Christchurch
Alleged Christchurch gunman’s actions stun hometown
Those who watched Brenton Tarrant growing up in the sleepy Australian country town of Grafton say they had no inkling of the potential evil he allegedly unleashed in merciless gunfire at two New Zealand mosques that claimed at least 50 lives. The chief suspect in New Zealand's worst mass shooting in ...
Super Rugby: Crusaders game canceled; Lions, Reds win
The Crusaders' winning streak in Super Rugby came to an end when their match against the Highlanders in Dunedin on Saturday was canceled, and called a draw, as a mark of respect to the victims of Friday's Christchurch mosque shootings.Both teams were awarded two points. The Crusaders, the two-time defending ...
New Zealand gunman entranced with Ottoman sites in Europe
The white supremacist suspected in the mosque shootings that left at least 49 people dead in New Zealand had traveled to the Balkans in the past three years, where he toured historic sites and apparently studied battles between Christians and the Ottoman empire.Authorities in Bulgaria, Turkey and Croatia have confirmed ...
‘RUN!’: NZ shooting victims recount horror, mourn the lost
They had walked that once innocuous stretch of sidewalk side-by-side so many times. Every Friday, Yasir Amin and his dad had ambled along the path toward the mosque where they prayed together in peace, a routine so serene and so ordinary that Amin was nearly blinded by confusion when the ...
When gunman advanced on New Zealand mosque, 1 man ran at him
When the gunman advanced toward the mosque, killing those in his path, Abdul Aziz didn't hide. Instead, he picked up the first thing he could find, a credit card machine, and ran outside screaming "Come here!" Aziz, 48, is being hailed as a hero for preventing more deaths during Friday prayers ...
Factbox: History of Christchurch, New Zealand
The planned settlement of Christchurch was founded in 1850 by a company financed by the Church of England
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