestern Pakistan

Pakistani police say gunmen shot and killed six construction workers overnight in the volatile southwestern Baluchistan province ByThe Associated Press October 14, 2023, 2:53 AM QUETTA, Pakistan — Gunmen shot and killed six construction workers overnight in the volatile southwestern Baluchistan province, Pakistani police said Saturday. Police officer Hidayatullah Dashti said gunmen opened fire overnight … Read more

Gunmen kill a member of an anti-India group and a worshipper at a mosque in eastern Pakistan

Pakistani officials say a pair of gunmen walked into a mosque in eastern Punjab province and opened fire at the worshippers, killing a member of an outlawed anti-India militant group and another man before fleeing the scene ByThe Associated Press October 11, 2023, 7:57 AM LAHORE, Pakistan — A pair of gunmen walked into a … Read more

Four people are wounded in a shooting on a Vienna street, and police reportedly arrest four suspects

Austrian police say four people have been wounded in a shooting in the capital, Vienna VIENNA, Austria — Austrian police say four people were wounded Saturday evening in a shooting on a street in the capital, Vienna. The shooting happened in the city’s Floridsdorf district, Vienna police said on X, formerly known as Twitter. Police … Read more

Palestinians march at youth’s funeral procession after settler rampage in flashpoint West Bank town

RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinians on Friday marched in anger to bury a 19-year-old killed by Israeli fire after Jewish settlers rampaged through a flashpoint town in the occupied West Bank the night before. The youth’s death, coming as tensions escalate during the Jewish holiday season, marked the latest in a surge in Israeli-Palestinian fighting … Read more

19-year-old planned multiple mass shootings, did ‘recon’ at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High, officials say

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Police officers pulled over a 19-year-old recent graduate from Okeechobee High School because the headlight on his truck was out. Then they found handwritten pages detailing plans to kill everyone at his high school. Henry Horton IV, of Okeechobee, was arrested Thursday by Palm Beach County Sheriff’s detectives after they uncovered … Read more

2 Palestinian militants killed in gunfight with Israeli troops in West Bank raid

Two Palestinian militants were killed by Israeli gunfire during an army raid in the West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry says JERUSALEM — Two Palestinian militants were killed by Israeli gunfire during an army raid in the West Bank on Thursday, the Palestinian health ministry said. They were the latest deaths in a monthslong surge … Read more