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| Mar.15 |
 Washington |
In joint statement, world leaders agree Russia behind nerve agent attack Trump, Macron, Merkel and May said they 'abhor' the attack against Skripal, 66, and his 33-year-old daughter, Yulia, in Salisbury on March 4
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| Mar.7 |
England |
Russian spy: Police seek to identify nerve agent source 
Map of Salisbury Wiltshire United Kingdom| Counter-terrorism officers are working to uncover the origin of the nerve agent used in the attempted murder of Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia | |
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| Dec.4 |
 Yemen |
Yemen's former President Ali Abdullah Saleh killed Ali Abdullah Saleh was killed Monday by Houthi rebels as he tried to flee clashes with his allies-turned-foes in the capital
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| Oct.16 |
Malta |
Malta blogger Daphne Caruana Galizia dies in car bomb attack |
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| Jun.14 |
Virginia |
Gunman dead after attacking congressmen at baseball field |
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| May.15 |
North Mexico |
Award-winning Mexican reporter Javier Valdez killed |
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| Feb.23 |
Malaysia |
Kim Jong-nam 'killed by VX nerve agent |
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| Feb.17 |
Malaysia |
North Korean man arrested over killing of Kim Jong-nam |
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| Feb.14 |
 Malaysia |
Kim Jong Un's half-brother reportedly assassinated in Malaysia Map of Kuala Lumpur International Airport Kuala Lumpur Malaysia| Kim Jong Nam was attacked by two unidentified women who stabbed him with 'poisoned needles' at a Malaysian airport before fleeing | |
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| Dec.19 |
 Turkey |
Russian ambassador to Turkey shot dead in Ankara Mevlut Mert Aydintas, 22, a Turkish policeman has shot dead Andrei Karlov, apparently in protest at Russia's involvement in Aleppo
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| Jul.26 |
France |
French church attack: 'Priest killer' was being monitored
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| Jun.16 |
Northern England |
Jo Cox MP dead after shooting attack 
Labour MP for Batley and Spen has died after she was shot and stabbed in a 'horrific' assault in her constituency, police have said
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| Jun.13 |
Paris |
French police chief's killer 'claimed allegiance to IS' |
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| Jun.11 |
Florida |
Singer Christina Grimmie's killer 'came to confront her' |
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| Apr.23 |
Bangladesh |
Bangladeshi university professor hacked to death |
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| Jan.21 |
London |
President Putin 'probably' approved Litvinenko murder
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| May.23 |
El Salvador |
Romero beatification draws huge El Salvador crowds |
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| Apr.17 |
Iraq |
Saddam aide Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri 'killed' in Iraq |
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| Mar.7 |
Moscow |
Two men held over Nemtsov killing |
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| Mar.4 |
South Korea |
US ambassador to South Korea injured in slash attack
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| Mar.1 |
Moscow |
Nemtsov murder: Tens of thousands march in Moscow |
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| Feb.28 |
Moscow |
Putin pledge on Nemtsov murder |
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| Feb.27 |
Moscow |
Russia opposition politician Boris Nemtsov shot dead An unidentified attacker in a car shot former Deputy Prime Minister four times in the back as he crossed a bridge in view of the Kremlin
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| Jun.6 |
Kabul |
Afghan presidential candidate survives convoy attack |
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| Apr.4 |
Afghanistan |
Two AP journalists shot in Afghanistan, one fatally |
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| Dec.27 |
Beirut |
U.S. friend, Hezbollah foe killed in blast |
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| Dec.4 |
Beirut |
Hezbollah senior commander killed |
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| Nov.21 |
Dallas |
US remembers Kennedy 50 years later |
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| Oct.14 |
Afghanistan |
Bombing at mosque kills Afghan governor |
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| May.18 |
Karachi |
Pakistani politician is shot dead |
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| May.2 |
Pakistan |
Bhutto murder prosecutor shot dead |
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| Apr.29 |
Damascus |
Bomb targets Syrian prime minister in Damascus |
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| Apr.28 |
Rome |
Italy gunman 'targeted politicians' |
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| Feb.6 |
Tunisia |
Politician's slaying shocks Tunisia |
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| Jan.10 |
 Paris |
3 Kurdish women shot dead in Paris The apparent assassination of three women political activists in central Paris, all shot in the head, has provoked shock among the Kurdish c...
