A United States aid group announced on Nov. 21 that two of the 17 missionaries kidnapped in Haiti last month have now been released. Ohio-based nonprofit organization Christian Aid Ministries … Read more
Police in Brazil killed 25 alleged members of a bank robbery gang in the southeastern Minas Gerais state on Oct. 31. The Federal Highway Police and the Minas Gerais Military … Read more
A court in western Japan sentenced the leader of an organized crime syndicate to death on Aug. 24 for his involvement in four violent incidents, in which one died and … Read more
Police reported that at least three people had been wounded after a shooting incident Swedish city of Kristianstad. Local media, however, reported that no suspects had been detained. According to … Read more
Bandits in Nigeria shot down a fighter plane on July 18, howver the pilot survived by ejecting from the aircraft, the country’s air force said. The Nigerian Air Force said … Read more
Gunmen have kidnapped 140 students from their boarding school in northwestern Nigeria, according to local officials on July 5. Armed men stormed into the Bethel Baptist High School in Kaduna … Read more
A bloody series of shootings, arson, and other gang-related violence has engulfed Port-Au-Prince in Haiti since June 1 forcing an estimated 13,600 people to flee their homes. The United Nations … Read more
Escalating gang violence in Haiti’s capital has displaced thousands without access to basic necessities in just two weeks amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said. UNICEF … Read more
Australian federal agencies speculated that organized crime members have infiltrated the ranks of Qantas to bring drugs into the country. The results of the Australian intelligence-led Project Brunello claimed that … Read more
A gang shootout between gang members and police left 25 people dead including one police officer in Rio De Janeiro. The firefight reportedly started after police launched an operation at … Read more