assassination
Iraqi activist shot dead in tense southern city of Basra
Middle East
September 26, 2018
Iraqi activist shot dead in tense southern city of Basra
BAGHDAD (AP) — Masked gunmen shot dead a human rights activist and mother of four outside a supermarket in…
Lebanon’s PM-designate Hariri not seeking revenge for father’s murder
Middle East
September 11, 2018
Lebanon’s PM-designate Hariri not seeking revenge for father’s murder
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri said on Tuesday he is not seeking revenge for the…
Two Venezuela officers detained in alleged plot on Maduro
World
August 16, 2018
Two Venezuela officers detained in alleged plot on Maduro
(CNN) – Venezuela’s attorney general said Tuesday that two high-ranking military officers have been detained in the investigation into an…
Women accused of assassinating Kim Jong Nam face key court ruling
World
August 15, 2018
Women accused of assassinating Kim Jong Nam face key court ruling
Two women accused of assassinating the half-brother of North Korea’s leader in a brazen hit that shocked the world…
Defendant handed 10-year prison sentence over top prosecutor assassination
Egypt
December 23, 2017
Defendant handed 10-year prison sentence over top prosecutor assassination
The Cairo Criminal Court sentenced on Saturday a defendant accused of the 2015 assassination of top prosecutor Hesham Barakat to…
Turkish judge issues guilty verdicts against soldiers accused of trying to kill Erdogan
Middle East
October 4, 2017
Turkish judge issues guilty verdicts against soldiers accused of trying to kill Erdogan
A Turkish court started issuing verdicts on Wednesday in the trial of some 40 soldiers accused of attempting to kill…
2 women plead not guilty in N. Korean scion’s assassination
World
October 2, 2017
2 women plead not guilty in N. Korean scion’s assassination
Two women accused of fatally poisoning the estranged half brother of North Korea’s ruler pleaded not guilty as their trial…
Lieutenant killed in Qaliubiya by unidentified assailants
Egypt
July 7, 2017
Lieutenant killed in Qaliubiya by unidentified assailants
First Lieutenant Ibrahim Azazy of the National Security Agency in Qaliubiya was killed by two unidentified gunmen on a motorcycle,…
Half-brother of North Korean leader Kim assassinated in Malaysia: Yonhap news
World
February 14, 2017
Half-brother of North Korean leader Kim assassinated in Malaysia: Yonhap news
The half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has been assassinated in Malaysia, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported Tuesday.The…
Egypt Court bans Muslim Brotherhood-linked group
Egypt
February 11, 2017
Egypt Court bans Muslim Brotherhood-linked group
Abdeen Summary Proceedings Court on Saturday banned Hasm movement and declared it a terrorist organization.Lawyer Ashraf Farahat filed the case…