Knife Attack

Brazil's Bolsonaro sees spike in presidential opinion polls after stabbing

Jair Bolsonaro, a far-right candidate in Brazil's presidential election, was stabbed during a rally last week in the city of Juiz de Fora. He is currently recovering from the attack and has seen a spike in his polling numbers since the assault.

Two killed in knife attack near Paris

The man, who police said had been on a terror watch list since 2016, was later shot dead by the French police. Daesh claimed the attack.

Paris knife attacker identified as Chechen-born Khamzat Azimov

Azimov attacked five people in the French capital, killing one and wounding the others before he was shot dead by police. Terror group Daesh claimed responsibility for the attack.

Two dead, three wounded in stabbing in southern Dutch city of Maastricht

Police says initial investigation gives "no reason whatsoever to presume" that terrorism was a motive in the slayings.

2 killed, 18 injured in China knife attack

Violent crime is rare in China. But knife and axe attacks in recent years, several targeting children, have raised concerns about the issue.

Knife crime is on the rise in Britain

The UK government is looking at new laws to deal with the growing national problem.

Swiss train attacker dies in hospital

The 27-year-old Swiss man who set a train carriage on fire and attacked passengers with a knife has died along with a 34-year-old female victim.

Japan knife attacker wanted to kill the 'severely disabled'

Satoshi Uematsu, who killed 19 people in a centre for those with disabilities sought a world 'in which the severely disabled can be euthanised'.

Knife attack claims 19 lives in Japan

Police in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, have arrested a 26-year-old who turned himself in after stabbing 64 people at a centre for the disabled.

One killed, three injured in knife attack in Germany

German police say there may have been a political motive behind the attack,which left one dead and three others wounded.