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| Oct.19 |
Beirut |
Beirut blast kills top official
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| Jul.18 |
Syria |
Top Syrian officials killed
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| Feb.16 |
Thailand |
Bangkok Iran plot 'targeted Israelis' |
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| Feb.11 |
Syria |
Syrian military hospital chief killed |
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| Oct.11 |
Washington |
US disrupts 'Iranian terror plot' |
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| Oct.2 |
Afghanistan |
Afghanistan, Pakistan spar over killing |
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| Sep.20 |
Kabul |
Ex-Afghanistan president assassinated |
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| Jul.28 |
Eastern Libya |
Top Libyan rebel commander killed
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| Jul.27 |
Kandahar |
Kandahar mayor killed in suicide attack |
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| Jul.12 |
Kandahar |
Karzai's half-brother shot dead |
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| Jul.2 |
Lebanon |
Hezbollah reject Hariri warrants |
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| Mar.1 |
Pakistan |
Pakistan minorities minister 'shot dead' |
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| Jan.8 |
Arizona |
Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords shot
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| Jan.4 |
Pakistan |
Governor Taseer assassinated
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| Apr.15 |
Pakistan |
U.N.: Bhutto death probe mishandled |
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| Feb.16 |
Dubai |
Dubai ties Hamas official's death to EU
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| Dec.22 |
Colombia |
Kidnapped governor found dead |
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| Dec.3 |
Guinea |
Guinea leader survives attack |
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| Oct.18 |
Southern Iran |
Commanders assassinated |
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| Jul.15 |
Chechnya |
Activist Estemirova 'found murdered' |
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| Mar.2 |
Guinea-Bissau |
President shot dead |
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| Sep.10 |
Lebanon |
Lawmaker killed in blast |
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| Feb.13 |
Syria |
Blast kills top Hezbollah commander |
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| Feb.10 |
East Timor |
President Ramos-Horta shot at home |
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| Dec.30 |
Pakistan |
New video shows Bhutto being shot |
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| Dec.27 |
 Rawalpindi |
Benazir Bhutto assassinated Map of Rawalpindi Pakistan| Former Prime Minister was assassinated outside a large gathering of her supporters where a suicide bomber also killed at least 20. Bhutto had just addressed an election rally when she was shot in the neck by a gunman who then set off a bomb. Musharraf held an emergency meeting in ... | |
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| Oct.18 |
Karachi |
Bombers target Bhutto's convoy, 136 killed
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| Sep.19 |
Beirut |
Anti-Syrian lawmaker dies in blast
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| Aug.20 |
Southern Iraq |
Bomb kills governor |
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| Aug.15 |
Ruhr |
6 Italians die in 'clan execution'
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| Jun.13 |
Beirut |
Lebanese lawmaker killed in blast |
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| May.30 |
UN Security Council |
UN approves Hariri assassination tribunal |
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| Apr.28 |
NW Pakistan |
Suicide bomb kills 28, injures minister |
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| Mar.23 |
Baghdad |
Bomb injures Iraqi deputy PM |
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| Jan.19 |
Istanbul |
Outspoken journalist shot dead Hrant Dink, 53, was a prominent Turkish-Armenian journalist who spoke out against the killings of Armenians early last century
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| Nov.23 |
London |
Poisoned former KGB spy dies Alexander Litvinenko, the longtime critic of the Russian government, died in a hospital 3 weeks after his suspected poisoning
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| Nov.21 |
Beirut |
Christian politician Gemayel killed
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| Oct.7 |
Moscow |
War critic writer murdered
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| Sep.10 |
Afghanistan |
Suicide bomb kills Afghan governor |
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| Apr.25 |
Sri Lanka |
Bomb targets army chief |
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| Jan.12 |
Turkey |
Man who shot pope freed |
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| Dec.12 |
Beirut |
Beirut blast kills anti-Syria MP |
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| Aug.12 |
Sri Lanka |
Foreign Minister killed |
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| Mar.1 |
Iraq |
Key Saddam trial judge killed |
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| Feb.14 |
 Beirut |
Huge blast kills ex-PM Former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri has been killed in a large-scale bomb attack on his motorcade in Beirut
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| Jan.3 |
Baghdad |
Baghdad governor assassinated |
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| Dec.11 |
Austria |
Doctors: Yushchenko Was Poisoned
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| Nov.14 |
Gaza |
Abbas unharmed in shooting spree |
