Acclaimed author Salman Rushdie was attacked on a New York stage in August 2022 and suffered life-changing injuries. He spoke to CBC’s The Current about his new book, in which he details the stabbing, imagines a conversation with the alleged attacker and shares how he beat the odds to survive. CBC | World News
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Sydney knife attacker may have targeted women, police say
Australian police said on Monday the attacker who fatally stabbed six people at a busy shopping centre in Sydney’s beach suburb of Bondi may have targeted women, as the country mourned the victims and hundreds of people laid flowers near the scene. CBC | World News
Read More »‘World’s best mum’ stabbed to death while protecting baby in shopping centre knife attack
Ash Good, 38, was among the victims of the shocking attack as she bravely defended her nine-month-old baby. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Gary Neville twists the knife into Chelsea ‘bottlejobs’ as Liverpool snatch Carabao Cup
Gary Neville did not mince his words as Chelsea fell to a painful loss in the Carabao Cup final. Daily Express :: Sport Feed
Read More »Jurgen Klopp twists knife into Chelsea with ‘more goals’ remark after Liverpool thrashing
Liverpool thrashed Chelsea 4-1 at Anfield to take command of the Premier League title race. Daily Express :: Sport Feed
Read More »Britain’s knife crime crisis persists despite record offences, policing minister admits
Britain’s knife crime crisis will not be “fixed overnight”, the policing minister has conceded. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Idris Elba: Stop and search may help but it’s not eradicating knife crime
Idris Elba says stop and search helps police tackle knife crime – but will not take it off the streets. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Knife and hammer attack near Eiffel Tower leaves German tourist dead, 2 others hurt
A German tourist died and two other people, including a British citizen, were hurt after an attack by a man armed with a knife and hammer near the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Saturday, in what President Emmanuel Macron described as “a terrorist attack.” CBC | World News
Read More »Boris Johnson to toughen U.K.’s rules on terrorism cases after London knife attack
United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he would act to stop the early release from prison of convicted terrorists following a street attack by an Islamist militant days after he was set free halfway through his jail term. CBC | World News
Read More »London knife attacker recently served time for terrorism offences, police say
A man who strapped on a fake bomb and stabbed two people on a London street before being shot to death by police Sunday was recently released from prison, where he was serving time for Islamic-related terrorism offences, officials said. CBC | World News
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