Murder
Doomsday preacher convicted of mass murder of 190 children, starvation deaths in Kenya cult case
The former taxi driver founded the Good News International Church in 2003, preaching increasingly apocalyptic sermons and urging his followers to starve themselves and their children to death.
Pregnant woman, two children among eight victims killed in Pennsylvania mass shooting
Vance says he does not know whether execution of Fort Hood gunman will occur
Poland's second school knife attack in two days kills one, raises copycat fears
Father, uncle sentenced to life for honor killing of 14-year-old girl in Pakistan
Anwar-ul-Haq, the girl’s father, told police that gunmen fired on her. However, police found that ul-Haq, a naturalized US citizen, has organized the killing with his brother-in-law.
UK police release suspect in attempted murder of three-year-old who ended up in crocodile enclosure
It is unknown to the public whether the child sustained his injuries entirely from the fall or if he was also bitten, and police have yet to confirm how the child ended up in the crocodile enclosure.
Israeli tourist arrested for attempted murder after triple stabbing outside Ayia Napa nightclub
A local youth and two security guards were stabbed during the brawl, which occured outside of a nightclub on Louka Louka Street in the resort town of Ayia Napa at around 04:30 a.m.
Iran reports three femicide cases in one week amid domestic violence study
Three reported femicides in Iran in one week have renewed attention on domestic violence, with a new Iranian study finding that economic hardship can increase violence against women.
High school student's killer accepts plea deal, sentenced to 25 years in prison
The defense emphasized that Khlo was not accused of shooting or driving the vehicle, as the prosecution was unable to determine who involved had shot and killed the student.
Families of Mexico's near-135,000 missing persons protest as World Cup kicks off
Hector Aguila, 59, who organizes Jalisco-based searchers' group Luz de Esperanza (Light of Hope), has been looking for his son since 2023.
Gunmen kill three in Nigeria school attack
Police confirmed the deaths of three people, including a school vice principal, a 70-year-old man and a 6-year-old child. One security operative was injured.
Border Police officer, two IDF officers arrested on suspicion of attempted murder
The investigation revealed that the officer, a man in his 20s, and two of his family members, who are both officers in the IDF, had an ambush planned out in order to carry out the murder.
Taliban official kills Iranian-Kurdish mother and daughter after failed forced marriage attempt
Sara Yousefi and her mother, Chiman Hosseinzadeh, were said to have been killed by Mofti Mohammadollah, head of the Taliban’s Hajj and Endowments Department in Kohistanat district.
Thursday's Ayalon car bomb victim identified, estranged husband suspected of murder, detained
Cohen, a former police officer, was killed by an explosive device weighing about half a kilogram, which detonated while she was driving on Highway 20 in the middle of rush hour traffic.