Hate crime

The incident began when the man started shouting ethnic and religious slurs at two women who appeared to be Muslim on an Oregon train.

The FBI has confirmed they are treating the killing of Richard Collins III as a possible hate crime.

President Barack Obama signed The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr., Hate Crimes Prevention Act into law in October 2009.

Kelly Schneider, 23, lured his victim with an offer of sex on the website Backpage.com, then kicked him to death with steel-toed boots.

Not only are hate crimes generally on the rise, those carried out by lone extremists are reaching unprecedented levels.

Dylann Roof, 23, was charged in state court with murdering nine African-American parishioners as they closed their eyes in prayer at a Bible study session.

Social networks such as Facebook could face fines under the proposed bill.

Noor Salman was arrested in California in January on federal charges accusing her of knowing that her husband, Omar Mateen, was planning the June 2016 attack, and of concocting a cover story for him.

The shooting has received international attention, and in India, some suggested President Donald Trump has fueled a climate of intolerance.

Salman was arrested earlier this month in the San Francisco Bay Area on federal charges of obstructing justice and aiding her late husband, Omar Mateen, in his attempt to provide material support to a terrorist organization.

Judge said he would hold a second competency hearing "in an abundance of caution" after Roof's standby lawyers filed a motion about his mental fitness to stand trial.

Two months before the shooting, Roof purchased a pistol and stockpiled ammunition.

He appeared both animated and at ease as he spoke to investigators, laughing at times as he answered their questions.

After a surge in anti-immigrant hostility, will the U.K.'s largest foreign-born community stay put?

According to the bureau, incidents have increased 67 percent in one year.

African Americans, Muslims, Latinos and members of the LGBT community have allegedly fallen victim to verbal and physical abuse.

British government has yet to confirm if EU citizens can stay living and working in Britain after it leaves the EU.

The U.K. government's new hate crime action plan comes at a crucial moment.

Figures have been released by the Crown Prosecution Service.

Women in Nottinghamshire encouraged to report misogynist incidents in an effort to tackle sexual harassment.

Head of the NPCC Mark Hamilton said people took Brexit as "a licence to behave in a racist way."

Ewa Banaszka, 22, said abuse towards her family has "escalated" since the EU referendum.

Racially aggravated crimes have soared by 400 percent in the U.K. since Brexit.

Outpourings from people who have experienced racist hate crimes have streamed across social media.

Calling the Orlando shooting purely a case of Islamic terrorism or a mental health issue is misleading.

Authorities are still searching for evidence of a direct link between Omar Mateen and ISIS.

Nearly six anti-refugee protests were staged every week in Germany in 2015.

The report urges France to ban the funding of racist groups, including "political parties".

A study shows that more Britons agree with the statement: "Muslims have a lot to offer British culture," since November 13.

London's Metropolitan Police reports Islamophobic attacks have more than tripled, two week after events in Paris.