US President Barack Obama ordered flags to fly at half-staff at the White House and federal buildings, as military personnel and citizens mourned the 13 victims of Thursday's shocking army base shooting in Texas.
Major Nidal Malik Hasan, a 39-year-old specialist in combat stress who had been ordered to deploy to Afghanistan against his will, shot dead 13 people in Fort Hood, USA. Today's Focus looks at how this tragedy happened.
One person was killed and five others wounded when a gunman went on a shooting spree in an office building in Orlando, Florida, on Friday. It was the second deadly shooting incident in the US in as many days.
A day after US Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan allegedly went on a shooting rampage, gunning down 13 of his colleagues at a Texas military base, investigators have been looking at possible motives for this shocking crime.
Police in El Salvador have arrested a man in connection with the murder of French photographer and filmmaker Christian Poveda, whose most recent work investigated violent gang life in the Central American country.
A day after French filmmaker Christian Poveda was shot dead in a drive-by shooting, Salvadoran police say they have arrested a suspect. Poveda’s acclaimed 2008 documentary film “La Vida Loca” examined gang violence in El Salvador.
Christian Poveda, a French filmmaker whose 2008 film “La Vida Loca” tackled gang violence in El Salvador, was shot dead on a road north of San Salvador, police said Wednesday.
One suspect has been killed at the US Congress building in Washington, DC, according to local police. Law enforcement officers claim the incident is now "contained".
