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Texas school shooting: America calls for stricter gun laws after 10 die in latest shootout

Ten people, mostly students, were killed when a teenage classmate armed with a shotgun and a revolver opened fire in a Texas high school Friday, the latest deadly school shooting to hit the United States.

19-year-old former student carries gun in guitar case to Florida school, fires at closed door; 1 injured

A gunman carrying a shotgun in a guitar case opened fire at a Florida high school, wounding one student as other students and teachers piled desks and cabinets against classroom doors to make barricades

Mass shootouts at US schools on the rise, says study; more deaths in last 18 years than entire 20th Century

Sixty percent of mass school shootings in the US in the 20th Century were perpetrated by adolescents, aged 11-18. So far this century, 77 percent of the mass school shootings have been carried out by adolescents.

Four women shot dead in suspected Islamist attack on Orthodox church in Russia

Four women were shot dead in an apparent Islamist attack on an Orthodox church in the North Caucasus region of Russia on Sunday, officials and local media said.

Colorado shooting: Shootout at Walmart in Thornton, Denver leaves two dead and 'multiple parties injured'; police evacuates area

Multiple people were left injured after being shot on Wednesday inside a Walmart in a Denver suburb, local police said

Egypt firefight: 54 police personnel killed in clash with militants during raid in Cairo

At least 54 policemen, including 20 officers and 34 conscripts, were killed when a raid on a militant hideout outside of Cairo escalated into an all-out firefight, authorities said Saturday.

Shootout at Iran Parliament: Three injured, more held hostage, reports state media

Iranian State media reported on Wednesday that a shootout had taken place within the national Parliament building, and that hostages were likely to be held captive

In emotional speech, Hillary Clinton pushes for new gun laws

Presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton offered an emotional plea Monday for tougher gun control laws in the wake of a deadly university shooting, decrying the "extremism" that she said has come to characterize the debate over U.S. gun laws.

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Worst US attack since 9/11: Music, lights, gunfire at Orlando nightclub

Just a few days earlier, Orlando's vibrant LGBT community had marked the annual Gay Days celebration, one of the biggest events anywhere in the United States dedicated to gay pride.