Six Sri Lankans knifed to death in Canadian capital in rare case of mass murder
The victims killed were a 35-year-old woman and her children aged 7, 4, 2 and 2 months, as well as a who was an acquaintance of the family.
Fri Mar 08 2024
Myanmar mourns bloodiest day since coup, U.N. investigator condemns 'mass murder'
The dead included 40 people, one of them a 13-year-old girl, in Myanmar's second city of Mandalay.
Sun Mar 28 2021
Security boosted as Bangladesh set to hang top Islamist
Bangladesh police stepped up security at the capital Dhaka's main prison where the authorities are expected to hang Motiur Rahman Nizami, leader of the Jamaat-e-Islami party.
Tue May 10 2016
Mass murderer wins lawsuit over 'inhuman' prison treatment
Anders Behring Breivik claims his isolation at Skien Prison was giving him "headaches" and "concentration difficulties", among others.
Thu Apr 21 2016
US slams 'brutal' purported massacre of Ethiopian Christians by IS
The White House condemned the reported execution of 30 Ethiopian Christians in Libya as "brutal mass murder," following a video released by Islamic State militants claiming the killings.
Mon Apr 20 2015
Nine dead after Missouri mass murder
Nine people are dead following a mass murder in rural Missouri in which the suspected gunman took his own life, police in the Midwestern state said Friday.
Fri Feb 27 2015
MH17: A 'premeditated mass murder' - Emirates CEO
Emirates CEO Sir Tim Clark wants the culprits involved in the downing of MH17 be brought to justice, describing the incident which killed 298 people as 'pre-meditated mass murder'.
Sun Nov 23 2014
Riots as Bangladesh war court jails opposition leader
Deadly riots broke out in Bangladeshi cities on Tuesday after a court sentenced a senior Islamist opposition leader to life in prison for mass murder during the 1971 liberation war against Pakistan.
Tue Feb 05 2013