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Prosecutors on Friday filed a terrorist threat charge against a 20-year-old man who said he walked into a Missouri store wearing body armor and carrying a loaded rifle and handgun to test whether Walmart would honour his constitutional right to bear arms. (Photo: AP)

‘Was testing right to bear arms,’ says 20-yr-old armed man at Walmart

The incident, just days after 22 people were killed during an attack at another Walmart in El Paso, caused a panic at Missouri store.

10 Aug 2019 1:57 PM

On August 3, at least 22 people were killed and 27 others were injured after the gunman opened fire in a Walmart shopping centre. (Photo: AFP)

El Paso shooting suspect confessed to targeting Mexicans

The man went inside and admitted opening fire on customers and employees, the document said.

10 Aug 2019 8:05 AM

Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Sunday said that at least six Mexican citizens have lost their lives in the gruesome El Paso shootings which took place this weekend in the United States. (Photo: ANI)

'6 Mexicans killed in El Paso shooting,' says Obrador

The shopping centre where the shooting took place is located close to the US-Mexican border.

05 Aug 2019 1:39 PM

President Donald Trump owes the people of United States more than mere condolences sent via twitter, former FBI Director James Comey said on Sunday following the three incidents of mass shooting within a span of 24 hours in the country. (Photo: File)

'Trump owes us more than condolences,' says Ex-FBI Director after mass shooting in US

In a Twitter post on Sunday, Trump had denounced the El Paso attack and called it an 'act of cowardice'.

05 Aug 2019 9:17 AM

Police said that Walmart was "at capacity" at the time of the shooting, with 1,000-3,000 customers inside. (Photo: AP)

20 dead as gunman opens fire at Walmart in Texas, 21-yr-old arrested for ‘hate crime’

It was the second fatal shooting in less than a week at a Walmart store in the US and comes after mass shooting in California last weekend.

04 Aug 2019 1:40 PM

The White House has said multiple law enforcement agencies, including the ATF and the FBI, have been assisting local authorities, who are leading the response to the shooting. (Photo: ANI)

3 Mexicans among 20 killed in El Paso shooting: Obrador

The police have arrested 21-year-old suspect, Patrick Crusius, in connection with the incident.

04 Aug 2019 12:02 PM

US President Donald Trump condemned Saturday’s mass shooting at a Walmart store in Texas as an act cowardice, saying there could be no justification for the killing of innocent people. (Photo: File)

‘Act of cowardice,’ says Donald Trump condemning Texas mass shooting

Australian PM Scott Morrison also expressed condolences to families of 20 people who were killed in the shooting in El Paso, Texas.

04 Aug 2019 9:03 AM

The Reuters article marks the ex-congressman as the most prominent former hacker in American politics. (Photo:AFP)

US Presidential hopeful a hacker in his teenage years?

Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke belonged to one of the best-known groups of computer hackers as a teenager.

16 Mar 2019 3:57 PM

More detainees are refusing food at the El Paso Processing Center (Photo:AP)

Detainees on hunger strike, including from India, being force-fed in US facilities

Immigrants, including those from India, have gone on hunger strikes over the past month to protest conditions inside detention facilities.

01 Feb 2019 12:53 PM

Since they’re too young to be taught how to interact with dogs, it’s up to parents to learn about dog safety. (Photo: Pixabay)

Youngest kids most vulnerable to dog bites

This may be because younger kids are learning how to act around dogs and may not recognize cues that a dog is upset and ready to bite.

03 Mar 2018 10:54 AM

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