The first time Hayward resident Ayyut Khalik met Man Haron Monis — the Sydney hostage-taker who was shot dead by police early Tuesday — it was just days before Monis was to marry Khalik’s ...

Man Haron Monis, an Iranian-born refugee who was granted political asylum in Australia in 2001, had “a long history of violent crime, infatuation with extremism and mental instability ...

The man, identified by Australian media as 50-year-old Man Haron Monis, was killed by police during a rescue operation around 2 a.m. local time after a 16-hour standoff. Two hostages were also ...

Police have identified the Sydney hostage taker who died in an exchange of gunfire as Man Haron Monis, a self-proclaimed “spiritual healer” who was already under investigation for charges of ...

The gunman is Iranian-born Man Haron Monis. A police official said "you wouldn't be wrong" in identifying the 50-year-old Monis as the gunman. Under department rules, officials do not identify ...

A police source identified Monis as the hostage taker on Monday, 15 hours after he stormed the Lindt Chocolat Cafe in the city’s financial center —demanding a meeting with Australian Prime ...

Now, police have identified Man Haron Monis as the armed gunman behind the siege at a Sydney cafe that has seen around 15 people taken hostage. First named in Australian media reports and later ...