Shootings

New Zealand mosque terror attack: Govts should prepare for extremist backlash, not treat attack as one-off

The increasing notoriety of the internet could create a lethal backlash which governments and communities would need to note for the future.

'Had NZ mosque shooting happened in India, leadership would have covertly supported attacks on Muslims': Mehbooba Mufti

Mehbooba Mufti said that had a shooting like the one in New Zealand's Christchurch taken place in India, the leadership would have politicised it while indulging in war-mongering and covertly supporting attacks on Muslims.

'Work against violence and hate must continue': Islamic nations condemn New Zealand mosque shooting

Political and Islamic leaders expressed their disgust at the deadly shooting at two mosques in New Zealand on Friday, with some citing rising “Islamophobia” as being responsible.

New Zealand mosque shooting at Christchurch: India's right-wing Twitterati blames Pakistan, bashes Opposition and media

Even as the toll of the twin shootings in New Zealand mounted amid an outpouring of grief from across the world, some right-wingers on Twitter had a decidedly different reaction: celebrating the deaths, blaming Pakistan and wondering how the Opposition, Liberals and the media would "find a way to blame" Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

New Zealand mosque shooting at Christchurch: Officials arrest 3; suspected shooter a white supremacist who live-streamed Friday attack

Even though there is no official confirmation about the motives of the suspects in the New Zealand mosque shootings, preliminary media reports and one of the suspects' 'self-declaration' of sorts suggests Islamophobic and anti-immigrant undercurrents to the deadly attack.

Understanding mental illness: The question of perpetrators' minds — and why they need therapy too

When the mental illness at the heart of our society is diagnosed, perhaps a solution to violence can finally be found – and this is why the trauma of perpetrators warrants attention too

California shooting: Guns, bread and butter in America

An angry man shot and killed his estranged wife Monday while she was teaching a class at North Park Elementary School in San Bernardino, California; an 8 year old student injured in the shooting also died.

Uber acknowledges receiving complaints about Michigan shooting suspect

The Uber ride-hailing service acknowledged Monday that it received complaints about erratic driving by the suspect in the random shootings that killed six people in Kalamazoo, and a prosecutor said the man admitted carrying out the attacks.

After California shootings, workplaces examine emergency plans

The terror attack at a social services facility in California has become a sobering reminder to companies of how vulnerable workplaces can be when employees are confronted with active shooters.

Violence escalates as Palestinians torch Jewish holy site at West Bank

Amid soaring tensions with Israel, restive Palestinian protesters have torched a Jewish holy site in the West Bank city of Nablus, authorities said on Friday.