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Five policemen shot, wounded in US protests
Reuters, Published on 02/06/2020
» WASHINGTON/MINNEAPOLIS: At least five US police officers were shot and wounded during violent protests over the death of a black man in police custody, police and media said, hours after President Donald Trump vowed to deploy the military if unrest did not stop.
Canada bans assault weapons after deadliest shooting
AFP, Published on 02/05/2020
» OTTAWA - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday announced an immediate ban on military-grade assault weapons in response to the country's deadliest-ever mass shooting, a rampage that left 22 people dead last month.
Hollywood mulls new measures to restart shooting
AFP, Published on 29/04/2020
» LOS ANGELES: Movie moguls, directors and lawyers are searching for radical solutions to reopen Hollywood as soundstages gather dust and studio profits slide weeks after cameras stopped rolling due to coronavirus.
Gunman kills 20 in rampage at Walmart store in Texas
Published on 04/08/2019
» EL PASO, United States: A gunman armed with a rifle killed 20 people at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, on Saturday and wounded more than two dozen before being arrested, authorities said, after the latest US mass shooting sent panicked shoppers fleeing.
US Army veteran arrested for plotting LA mass attack
AFP, Published on 30/04/2019
» LOS ANGELES - A US Army veteran who was allegedly plotting a large-scale terror attack near Los Angeles as revenge for the recent mass shootings in New Zealand has been arrested, authorities said Monday.
US House votes for background checks in almost all gun sales
AFP, Published on 28/02/2019
» WASHINGTON - The US House of Representatives on Wednesday passed its first major gun safety measure in a quarter century, a landmark bill that would expand background checks to virtually all firearm sales.
A year after US school massacre, gun control remains elusive
AFP, Published on 14/02/2019
» MIAMI - On Valentine's Day of last year, a 19-year-old armed with a military-style assault rifle walked into his old high school in Parkland, Florida and slaughtered 17 people.
Marine combat veteran kills 12 in crowded California bar
AFP, Published on 09/11/2018
» THOUSAND OAKS, California: A 28-year-old US Marine Corps combat veteran opened fire in a crowded country music bar in California, killing 12 people including a police officer who rushed in and exchanged shots with the gunman, authorities said on Thursday.
'Several' dead at US video game tournament shooting
AFP, Published on 27/08/2018
» MIAMI: Several people were killed in a mass shooting at a video game tournament in the northern Florida city of Jacksonville Sunday, local police said, adding that one suspect was dead.
Iran-Contra villain North to head NRA
Associated Press, Published on 08/05/2018
» ATLANTA, USA: Retired Lt Col Oliver North, the US Marine at the centre of the Iran-Contra affair three decades ago, was named president Monday of the National Rifle Association, giving it star power as it faces a backlash over the massacres in Florida and Las Vegas.