Tag: Violence
48 people have been killed in London since the beginning of...
UNITED KINGDOM (VOP TODAY NEWS) - The number of victims in London has been 48 or more since the beginning of this year, a huge...
Amnesty calls on Mali to investigate extrajudicial killings
MALI (VOP TODAY NEWS) - Amnesty International called on financial authorities Tuesday to investigate extrajudicial killings after the discovery of a cemetery containing six bodies...
Shooting at a UN patrol in the Muslim quarter of Bangui
UNITED NATIONS (VOP TODAY NEWS) - A Central African force patrol was shot by an armed group Saturday evening in the Muslim quarter of Bangui,...
Venezuela arrests five police officials for a disaster in a prison
VENEZUELA (VOP TODAY NEWS) - Venezuela's prosecutor announced on Saturday the arrest of five police officials for their alleged role in riots and fire, killing...
Al Shabaab attacks African troops
UNITED STATES (VOP TODAY NEWS) - Somalia's al-Shabaab group attacked an African Union base in Somalia and blew up two car bombs outside the base...
More than 1,100 have been detained since the state of emergency...
ETHIOPIA (VOP TODAY NEWS) - Ethiopian authorities have arrested more than 1,100 people since the country declared a state of emergency following the resignation of...
Two European tourists were stabbed in Tunisia
TUNISIA (VOP TODAY NEWS) - Two European tourists were traveling northwest of Tunis, at the hands of a person "suffering from mental disorders" and intended...
Kinshasa is estimated at 230,000 displaced persons in the DR Congo
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (VOP TODAY NEWS) - Kinshasa on Friday estimated the number of people displaced by violence in the Democratic Republic of the...
Gunmen kill 36 shepherds in northern Nigeria
NIGERIA (VOP TODAY NEWS) - Local authorities in the state of Zamfara in northern Nigeria have killed 36 shepherds in an attack by gunmen. "Gunmen attacked...
Secret mass graves were discovered in Mexico
MEXICO (VOP TODAY NEWS) - According to available information, a terrible find came across in the Mexican state of Zacatecas. As the Excelsior portal reports with...
78 people were killed during riot in the Venezuelan prison
VENEZUELA (VOP TODAY NEWS) - The media reported the death of 78 people with a riot in a Venezuelan prison. As a result of the...
Sudan extends ceasefire with rebels until June
UNITED STATES (VOP TODAY NEWS) - Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has issued a public order to extend a unilateral ceasefire with rebels in the country's...
Violence against children in the UK
UNITED KINGDOM (VOP TODAY NEWS) - Chief prosecutor Nazir Afzal warns the authorities and those involved in street harassment to do more to prevent them,...
Chadian soldier and 20 fighters from Boko Haram killed in clash
UNITED STATES (VOP TODAY NEWS) - A Chadian soldier and 20 Boko Haram fighters were killed in a clash in the volatile Lake Chad region...
US raid targets “terrorist leaders” in Libya
UNITED STATES (VOP TODAY NEWS) - The US military has carried out a new raid in Libya targeting a meeting of jihadist leaders in the...
Fire exchanges with police kills seven people in Rio de Janeiro
BRAZIL (VOP TODAY NEWS) - At least seven people were killed on Saturday during a shootout between the Brazilian police and bandits in one of...
In Nigeria, militants released 76 of the 110 stolen schoolgirls
NIGERIA (VOP TODAY NEWS) - The militants of the terrorist group "Boko Haram" freed 76 out of 110 Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped in late February, the...
Myanmar opens inquiry after two men were found shot dead in...
MYANMAR (VOP TODAY NEWS) - Myanmar police said on Saturday they had opened an investigation into the deaths of two men residents say appeared shot...
Nigerian police say at least five people have been killed in...
NIGERIA (VOP TODAY NEWS) - Gunmen believed to be cattle herders killed at least five people in the central Nigerian state of Plateau, police said...
Sri Lanka arrests 10 after violence against Muslims
SRI LANKA (VOP TODAY NEWS) - In Sri Lanka, police said on Thursday they had arrested a dozen people, including a suspected commander responsible for...
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