Last year a record number of anti-Muslim attacks occurred in the UK. Not only that, but a number of them took place in broad daylight in public spaces, with street altercations being one of the most common types of incident. It doesn’t help that the Islamophobic rhetoric is further fuelled online by people with "influence", […]

Court photos of the man accused in the Christchurch mosque terror attack have been altered not to show his face due to an order from a New Zealand judge. Brenton Harrison Tarrant, 28, has been charged with murder in relation to the massacre on Friday, in which 49 people were killed and 42 injured. Images […]

WELLINGTON/CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (Reuters) – A gunman shot dead 49 people and wounded more than 40 at two New Zealand mosques on Friday, some as they were kneeling at prayer, livestreaming online some of the killings in what Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern called an assault on the nation’s values. The gunman broadcast footage of the […]

The incident, which turned out to be a false alarm, happened shortly before the 2014 Winter Olympics opening in Sochi. Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the shooting down of a Turkish passenger jet after a bomb threat was made just before the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics opening ceremony. Putin opened up about the order in a new […]

Doctors have been given permission by a judge in a specialist court to amputate a mentally ill man’s left foot against his wishes. Ms Justice Lieven heard the man’s leg was infected and concluded that the operation would be in his best interests. Specialists said the man, who suffers from schizophrenia and is in his […]

Rush to dig dozens of graves for the 49 murdered Muslims – ahead of an unprecedented number of burials Workers have begun digging dozens of burial sites at a cemetery in Christchurch At least 49 funerals are currently being planned for following Friday’s shootings  Islamic custom dictates that the deceased should be buried withing 24 […]

Police are looking for a 25-year-old man who was last seen in the River Park South area Tuesday morning. James Luna is driving a 2014 black 4-door Hyundai Santa Fe SUV with the licence plate number JBJ 172. He is 5’5″, with an average build, black hair, and a short black beard. Anyone with information […]

Experts say security-first approach in Egypt’s Sinai marks new ‘low’ in state’s relationship with region and its people. Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula has long been one of the most under-developed areas of the North African country, despite renewed pledges by successive governments to transform the volatile desert region into a promising tourism and agricultural hub. The […]

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (Reuters) – The main suspect in New Zealand’s worst peacetime mass shooting intended to continue the rampage before he was caught by police, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Saturday. “The offender was mobile, there were two other firearms in the vehicle that the offender was in, and it absolutely was his […]

BRITAIN is set to be hit by snow, rain and wild winds today as a "500-mile Beast from the West" pummels the UK. The Met Office warned of travel chaos and delays as it issued severe ‘Yellow’ warnings for snow in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Heavy, persistent rain is also expected to drench Wales and […]