Haiti's neighbors prepare for 'drastic escalation' in violence after jailbreak
Haiti's de facto government issued a 72-hour state of emergency and imposed nightly curfews after armed men busted thousands from prison.
Tue Mar 05 2024
Islamist militants kidnap around 50 women in Burkina Faso
Armed men seized the women as they were picking wild fruit outside the village of Liki and in another location in the same district.
Tue Jan 17 2023
Gunmen kill 38 villagers in northern Nigeria's Kaduna state
During the attack, armed men shot people and burned at least 100 houses.
Wed Dec 21 2022
Jewellery shop owner gives chase after being robbed by armed men
After being robbed at a petrol station in Lukut today, a jewellery shop owner pursued the armed robbers in a car chase, causing a vehicle carrying two suspects to crash.
Wed Feb 16 2022
Allegation of armed men in Tambisan: No clues found - Police
There are no clues to affirm the allegation that a group of armed foreign men had infiltrated into Lahad Datu through the waters of Long Patau in Tambisan on Jan 28.
Fri Feb 04 2022
ESSCom investigating report of armed 'Filipinos' slipping into Lahad Datu
ESSCom is investigating an allegation that more than 10 armed men, believed to be Filipinos, had infiltrated into Lahad Datu through Tambisan waters.
Thu Feb 03 2022
Gunmen abduct staff and children at university in Nigerian capital
Gangs of armed men, known locally as bandits, late last year launched a series of abductions in return for ransom.
Wed Nov 03 2021
Armed men attack passenger convoy and village in Niger, killing 58
The assailants this time intercepted four vehicles transporting passengers from a weekly market to the villages of Chinagoder and Darey Dey.
Tue Mar 16 2021
Nigerian official says over 300 abducted schoolboys freed
More than 300 schoolboys abducted last week by armed men in northwest Nigeria have been released, the Katsina State governor said Thursday.
Fri Dec 18 2020
Gunmen kill 9 in village attack in Southern Philippines
Nine people were killed and 10 others wounded on Monday when up to 50 fully armed men raided a remote village in Basilan province in the southern Philippines, China's Xinhua news agency reported.
Mon Aug 21 2017
Nineteen dead after shootouts with police in Mexico's Sinaloa state
Armed men in pickup trucks opened fire on a group of police officers on a major highway near the beach resort of Mazatlan, according to the state police and state attorney general's office.
Sun Jul 02 2017
Daish militants storm school in southern Philippines, take students hostage
A police report said about 300 armed men stormed a school in Pigcawayan town in North Cotabato province on Mindanao island and were holding some students captive.
Wed Jun 21 2017
Police receive false report over sighting of armed men in Lahad Datu - Sabah CPO
Police had before the latest reported claim, received a report on the alleged sighting of armed men in Lahad Datu but it turned out to be a false alarm.
Wed May 17 2017
Police confirms report on five armed men in Lahad Datu
A plantation worker lodged a police report after stumbling upon five armed men wearing camouflage pants at Block 8, Felda Sahabat 2 Oil Palm Plantation in Cenderawasih here yesterday.
Mon May 15 2017
12 Thai policemen injured in latest attack in Yala
A group of armed men attacked the police control post in Krong Pinang here early today, causing injuries to at least 12 policemen.
Mon Apr 03 2017