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| Nov.2 |
Netherlands |
Gunman kills film director
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| May.9 |
Chechnya |
Bomb kills Chechen president |
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| Mar.18 |
Taiwan |
President Chen shot |
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| Dec.25 |
Pakistan |
Musharraf survives two-pronged attack |
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| Dec.14 |
Pakistan |
Near miss for Musharraf convoy |
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| Sep.25 |
Iraq |
Shot politician dies from wounds |
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| Sep.21 |
Baghdad |
Blast near U.N. headquarters |
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| Sep.10 |
Sweden |
Stabbed Foreign Minister dies
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| Aug.29 |
Iraq |
Cleric among 100 dead after mosque blast
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| Mar.12 |
Belgrade |
Serbian Prime Minister assassinated
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| Sep.5 |
Kandahar |
Karzai escapes assassin |
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| Jul.14 |
Paris |
Chirac gunman 'is neo-Nazi' |
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| Jul.6 |
Kabul |
Vice president shot dead |
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| May.6 |
Netherlands |
Right wing politician Fortuyn murdered |
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| Oct.16 |
Jerusalem |
Tourism minister shot |
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| Sep.10 |
Afghanistan |
Massoud attacked |
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| Jan.16 |
Congo |
Kabila killed |
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| Aug.25 |
Serbia |
Ex-president missing |
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| Nov. 4, 1995 |
 Tel Aviv |
Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin Map of Rabin Square Tel Aviv Israel| At the end of a rally in support of the Oslo Accords at the Kings of Israel Square. The assassin, an Israeli ultranationalist terrorist named Yigal Amir | |
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| Oct. 31, 1984 |
 New Delhi |
Assassination of Indira Gandhi Map of Safdarjung Road India| The Prime Minister was killed by two of her bodyguards in the aftermath of the Indian Army's June 1984 assault on the Golden Temple in Amritsar | |
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| Oct. 6, 1981 |
 Cairo |
Assassination of Anwar Sadat He engaged in negotiations with Israel, culminating in the Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty; this won him and Israeli Prime Minister the Nobel Peace Prize
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| Dec. 8, 1980 |
New York |
Death of John Lennon Map of The Dakota Manhattan NY New York An English musician who gained worldwide fame as one of the members of the Beatles, was shot by Mark David Chapman
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| Nov. 22, 1963 |
Dallas |
John F. Kennedy assassinated in Dallas Map of Dealey Plaza Dallas USA JFK, was an American politician who served as the 35th President of the United States from January 1961 until his assassination in November 1963
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| Aug. 21, 1940 |
 Mexico |
Trotsky assassinated in Mexico Lev Davidovich Bronshtein was a Marxist revolutionary and theorist, Soviet politician, and the founder and first leader of the Red Army
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| Jul. 12, 1918 |
Ural |
Tsar Nicholas murdered by Bolsheviks Map of Ipatiev House Yekaterinburg Russia Nicholas II was executed together with his family. This led to the canonisation of Nicholas II, his wife the Empress Alexandra and their children
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| Dec. 15, 1916 |
St. Petersburg |
Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin murdered Map of Moika Palace St. Petersburg Russia He was a Russian peasant, mystical faith healer and a trusted friend to the family of Nicholas II, the last Tsar of Russia
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| Jun. 28, 1914 |
 Bosnia |
Archduke Francis Ferdinand assassinated at Sarajevo Map of Sarajevo Bosnia Heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne. His assassination in Sarajevo precipitated Austria-Hungary's declaration of war against Serbia
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| Apr. 15, 1865 |
Washington |
Abraham Lincoln died John Wilkes Booth crept up from behind and aimed at the back of Lincoln's head and fired at point-blank range, mortally wounding the President
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| Jul. 13, 1793 |
Paris |
Charlotte Corday murders Jean Marat She was executed under the guillotine for the assassination of Marat, who was in part responsible for the more radical course
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| May. 14, 1610 |
Paris |
Henry IV of France assassinated
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| Dec. 23, 1588 |
Paris |
Murder of Henry, Duke of Guise
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| Jul. 10, 1584 |
Netherlands |
William of Orange murdered
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| Feb. 18, 1563 |
France |
Murder of Francis, Duke of Guise
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| Jun. 26, 1541 |
Peru |
Francisco Pizzaro assassinated in Peru
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| Jul. 30, 1419 |
Prague |
Defenestration of Prague begins
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| Feb. 14, 1400 |
Northern England |
Richard II murdered
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| Dec. 29, 1170 |
England |
Murder of St. Thomas a Becket
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