Gun Battle

Gun violence in Maryland: Police officer dies after shooting, while two are 2 in custody, say cops

Police were going about their business when on Sunday, a gunman fired at the first officer he saw outside a Maryland police station, prompting a gun battle that left an undercover narcotics officer dying and the suspect wounded, authorities say.

Atleast eight Maoists killed in encounter on Telangana-Chhattisgarh border

At least eight Maoists, including five women, were killed in an encounter with police at a forest area in insurgency-hit Sukma district of Chhattisgarh close to Telangana's Khammam district on Tuesday morning, said police.

Two guerrillas killed in gunbattle with security forces in Pulwama, Kashmir

Two separatist guerrillas were killed on Wednesday in a gunfight with the security forces in south Kashmir's Pulwama district.

Jakarta attacks: Series of bomb explosions, gun battle rocks Indonesian capital

At least three suicide bombers exploded themselves in a Starbucks cafe in downtown Jakarta on Thursday while two gunmen attacked a police post nearby

Indian Army intercepts heavily armed guerrillas in Kashmir's Kupwara district

The Indian army on Sunday intercepted a group of heavily armed guerrillas in Kashmir's Kupwara district, triggering a fierce gunbattle which is still raging on over the Line of Control (LoC).

Indian forces kill 2 suspected rebels in Kashmir gunbattle

An Indian army official says government forces have killed two suspected rebels in a gunbattle in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir.

Russia: 9 killed after gun battle breaks out between police and militants in Chechnya

A gun battle broke out early today in the capital of Russia's republic of Chechnya, leaving at least three traffic police officers and six gunmen dead.

Arms seized after heavy fire exchanged between Odisha police, Maoists

Bhubaneswar: Police seized arms and ammunition from a forested area of Gajapati district after a brief gun battle with Maoists, an official said on Thursday.

Four Pakistan Taliban militants killed in gun battle with security forces

Four Pakistan Taliban militants were killed today in a gun-battle with security forces in the country's restive northwestern tribal region bordering Afghanistan.

Obama admin proposes new gun background check measures

The Obama administration on Friday announced it was taking two new executive actions on gun control, proposing a regulation to clarify gun restrictions for the mentally ill and another that would make it easier to add information about mental health restrictions into the federal background check system.