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Quartet of murdered French cartoonists among country's finest satirists

Ten members of the Charlie Hebdo editorial team have been shot dead in Paris, along with the two police officers who were guarding their offices

France

François Hollande condemns 'cowardly' attack on satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo

French President François Hollande wasted no time in going to the Charlie Hebdo offices to express his regrets and promise justice for the attackers

USA

Army facility in Texas is put into lockdown during gun attack

A gunman has shot dead one person before killing himself in an incident at an Army facility in El Paso Texas. The shootings took place in a veterans’

USA

Two-year-old boy kills mother with her own pistol in US Walmart store

Authorities in the US investigate the fatal shooting of a woman by her two-year-old son in a Walmart store

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Two-year-old boy kills mother with her own pistol in Walmart store

USA

USA: unarmed black man Enzell Ford shot three times by police says report

USA

Protests in US after another fatal shooting of a black man by police

Demonstrations in St Louis after a white police officer shot dead a black man reported to have pointed a gun at him.

USA

Tension in Missouri after police shoot dead another black teenager

Tension is high in Missouri in the US after police shot dead another black teenager

USA

18-year-old black man shot dead by police in US, near where teenager Michael Brown was killed

Police in the US have shot dead an 18-year-old black man, near where the killing of another black teenager by police sparked nationwide

Pakistan

Peshawar survivors struggle to cope in aftermath of massacre

Those left behind after the Peshawar school attack are struggling to come to terms with life without loved ones, friends, or inspirational teachers

USA

US homeowner 'defending his castle' found guilty of killing German teenager

A US jury has found a homeowner guilty of deliberate homicide after shooting a German exchange student who entered his garage. The case has tested

USA

Body of US Iraq war veteran suspected of killing six family members discovered in Pennsylvania

Police in the US searching for an Iraq war veteran suspected of killing six members of his own family in Pennsylvania, say they have found his body

Pakistan

Worldwide condemnation over Taliban murder of school children

There has been swift and harsh worldwide condemnation of the Taliban murder of school children in Pakistan. The Secretary-General of the United

Pakistan

Children targeted in Pakistan's deadliest militant attack in years; 132 students are killed

132 children and nine staff are dead after Taliban gunmen storm a military-run high school in Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan Taliban 'kill over 100' in Peshawar school attack

The Pakistani Taliban have attacked a military-run school in Peshawar, killing over 100 students. The prime minister has called the massacre a "national tragedy".

Pakistan

Pakistan: 'More than 100' children killed as Taliban attack Peshawar school

The Pakistani Taliban have attacked a military-run school in Peshawar, killing dozens of students. The prime minister has called the massacre a "national tragedy".

USA

Police launch manhunt after ex-Iraq veteran goes on shooting spree

A man hunt is underway in Philadelphia for an Iraq war veteran suspected of killing six family members. Police have advised locals to lock their

USA

Sandy Hook families sue gun manufacturer two years on from mass school shooting

On the second anniversary of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook elementary school, families are suing the manufacturer of the gun used in the tragedy.

USA

Three teenagers shot outside high school in US

Three teenagers have been shot near a high school in Oregon in the United States. The attack happened outside the Rosemary Anderson High School

USA

Cleveland police release shooting video

the action or practice of shooting with a gun