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1 killed, 3 injured after driver strikes 4 in New York City, say police

New York - Muslimchronicle

Police say a man driving down a New York City street struck at least four people, killing one and critically injuring three. Police say the driver targeted the victims in Queens and fled after striking them around 4:45 a.m. Sunday. Police are searching for the driver. The injured people were taken to an area hospital. Police still were sorting outRead more

Trump condemns 'horrific shooting', says 'our hearts are broken'

Tokyo - Muslimchronicle

US President Donald Trump on Monday condemned what he described as a "horrific shooting," after 26 people were killed in a rampage at a Texas church. "This act of evil occurred as the victims and their families were in their place of worship. Our hearts are broken," Trump said on a visit to Japan Source:AFPRead more

Argentine school in mourning over deaths in NY attack

Rosario - Muslimchronicle

Nov 1 A prestigious Argentine school was in shock today after five of its alumni were among those killed in the truck attack in Lower Manhattan. Students at the Politecnico de Rosario secondary school - in the city of Rosario, some 350 kilometers northwest of Buenos Aires - began the day with a minute of silence honouring the victims, whoRead more

Japan killing spree 'lasted 2 months'

Tokyo - Muslimchronicle

A Japanese man arrested after police found nine dismembered corpses rotting in his house has confessed to killing all his young victims over a two-month spree after contacting them via Twitter, media reports said Wednesday. Takahiro Shiraishi, 27, has also confessed he "assaulted" all of his eight female victims, the Fuji TV network said, using a Japanese media euphemism forRead more

Ethiopian 'Red Terror' trial opens in Dutch court

The Hague - Muslimchronicle

A Dutch-Ethiopian national Monday denied committing war crimes during bloody purges in Ethiopia in the late 1970s known as the "Red Terror," denying he ever signed orders to execute political opponents. Prosecutors "have the wrong person," Eshetu Alemu said as his trial opened in The Hague. "I was really shocked when I heard what prosecutors are accusing me of doing,Read more

Kenya opposition suspends protest campaign after deaths

Nairobi - Muslimchronicle

Opposition leader Raila Odinga said Tuesday he was suspending a protest campaign after three people were shot dead in demonstrations against Kenya's election body. "In honour of the innocent victims of the state, our protests will stay suspended. On Friday, we will mark the memory of these victims as heroes of the struggle for electoral justice. On that day, weRead more

Suicide bombers, gunmen kill 32 in attack on Afghan police

Gardez - Muslimchronicle

The death toll in an ongoing suicide and gun attack on a police training centre in a southeast Afghan city has risen to 32 with more than 200 wounded, a hospital official said Tuesday. "The hospital is overwhelmed and we call on people to donate blood," said Shir Mohammad Karimi, deputy health director in Gardez, the capital of Paktia province.Read more

Fifteen dead, over 40 wounded in Afghan police centre attack: hospital

Khost - Muslimchronicle

A suicide and gun attack on a police training centre in southeast Afghanistan on Tuesday has killed at least 15 people and wounded more than 40, a hospital official said. The victims include "women, students and police", Hedayatullah Hamidi, public health director in Gardez, the capital of Paktia province, told AFP. Source:AFPRead more

12 dead as Myanmar's Rohingya refugee boat capsizes on way to Bangladesh

Bangladesh - Muslimchronicle

A boat carrying Rohingya Muslim refugees to Bangladesh capsized and at least 12 people, most of them children, drowned, police said on Monday, the latest victims of violence in Myanmar that has forced more than half a million people to flee. The boat sank near Shah Porir Dwip, on the southern tip of Bangladesh, late on Sunday with up toRead more