Somali gunmen kill Swedish politician, wound woman

Last Updated: Thursday, August 22, 2013, 09:05

Unidentified gunmen shot and killed one Swedish politician and wounded another in a drive-by shooting outside a university in Mogadishu, said police in Somalia.

Gunmen kill female politician in Pakistan

Last Updated: Saturday, August 17, 2013, 21:57

Gunmen shot dead a secular female politician from Pakistan`s troubled northwest after breaking into her home at night, police said on Saturday.

Gunmen kill 11 near Syrian Christian villages

Last Updated: Saturday, August 17, 2013, 16:59

Gunmen shot dead 11 people, mostly Christians, in central Syria on Saturday, state media and activists said. A witness described what appeared to be a sectarian attack indiscriminately targeting members of the minority.

Shiite gunmen kill Sunni in Lebanon `revenge` ambush

Last Updated: Monday, August 12, 2013, 00:29

Shiite gunmen killed a Sunni man in an ambush in eastern Lebanon in apparent revenge for a deadly attack on local Shiite clan members in June.

Nigeria gunmen attack pub, kill 25

Last Updated: Monday, July 29, 2013, 09:55

As many as 25 people were killed when suspected Boko Haram gunmen attacked a pub in northern Nigeria`s restive Borno state, security sources said on Monday.

Two killed as gunmen target top police official in Pakistan

Last Updated: Thursday, July 25, 2013, 14:18

At least two persons were killed and a top Pakistani police official critically injured when four heavily-armed men on Wednesday.

Gunmen kill two paramilitary soldiers in Pakistan

Last Updated: Thursday, July 18, 2013, 14:13

The gunmen attacked the vehicle carrying soldiers in Kamar area of Bajaur, one of the seven tribal districts, where al Qaeda linked militants have hideouts.

Gunmen wound two Somali journalists

Last Updated: Thursday, July 18, 2013, 13:59

Gunmen have shot and injured two Somali reporters in the war-torn south, their colleagues said Thursday, in the latest attack on journalists in the country.

Gunmen kill pro-Assad figure in Lebanon as Syria war spreads

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 17, 2013, 16:22

Suspected rebel gunmen assassinated a well-known supporter of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Lebanon on Wednesday, the latest sign that Syria`s civil war is spreading to its smaller neighbour.

Gunmen attack village in tense central Nigeria: Police

Last Updated: Saturday, July 6, 2013, 22:26

Gunmen suspected to be ethnic Fulani herdsmen invaded a farming village in restive central Nigeria`s Benue State, burning several houses, police said on Saturday, amid reports that at least 20 people died in the violence.