Chinese shooter wins first gold medal of Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO: China’s Yang Qian won the first gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics in the women’s 10-meter rifle competition on Saturday. The silver went to Russian shooter Anastasiia Galashina and the bronze medal to Switzerland’s Nina Christen. Galashina led the
Second Colorado school shooter convicted of murder
DENVER: A former student who opened fire inside a Colorado high school in 2019 was convicted of murder for killing a classmate who charged at the gunman to save his classmates’ lives. A jury in Douglas County, Colorado took less
New Zealand mosque shooter to represent himself at sentencing
WELLINGTON: The gunman behind Christchurch mosque shootings in New Zealand has dismissed his lawyers and opted to represent himself during the sentencing hearing next month. Australian national Brenton Tarrant will be sentenced on 24th August on 51 murder convictions, 40
New Zealand mosque shooter changes plea to guilty
AUCKLAND: An Australian far-right extremist charged with murdering 51 Muslims during a mass shooting at two New Zealand mosques last year has unexpectedly flipped his plea to guilty. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and the Muslim community expressed relief at the