Gokmen Tanis, who is originally from Turkey, was found guilty of murder with a terrorist motive and sentenced to life imprisonment for fatally shooting four people last year.
Tag: Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides
Japanese Man Who Murdered 19 Disabled People Is Sentenced to Death
The 30-year-old killer, who used a knife in a deadly attack on a care center, said he had been inspired by Hitler.
White House Pushes to Recover Americans Held Overseas
The president’s interest in the case of Austin Tice, a journalist who went missing in Syria in 2012, prompted the C.I.A. to renew its focus on finding him.
Conflicts Over Indigenous Land Grow More Violent in Central America
Faced with government inaction, some activists try to reclaim ancestral lands on their own. Often, they pay a high price.
Conflicts Over Indigenous Land Grow More Violent in Central America
Faced with government inaction, some activists try to reclaim ancestral lands on their own. Often, they pay a high price.
She Hid From the Mafia for Decades. Now She Helps People Fight Back.
Piera Aiello was elected to the Italian Parliament after spending almost three decades in a witness protection program.
Hostages Are Freed From Manila Mall
Officials said the gunman, who surrendered and was allowed to air his grievances at a news conference, was upset that he had been fired from his security guard job.
Journalist’s Murder Puts a Tycoon, and a Nation, on Trial
The killing of Jan Kuciak and his fiancée shocked Slovakia. The trial of the businessman accused of ordering it promises to expose corruption in high places.
Women in Mexico Are Urged to Disappear for a Day in Protest
Fed up with escalating gender-based attacks and murders, activists called for a daylong national strike by women to demand greater support for their rights.
2 Americans, 19 and 20, Go on Trial Over Killing of Italian Police Officer
With defense lawyers and prosecutors giving widely differing accounts of the night in question, a jury will weigh the evidence over the killing of a paramilitary officer in Rome by a pair of teenagers.