homicide
- World
UN Report: 85,000 Women & Girls killed in 2023, one every 10 min
Vienna: About 85,000 women and girls across the globe were killed intentionally in 2023, with 60 per cent of the homicides committed by intimate partners or other family members, according to a…
- India
Another man lynched to death in UP over ‘theft’, locals protest
In yet another incident of a mob lynching, a Muslim man named Firoz Qureshi was brutally beaten to death over allegations of theft in Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli District on Friday, July 5.…
- Crime
2 Canadian Sikhs charged with murder after assault victim dies
Toronto: Murder charges have been laid against two Sikh men in connection with an “aggravated assault” that left a 55-year-old man dead in the Canadian province of British Columbia, police said. Parminder…
- Middle East
Ex-Lebanese PM Hassan Diab charged in Beirut blast investigation
Beirut: Former Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab has been charged with homicide with probable intent over the devastating Port of Beirut explosions in 2020 that killed at least 218 people. Tarek Bitar,…
- World
Sikh youth shot dead in latest homicide killing in Canada
Toronto: The death of 24 year-old Sanraj Singh due to gunshot wounds in Alberta province comes latest in the series of Sikhs killings in Canada. Police said they responded to reports of…
- World
Gun homicide rate in US rose sharply during Covid pandemic: CDC
Washington: The rate of gun homicide in the US increased sharply during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new research conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Firearms were…
- World
Triple homicide shocks Spain after 15-year-old kills his family
Madrid: Spain has been shocked by the news of a triple homicide in the city of Elche, after a 15-year-old boy confessed to killing his parents and younger brother after a family…
- World
2021 ends as Chicago’s deadliest year in a quarter century
Chicago: The year of 2021 ended as one of the most violent on record in Chicago, as a rise in the number of shootings left more people dead than in any single…
