Homicide a bigger killer than armed conflict and terrorism combined: UN report

More people were killed due to homicide than armed conflict and terrorism combined in 2021, with an average of 52 lives lost per hour worldwide, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said in a report published on Friday.

US: George Floyd death homicide, official post-mortem declares

Washington/UNI: The death of George Floyd, which triggered widespread protests across the US, has been declared a homicide in an official post-mortem examination on Tuesday.

Homicide kills far more people than armed conflict, new UN study shows

New York, July 9 (IBNS): Some 464,000 people across the world were victims of homicidal violence in 2017, more than five times the number killed in armed conflict over the same period, UN researchers said on Monday.

Homicide in US state of North Dakota kills four

Washington, Apr 2 (Xinhua/UNI) Four people were killed in a homicide in the city of Mandan, the U.S. state of North Dakota, local police said Monday.

Afghanistan: Man kills four family members in Parwan, evades custody

Kabul, Jun 20 (IBNS): A man killed at least four of his family members before evading custody in Afghanistan's Parwan province, local media reports said on Wednesday.

Sherman death: Couple died of neck compression; Murder unit to investigate

Toronto, Dec 18 (IBNS): Police had earlier placed Canadian billionaire Barry and his wife Honey Sherman's death as suspicious, now reports have confirmed that the duo died of neck compression.

USA: Man chants anti-Muslim slurs, kills two in Portland

Portland, May 27 (IBNS): At least two men were stabbed to death and another injured on a Metropolitan Area Express (MAX) train by an attacker who was yelling 'anti-Muslim slurs', reports said.

Homicide cases in Canada's Alberta region rises high

Calgary, Nov 29(IBNS): The latest Report of Statistics Canada depicted a very scary picture of law and order situation in Alberta.