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Masked gunmen wound eight in Russian mosque: ministry
AFP, Published on 19/08/2012
» Masked gunmen burst into a mosque in the troubled Russian Caucasus region of Dagestan, wounding eight, the regional interior ministry said amid reports that more people were hurt in an explosion.
53 killed in pre-Eid Iraq attacks
AFP, Published on 16/08/2012
» A wave of attacks across Iraq killed at least 53 people on Thursday amid warnings that insurgents would mount deadly attacks ahead of the end of the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.
Violence against sacred spaces a rising global threat
News, Chaiwat Satha-Anand, Published on 15/08/2012
» On Aug 6, neo-Nazi Wade Michael Page walked into the gurudwara (Sikh temple) of Oak Creek, Wisconsin and murdered six people, including the temple president, before he was shot dead by police.
For US, it's all one big Dream Team
AFP, Published on 14/08/2012
» Dream Team? Better make that several Dream Teams, because there was almost nothing keeping US athletes from medals at what one newspaper called an "astounding" London Olympics.
Two killed in shooting near Texas university: police
AFP, Published on 14/08/2012
» A policeman and another man were shot dead near a major US university on Monday before police shot the suspect and took him into custody, where he later reportedly died.
New York cops probe massacre threats on Twitter
AFP, Published on 08/08/2012
» New York police said Tuesday they want to force Twitter to reveal who posted Tweets threatening to massacre theatergoers in a copycat of the recent bloodbath at a cinema in Colorado.
Myanmar troops 'massacred Muslims'
AFP, Published on 01/08/2012
» Myanmar security forces opened fire on Rohingya Muslims, committed rape and stood by as rival mobs attacked each other during a recent wave of sectarian violence, a rights watchdog said Wednesday.
Myanmar troops 'opened fire on Rohingya Muslims'
AFP, Published on 01/08/2012
» Myanmar security forces opened fire on Rohingya Muslims, committed rape and stood by as rival mobs attacked each other during a recent wave of sectarian violence, a rights watchdog said Wednesday.
Colorado shooting suspect to be charged
AFP, Published on 30/07/2012
» Alleged Colorado cinema gunman James Holmes is due to make his second court appearance on Monday as he is charged with committing one of America's worst ever mass shootings.
Batman shooter 'saw shrink'
Published on 28/07/2012
» AURORA, Colorado: The suspected Batman massacre gunman was seeing a psychiatrist specialising in schizophrenia before the attack that killed 12 in Colorado, court documents showed.