Gunfire

Sardar Mohammad Zaidi, imam of the Fatima mosque in the Afghan city of Kandahar, had almost reached the end of Friday prayers when gunfire and explosions signalled the start of the second attack on a Shi'ite mosque in a week.

Gunfire killed six people and wounded 30 at a Beirut rally organised by the Shiite Hezbollah and Amal movements Thursday to demand the dismissal of the lead investigator into last year's port blast.

Women in Afghanistan who object to what the Taliban have said and done since returning to power are finding it harder to protest, now that impromptu demonstrations have been banned and previous rallies were broken up by gunfire and beatings.

At least 17 people were killed in celebratory gunfire in Kabul, news agencies said on Saturday, after Taliban sources said their fighters had seized control of Panjshir, the last province in Afghanistan holding out against the Islamist group.

Celebratory gunfire echoed across Kabul as Taliban fighters took control of the airport before dawn on Tuesday following the withdrawal of the last U.S. troops, ending 20 years of war that left the group stronger than it was in 2001.

The first pushback against the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan appeared to draw a violent response from the country's new rulers.

Aisha Khurram spent a sleepless first night under Taliban rule, the sound of gunfire and evacuation planes puncturing the silence as she reflected on a day that "shattered our souls and spirits to the core."

A crowd outside the Kabul airport, desperate to get in after the Taliban's takeover, scatters as gunshots are heard, in dramatic videos reflecting Afghanistan's spiraling crisis.

The Blast took place in central Kabul, not far from the heavily fortified Green Zone that houses several foreign embassies, including the United States mission.

Afghan forces battled the Taliban for control of a key provincial capital Tuesday, as the United Nations warned "indiscriminate" gunfire and air strikes were hurting civilians the most.

Days after six Assam police personnel were killed in gunfire exchanged with the Mizoram side, the Himanta Biswa Sarma government issued an advisory to its people not to travel to the neighbouring state. The Chief Minister today defended the move.

A Palestinian man was killed by Israeli gunfire in the West Bank Saturday, Palestinian authorities said, an incident Israel's army described as a "violent confrontation" between Palestinians and Jewish settlers.

Colombian President Ivan Duque said Friday the helicopter he was flying in near the border with Venezuela was hit by gunfire.

Three men, who have been accused of stealing dozens of vehicles, were arrested in Noida near Delhi after a late-night dramatic chase, police said today. Two of them were injured when policemen opened gunfire when they were trying to escape.

Gunfire erupted in a busy entertainment district in the Texas city of Austin early Saturday, injuring 14 people, according to authorities who were still searching for a suspect.

Sardar Mohammad Zaidi, imam of the Fatima mosque in the Afghan city of Kandahar, had almost reached the end of Friday prayers when gunfire and explosions signalled the start of the second attack on a Shi'ite mosque in a week.

Gunfire killed six people and wounded 30 at a Beirut rally organised by the Shiite Hezbollah and Amal movements Thursday to demand the dismissal of the lead investigator into last year's port blast.

Women in Afghanistan who object to what the Taliban have said and done since returning to power are finding it harder to protest, now that impromptu demonstrations have been banned and previous rallies were broken up by gunfire and beatings.

At least 17 people were killed in celebratory gunfire in Kabul, news agencies said on Saturday, after Taliban sources said their fighters had seized control of Panjshir, the last province in Afghanistan holding out against the Islamist group.

Celebratory gunfire echoed across Kabul as Taliban fighters took control of the airport before dawn on Tuesday following the withdrawal of the last U.S. troops, ending 20 years of war that left the group stronger than it was in 2001.

The first pushback against the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan appeared to draw a violent response from the country's new rulers.

Aisha Khurram spent a sleepless first night under Taliban rule, the sound of gunfire and evacuation planes puncturing the silence as she reflected on a day that "shattered our souls and spirits to the core."

A crowd outside the Kabul airport, desperate to get in after the Taliban's takeover, scatters as gunshots are heard, in dramatic videos reflecting Afghanistan's spiraling crisis.

The Blast took place in central Kabul, not far from the heavily fortified Green Zone that houses several foreign embassies, including the United States mission.

Afghan forces battled the Taliban for control of a key provincial capital Tuesday, as the United Nations warned "indiscriminate" gunfire and air strikes were hurting civilians the most.

Days after six Assam police personnel were killed in gunfire exchanged with the Mizoram side, the Himanta Biswa Sarma government issued an advisory to its people not to travel to the neighbouring state. The Chief Minister today defended the move.

A Palestinian man was killed by Israeli gunfire in the West Bank Saturday, Palestinian authorities said, an incident Israel's army described as a "violent confrontation" between Palestinians and Jewish settlers.

Colombian President Ivan Duque said Friday the helicopter he was flying in near the border with Venezuela was hit by gunfire.

Three men, who have been accused of stealing dozens of vehicles, were arrested in Noida near Delhi after a late-night dramatic chase, police said today. Two of them were injured when policemen opened gunfire when they were trying to escape.

Gunfire erupted in a busy entertainment district in the Texas city of Austin early Saturday, injuring 14 people, according to authorities who were still searching for a suspect.