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FBI director gave New Zealand officials illegal firearms: police
AFP, Published on 01/10/2025
» SYDNEY — FBI Director Kash Patel gifted New Zealand officials illegal firearms during his visit to the country earlier this year, authorities said Wednesday.
Shooter kills 2 children in Minneapolis church, 17 people injured
AFP, Published on 28/08/2025
» MINNEAPOLIS - A gunman opened fire Wednesday on school children attending church in Minneapolis, killing two pupils and wounding 17 people, police said, in the country's latest violent tragedy.
New Orleans attacker had recorded street using Meta glasses: FBI
AFP, Published on 06/01/2025
» WASHINGTON - The man accused of the ramming attack that killed 14 revelers on a crowded New Orleans street had earlier visited the city on apparent reconnaissance missions, once recording the location using camera-equipped glasses, investigators said Sunday.
US attorney general warns of 'extremists' after Vermont shooting
AFP, Published on 27/11/2023
» NEW YORK - US Attorney General Merrick Garland warned Monday of increasing threats from "domestic violent extremists" amid growing attacks against minority groups, as he vowed a full investigation into the shooting of three men of Palestinian descent.
A rush for firearms in wartime Israel
AFP, Published on 23/11/2023
» JERUSALEM - Declaring her preference for "something light and comfortable", an Israeli mother-of-four browsed through a collection of pistols in a Jerusalem gun store, which appeared to be experiencing a business boom in wartime.
US police capture fugitive Brazilian killer
AFP, Published on 13/09/2023
» NEW YORK - US police on Wednesday announced the capture of a convicted Brazilian murderer who caught national attention with his daring prison escape and two weeks on the run.
Escaped Brazilian murderer evading US police steals rifle
AFP, Published on 12/09/2023
» NEW YORK - Schools near Philadelphia were closed and residents told to lock their doors Tuesday after an escaped Brazilian murderer dodged gunfire to steal a rifle from a home and was declared "extremely dangerous."
Bolivia says huge manhunt closing in on accused drug lord
AFP, Published on 31/07/2023
» LA PAZ - Bolivia has mobilized more than 2,250 security agents in a massive operation closing in on an alleged cocaine trafficker who has ricocheted around the world to elude capture, a senior official said on Sunday.
'Get ready': Taiwan civilians train for Chinese invasion
AFP, Published on 19/04/2023
» TAIPEI - Physician Lin Yuh-ting has taken time out of her weekend to learn civilian defence tips she can relay to her two young children in case China invades self-ruled Taiwan.
Oscar Pistorius: Olympian hero turned killer
AFP, Published on 31/03/2023
» JOHANNESBURG: At the 2012 London Olympics, before 80,000 roaring fans and a constellation of camera flashes, it took Oscar Pistorius 45.44 seconds to become a global icon.