US mall shooting gunman identified, motive still unknown

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 01:14

A gunman who opened fire in a shopping mall near Washington, killing two people before taking his own life, was a 19-year-old armed with a shotgun and crude homemade explosives, police said on Sunday.

Case against Chandy`s ex-gunman: LDF walkout in Assembly

Last Updated: Monday, January 20, 2014, 13:42

The CPI(M)-led LDF opposition staged a walkout in the Kerala Assembly on Monday charging the UDF government with trying to sabotage two land grab cases involving a former gunman of Chief Minister Oommen Chandy.

Gunmen kill Libyan police officer

Last Updated: Monday, December 30, 2013, 14:17

Libyan security officials say attacks in the restive eastern city of Benghazi have killed a senior police officer and wounded his guard and another officer.

Gunman kills one, then himself at US medical building

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 14:32

A man opened fire on Tuesday in a Reno, Nevada, medical building, killing one person and injuring two others before he died of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.

Two dead in shooting at US medical centre: Police

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 08:16

Two people were killed and two injured in a shooting at hospital in Nevada, in which the gunman apparently took his own life, police said.

Gunman killed in Iceland`s `first` police shooting

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 09:36

Police in Iceland say they have shot dead a gunman the first time armed police have shot and killed someone in the nation.

Gunman kills Iranian deputy minister: Report

Last Updated: Monday, November 11, 2013, 09:43

Iran`s official news agency is reporting that a gunman has shot and killed a deputy industry minister.

Los Angeles gunman charged, planned to kill `multiple` agents

Last Updated: Sunday, November 3, 2013, 09:45

The gunman who allegedly killed a security officer at Los Angeles airport carried a note saying he planned to murder "multiple" agents, officials said, announcing charges against him.

Gunman briefly holds four hostage at Paris bank

Last Updated: Saturday, October 19, 2013, 08:45

An armed man with a history of mental health issues held four people hostage for two hours at a Paris bank today, demanding social housing for himself and his son before surrendering to police.

Libya military police force`s top commander shot dead

Last Updated: Friday, October 18, 2013, 18:09

Ahmed al-Barghathi, a top commander of Libyan military police force, was killed by gunmen on Friday near his residence.

Investigators review erratic behaviour of US gunman

Last Updated: Thursday, September 19, 2013, 19:56

Investigators focused on Thursday on the erratic behaviour of a former US Navy reservist who law enforcement officials say had reported hearing voices before he shot dead 12 people at a military base in Washington this week. The national conversation turned once again to mental health, and to gun control.

What secret message did US Navy Yard gunman inscribe on his gun?

Last Updated: Thursday, September 19, 2013, 09:25

US Navy Yard gunman Aaron Alexis who went on a shooting spree killing 12 people in a naval base is said to have left some messages on his Remignton shotgun that he used in the massacre.