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Saudi Arabia

One person injured in 'knife attack' on French Embassy in Saudi Arabia

One person was injured in a 'knife attack' on the French Embassy in the city of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. The assailant was immediately apprehended at the scene.

France

Nice attack: 'Islamist terrorist' stabbings leave three dead

The suspect is reported to have been arrested and taken to hospital after being injured as police intervened.

France

Terror probe launched after two wounded in Paris knife attack

The national anti-terrorist prosecutor has been tasked with investigating the incident.

France

Two dead and several others injured in French knife attack

A man has killed at least two people and injured four others in a knife attack in the southeastern French department of Drôme.

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Russia

Two injured in Moscow church knife attack

Two people were injured in a knife attack in a Moscow church on Sunday.

United Kingdom

Knife crime campaign on fried chicken boxes branded 'offensive'

A government knife crime campaign on fried chicken boxes has been condemned as 'ignorant' and 'offensive'.

United Kingdom

Man stabbed in knife attack at Home Office in London

Man stabbed in knife attack at Home Office in London

World

UK government response knife crime wave 'completely inadequate'

With over 44 thousand knife crime offences in England and Wales last year, the figures are the highest since records began.

United Kingdom

Baby born after mother was fatally stabbed dies in hospital

“This is a horrific incident in which a young mother has lost her life and her child is critically ill,” Detective Chief Inspector Mick Norman said.

United Kingdom

Deadly knife crime: How does London compare to New York?

Deadly knife crime: How does London compare to New York?

China

Eight dead after attacker hijacks bus in China, say police

Twenty-two people were also injured, police said.

United Kingdom

Sculpture made with 100,000 blades highlights UK knife crime problem

The 8-metre-tall 'Knife Angel' sculpture, made of 100,000 blades confiscated by the British police, highlights the country's knife crime.

Belgium

Police officer stabbed in central Brussels

The officer, whose life in not in danger, was transferred to hospital. His assailant was shot and is receiving treatment.

Australia

Homeless man hailed a hero for supporting police in Melbourne attack

The man used a shopping trolley to help assist the police. A GoFundMe page has raised over $100,000 for him.

Belgium

Man is critically injured after Belgian police shoot at him

It's after officers had asked two men to move on in Brussels but one of them pulled out a knife and had refused to drop it

World News

Palestinian stabs Israeli to death

A Palestinian man who stabbed an Israeli man to death in the West Bank was subsequently shot and wounded by a civilian

World News

Amsterdam station attacker identified as Afghan

Police in the Netherlands say the two victims injured in a stabbing at Amsterdam's central station were U.S. but that the attacker did not know

Japan

Knife attack on Japan train leaves 1 dead and 2 injured

22-year-old Ichiro Kojima has been arrested on suspected murder, on board a Shinkansen bullet train on Saturday night.

France

French anti-terror unit to investigate Paris knife attack

An assailant shouting "Allah Akbar" killed a passer-by in a knife attack that also wounded four others in the heart of Paris late on Saturday before he was shot dead by police, French authorities said.

United Kingdom

Police boost London patrols as gun violence spikes over holiday weekend

The killing spree in London continues to show no sign of abatting a rise in crime in the capital