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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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US: Multiple deaths in school shooting in Oregon State

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Shooting in Oregon college, at least 15 dead

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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

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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

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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.

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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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US shootings: colleagues remember

A day after their news crew was shot dead live on air, presenters at a US local TV station were back on screen with memories, tears and a

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US gun control impasse defies litany of bloodshed

“More than 11,000 Americans were killed by gun violence in 2013 alone. Every country has violent, hateful or mentally unstable people. What’s

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Virginia killings: suspect a "powder keg" of anger

Vigils have been held for the two television journalists shot dead during a live broadcast in Virginia. The reporters were killed as they interviewed

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How many civilian guns does a well regulated militia need?

Why is it so difficult for America to come to terms with gun violence? Here are five key points, compiled by our Washington correspondent Stefan

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'Racist and homophobic abuse' behind live TV shootings in the US, claims killer

A quiet morning TV broadcast in a small Virginia town turned to tragedy on Wednesday. Vester Flanagan, 41, who broadcast under the name Bryce

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Colorado cinema gunman gets 12 life sentences plus 3,318 years

The man who was convicted of killing 12 people and wounding 70 others inside a Colorado cinema has been formally sentenced to life in prison. James

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US shootings: suspect dies of gunshot wounds

The man suspected of shooting a TV reporter and her cameraman dead during a live interview is rushed to hospital in the US. Vester Lee Flanagan was

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Congress could pass law reducing gun violence, says White House

White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Congress could pass legislation that would have a tangible impact of reducing gun violence in the United

the action or practice of shooting with a gun