Nine Dead, 28 Injured In Chicago Shootings Over Weekend

 A total of 37 people have been shot and nine of them were killed in shootings that occurred in Chicago over the Memorial Day weekend, ABC news reports.

Man arrested in Japan after four killed in rare gun, knife attack

A 31-year-old man has been arrested in rural Japan after four people were killed in a rare gun and knife attack involving a 12-hour standoff with police.

7 dead in Brazil shootout between police, suspected robbers

At least seven people were killed Wednesday in a shootout between police officers and suspected criminals planning to rob highway toll booths in Brazil's Goias state, the state Military Police confirmed.

Israeli troops kill at least six, wound 11 others during raid in West Bank’s Jenin

Israeli troops on Tuesday killed six Palestinians and wounded 11 others during a raid in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, the Palestinian health ministry said in an updated toll.

Mexican soldiers kill five in border town, sparking protests

A shooting by Mexican army soldiers has left five people dead in the border city of Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, igniting a clash between the soldiers and residents who came to the scene to protest.

Israel’s licensing of firearms to civilians to fuel violence: UN

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, has warned that Israel’s decision to expand the licensing of firearms for Israelis would lead to further violence with Palestinians.

Car blast in Energodar kills police officer - VIDEO

A police officer died as a result of a car explosion in Energodar, the police department of the Zaporozhye Region reported on Friday.

VIDEO: Loud blast heard in Energodar, politician says, Kills 1 Person According To Preliminary Data

A loud explosion was heard in Energodar in the Zaporozhye Region on Friday morning, Vladimir Rogov, chairman of the We Are Together with Russia movement said.

Israeli forces kill two Palestinians during new violence

Israeli troops shot and killed a Palestinian who allegedly tried to stab a soldier in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, while a Palestinian teenager was shot dead after brandishing what Israeli police said was a fake pistol during an operation in east Jerusalem, according to Palestinian officials.

Bomb blast in central Nigeria kills 27 herders

A group of 27 Fulani herders was killed Wednesday and several others were wounded when a bomb exploded in the village of Rukubi on the border between Nasarawa and Benue states in central Nigeria, police said.  

Dozens killed in Belgorod region as result of shelling by Ukrainian army

Twenty-five civilians have been killed and 96 more have been wounded in Russia’s southern Belgorod region as a result of shelling by Ukrainian troops, Belgorod region governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on Tuesday.

US, British Snipers Sent To Potemkin Island Near Kherson - Source

Ukrainian servicemen have told Russian security forces that snipers from the United States and the United Kingdom have been sent to Potemkin Island (Ostriv Velykyi Potomkin) near Kherson to kill civilians in order to pass them off as victims of the Russian Armed Forces, a Russian law enforcement source told Sputnik.

Pakistani Taliban attacks police outpost, killing three officers

The Pakistani Taliban on Thursday claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb attack on a police post in northern Pakistan that killed three police officers.

Seven soldiers killed in al-Shabab attack on Somali military base

Fighters from the al-Shabab group stormed a military base in central Somalia that the government had recaptured from them last year, killing at least seven soldiers, including the base commander, an officer said.

Kurds from around Europe demonstrate over killings in Paris

Thousands of Kurds from around France and Europe marched through Paris on Saturday to show their anger over the unresolved killing of three Kurdish women activists in the French capital 10 years ago.

Iran’s Raisi says revenge for Qassem Soleimani is ‘certain’ on killing anniversary

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi, speaking on the third anniversary of the US killing of Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani, said on Tuesday that revenge for the slain commander was “certain.”

2 UN peacekeepers killed in northern Mali - China.org.cn

The United Nations said Friday that two UN peacekeepers, including a woman, were killed and four others injured with one of them in serious condition, in a gun attack in northern Mali.

Australia gunfight kills six, including two police

Six people including two police officers were killed in a gunfight at a remote property in Australia's Queensland state, authorities said on Tuesday, after police visited the place to investigate reports of a missing person.

Six Pakistanis, one Afghan soldier killed in cross-border clash

Six Pakistani civilians and one Afghan soldier were killed on Sunday in cross border shelling and gunfire, according to officials on both sides of the frontier.

5 Killed, 18 Injured in Colorado Springs Shooting

A shooting on Saturday night at a nightclub in Colorado Springs, US state of Colorado, left 5 people dead and 18 injured.