assassinations
Factbox: Islamic State loses second leader in two years
Middle East
February 4, 2022
Factbox: Islamic State loses second leader in two years
ISTANBUL, Feb 3 (Reuters) – The death of its second leader in just over two years has dealt another blow…
Gunmen kill two female Supreme Court judges in Afghanistan: police
Middle East
January 17, 2021
Gunmen kill two female Supreme Court judges in Afghanistan: police
KABUL (Reuters) – Unidentified gunmen killed two female judges from Afghanistan’s Supreme Court on Sunday morning, police said, adding to…
Iraq’s top Shia cleric condemns protester killings and calls for gun controls
Middle East
December 13, 2019
Iraq’s top Shia cleric condemns protester killings and calls for gun controls
BAGHDAD (Reuters) — Iraq’s top Shia Muslim cleric on Friday condemned recent killings of anti-government protesters and urged full state…
Wikileaks’ Assange signals release of documents before US election
World
October 4, 2016
Wikileaks’ Assange signals release of documents before US election
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange said on Tuesday the whistleblowing organization would publish around one million documents related to three governments…
Jordanian writer shot dead in front of court before trial over cartoon
Middle East
September 25, 2016
Jordanian writer shot dead in front of court before trial over cartoon
A gunman on Sunday killed prominent Jordanian writer Nahed Hattar outside a court where he was facing charges for sharing…
UPDATE: Former grand mufti Ali Gomaa survives assassination attempt
Egypt
August 5, 2016
UPDATE: Former grand mufti Ali Gomaa survives assassination attempt
Egypt's former grand mufti Ali Gomaa survived an assassination attempt on Friday that left one person injured after a gun-battle…
Three out of 4 Egyptian Nobel Prize laureates faced tragic endings
Egypt
August 4, 2016
Three out of 4 Egyptian Nobel Prize laureates faced tragic endings
Egyptian chemist and Nobel Prize laureate Ahmed Zewail died suddenly on Tuesday, leaving his family and friends in shock. Zewail…
Judge frees President Reagan’s would-be killer Hinckley
World
July 27, 2016
Judge frees President Reagan’s would-be killer Hinckley
John Hinckley Jr., who wounded U.S. President Ronald Reagan and three other people in a 1981 assassination attempt prompted by…
Islamic State kills Christian priest in Egypt’s North Sinai
Egypt
July 1, 2016
Islamic State kills Christian priest in Egypt’s North Sinai
Islamist militants gunned down a Christian priest in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula as he was fixing his car, the Interior Ministry…
Britain mourns murdered lawmaker, EU referendum campaign in limbo
World
June 17, 2016
Britain mourns murdered lawmaker, EU referendum campaign in limbo
Britain mourned lawmaker Jo Cox on Friday after a man wielding a gun and knife killed the 41-year-old in an…