May 16 'Lone wolf' charged with shooting Slovak prime minister, interior minister says By Bela Szandelszky, Petr David Josek, Philipp Jenne, Associated Press Robert Fico was in serious but stable condition Thursday, a hospital official said, after the populist leader was hit multiple times in an attempt on his life that shook the small country and reverberated across the continent weeks before European… Continue reading
Nov 29 Indian official plotted to assassinate Sikh separatist leader in New York, U.S. prosecutors say By Larry Neumeister, Ashok Sharma, Associated Press India had set up a high-level inquiry after U.S. authorities raised concerns with New Delhi that its government may have had knowledge of a plot to kill a Sikh separatist leader on American soil. Continue reading
Sep 02 Argentina authorities investigate man who tried to assassinate Vice President Cristina Fernández By Almudena Calatrava, Daniel Politi, Associated Press Judicial and law enforcement authorities were investigating Friday whether a Brazilian citizen who appears to have tried to assassinate Argentina’s politically powerful Vice President Cristina Fernández was a lone gunman or whether he was part of a larger organization. Continue reading
Aug 10 Watch 5:46 Iranian man charged for trying to assassinate former national security adviser John Bolton By Nick Schifrin The U.S. Justice Department charged an Iranian national with plotting to kill John Bolton, who was national security adviser to President Trump. Federal officials say the suspect was a member of Iran's Revolutionary Guard, who allegedly tried to hire a… Continue watching
Nov 09 Watch 4:58 Why there was an attempt to assassinate Iraq's PM By Simona Foltyn Iraq has been rocked by violence following October's election, raising fears of deepening internal divisions and broader instability. Iranian-linked parties that lost last month have since staged protests and threatened U.N. and election officials. They are widely blamed for a… Continue watching
Nov 08 Tension rises in Iraq after failed bid to assassinate prime minister By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press Troops and patrols have deployed around Baghdad following the failed assassination attempt with armed drones that targeted Iraq’s prime minister in his residence. Continue reading
Sep 06 Watch Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Recites Pledge of Allegiance on Day Three of DNC Former Arizona Rep. Gabby Giffords recited the Pledge of Allegiance the last night of the Democratic National Convention. As she walked on stage, with only minimal support from a friend, delegates gave her a standing ovation. Giffords resigned from office… Continue watching
Mar 30 Watch Revisiting the Reagan Assassination Attempt, 30 Years Later Judy Woodruff talks to the surgeon who operated on Reagan and an author of a new book. Continue watching
Oct 18 Watch Deadly Blasts Disturb Bhutto's Pakistan Homecoming Explosions went off near a convoy carrying former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto Thursday as she returned to Pakistan after eight years of self-imposed exile. At least 108 people were reported killed in the blast. A reporter details the chaotic homecoming… Continue watching