Suspects in death of Russian peacekeepers detained

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, in a telephone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, offered condolences and apologies over the deaths of Russian peacekeepers in Karabakh on Wednesday.

Ecuadorian presidential candidate Villavicencio shot dead in attack

Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was shot and killed following a campaign rally in the capital Quito, while a suspect in the killing later died from injuries sustained during a shootout that lead to his capture, the country’s president and other authorities said.

Russian Embassy In US Doubts Kiev To Use Cluster Munitions To Target MIlitary Targets Only

The Russian Embassy in the United States said Thursday that it has noted the Pentagon's statement about the delivery of cluster munitions to Ukraine and slammed US officials' statements that Kiev would use these weapons accurately as a "clumsy attempt to justify their own provocative actions."

China proposes to call NATO the North Atlantic gangster organization

NATO should be renamed the North Atlantic Bandit Organization amid US actions to foment regional conflicts and manipulation of its allies, according to the Chinese newspaper Global Times following the alliance's summit in Vilnius.

Six killed in stabbing at kindergarten in southern China

Six people have been killed and one injured in a stabbing at a kindergarten in southern China, according to an official.

Terrorists Kill 4 Syrian Police Officers In Ambush Attack

Four Syrian police officers were killed and one seriously wounded in an ambush by terrorists in the southern province of Daraa, the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported on Sunday.

Two dead in US shooting outside Florida McDonald's

Two people were found dead following a US shooting Thursday afternoon outside a McDonald’s restaurant in the state of Florida, police said.

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.