The Latest Breaking News from Assassination

Homemade guns a genuine threat

The assassination of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe should ring alarm bells for governments around the world, including Thailand's, about the threat posed by homemade guns such as the one used in the crime.

Bangkok Post · Jul 16, 2022

A man exonerated in the killing of Malcolm X is suing New York City for $40 million

Muhammad Aziz, 84, who was exonerated last year in the 1965 assassination of the civil rights leader, has filed a federal lawsuit against the city for the two decades he spent in prison.

WEKU · Jul 16, 2022

The Latest: Biden meets with Iraqi PM in Saudi Arabia

President Joe Biden began his final day in Saudi Arabia by meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, who survived an assassination attempt with explosive drones last year

The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2022

The unmatched legacy left by Shinzo Abe

The assassination of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe is as sad as it is shocking. For Japanese of my generation, the tragedy calls to mind US President John F Kennedy's assassination in 1963 and the attempted assassination of Abe's grandfather, Japanese Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi, who was stabbed in…

Bangkok Post · Jul 14, 2022

Japan police find bullet marks near Abe assassination site

Japanese police say they have found a number of what they believe are bullet marks on a building near the site of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's assassination last week in western Japan, apparently from the first shot fired from a suspect’s powerful homemade gun that narrowly missed Abe

The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2022

How Abe shaped Japan through foreign policies

Former Japanese prime minister Abe Shinzo's assassination at an election campaign event in Nara, Japan, is both shocking and puzzling. It is shocking because Japan has known almost no political violence for at least a half-century, and because gun ownership in the country is tightly controlled. It is puzzling because…

Bangkok Post · Jul 12, 2022

Funeral held for Japan’s Abe

A private funeral was held Tuesday for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, whose assassination last week shocked a nation and brought renewed attention to his key policies such as bolstering the nation’s defenses.

Tribune News Service · Jul 12, 2022

Shinzo Abe’s Killing: The History of Political Violence in Japan

Shinzo Abe’s murder is the latest political attack in Japan, a country which has strict gun laws.

The News Lens · Jul 12, 2022

Japanese people say their final goodbyes to former leader Shinzo Abe at his funeral

Japanese bid their final goodbye to former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday as a funeral was held at a temple days after his assassination that shocked the nation.

WEKU · Jul 12, 2022

Japanese say final goodbye to former leader Abe at funeral

Japanese have bid their final goodbye to former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as a family funeral was held at a temple days after his assassination that shocked the nation

The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2022