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Man detained after armed standoff in San Diego

Police in San Diego arrested a man who had been holed up in an apartment after an armed standoff. The suspect had began shooting at officers in the

Sweden

Sweden pays tribute to school attack 'hero'

An emotional crowd gathered on Wednesday (October 28) at the funeral of Lavin Eskandar, killed last week in a sword attack on a Swedish school. The

Turkey

Several die in Diyarbakir dawn raid

At least seven suspected ISIL militants and two police officers have been killed during a series of police raids in Turkey. Eyewitnesses say the

Israel

More Palestinian-Israeli violence with a shooting at a bus station

A lone gunman thought to be Palestinian opened fire killing an Israeli soldier and wounding 11 other people at a bus station in the southern Israeli

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Israel

Gunmen wound at least five in Israeli city of Beersheba

USA

Texas carries out 12th execution this year

Texas has executed a 33-year-old man, the 12th execution held in the state so far this year, more than any other in the USA. In total 24 people have

USA

Obama met by pro-gun protests at scene of latest school shooting in Oregon

President Barack Obama travelled to Oregon on Friday to lend his support to the families of the latest victims of a school shooting. The shooting at

USA

Two die in university shootings in the US

One person has been killed and another wounded in a shooting incident at Texas University, police said. A suspect has been taken into custody. The

USA

Deadly shooting on college campus in Arizona

One person is dead and three others have been wounded in a college shooting in the US. An attacker is reported to have opened fire on the Northern

USA

S. Carolina city to pay $6.5 million over police shooting of Walter Scott

US media reports officials in North Charleston have reached a $6.5 million settlement with the family of Walter Scott, an unarmed black man who was

USA

US mass shooter had 13 guns

US investigators say Chris Harper Mercer, who shot nine people dead at a community college in Oregon, had access to at least thirteen weapons. The

USA

How do US deaths from guns and terrorism compare?

Barack Obama, in an emotional speech following the latest mass shooting in the US, asked the media to compare deaths from firearms and deaths

USA

Gun control debate in the spotlight following Oregon campus shootings

Umpqua Community College: shock, disbelief and mixed views on gun legislation in the US as at least ten people are killed in a mass shooting at an Oregon campus.

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Campus shooting suspect named as Chris Harper Mercer, 26

Authorities in the US have named the suspect in the latest school shooting. Twenty-six year old Chris Harper Mercer is alleged to have opened fire at

USA

US: Multiple deaths in school shooting in Oregon State

USA

Shooting in Oregon college, at least 15 dead

Turkey

Turkish soldier missing on Syrian border after shootout with ISIL

Two wounded Turkish soldiers have been rushed to hospital in Turkey’s southeastern province of Kilis after cross-border fire from ISIL extremists in

Spain

Spanish police raid home of Thalys train gunman

Police in Algeciras in southern Spain have searched the family home of the gunman who was foiled trying to allegedly attack a Thalys Amsterdam-Paris

USA

Hundreds pay tribute to police officer killed at a Texas petrol station

Flowers, cards and balloons were some of the tributes laid at an impromptu memorial next to a Texas petrol station as hundreds honoured the police officer shot dead on Friday.

USA

Shooting sparks campus lockdown at US university

A US university campus went into lockdown amid reports of gunfire on Thursday. Local media reports say one person was taken to hospital after being

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