The shooting rampage at a U.S. elementary school Friday in Newtown, Connecticut that left 28 people dead, including 20 young children, has prompted reactions of shock and sympathy from around the world. Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard described the attack as an “incomprehensible act of evil.” She said that like U.S. President Barack Obama and […]
America Grieves Connecticut School Massacre
Posted December 15th, 2012 at 12:05 am (UTC-5)
Hundreds of mourners descended on a church in Newtown, Connecticut Friday night to grieve the deaths of 20 young children and six adults killed by a lone gunman at a local elementary school. Many other mourners gathered outside the packed church, as the community and the nation sought to absorb the scope of the tragedy. […]
America Grieves Connecticut School Massacre
Posted December 14th, 2012 at 8:45 pm (UTC-5)
Hundreds of mourners descended on a church in in Newtown, Connecticut Friday night to grieve the deaths of 20 young children and six adults killed by a lone gunman at a local elementary school. Television footage showed hundreds more mourners outside the packed church, as the community and the nation sought to absorb the scope […]
US, Europe Object to Global Telecom Treaty
Posted December 14th, 2012 at 6:35 pm (UTC-5)
The United States and many European countries have refused to sign an international telecommunications treaty that they say opens the door to greater government control of the Internet. Eighty-nine countries signed the U.N. treaty in Dubai Friday while 55 states objected, revealing a deep divide about the oversight of cyberspace. The U.S.-led bloc advocated a […]
Obama: ‘Overwhelming Grief’ Over Deadly Mass School Shooting
Posted December 14th, 2012 at 5:50 pm (UTC-5)
A tearful U.S. President Barack Obama addressed the American public Friday, saying “our hearts are broken” by the school massacre near New York City that left 20 young children and six adults dead. A gunman also died at the scene. Mr. Obama spoke shortly after ordering U.S. flags at the White House and federal facilities […]
Obama: ‘Overwhelming Grief’ Over Deadly Mass School Shooting
Posted December 14th, 2012 at 4:55 pm (UTC-5)
A tearful U.S. President Barack Obama addressed the American public Friday, saying “our hearts are broken” by the school massacre near New York City that left 20 young children and six adults dead. A gunman also died at the scene. Mr. Obama spoke shortly after ordering U.S. flags at the White House and federal facilities […]
Obama: ‘Overwhelming Grief’ Over Deadly Mass School Shooting
Posted December 14th, 2012 at 3:55 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama says he and parents across the country are feeling overwhelming grief over the mass school shooting Friday that killed children and school staff in the northeastern state of Connecticut. Mr. Obama, visibly upset and wiping tears from his eye as he spoke at the White House, said most of the victims […]
Mass Killings Common in US
Posted December 14th, 2012 at 3:05 pm (UTC-5)
Mass killings in the U.S., like Friday’s schoolhouse slaughter, have become a troubling and recurring fact of life in America. In the latest carnage, authorities say a gunman killed at least 26 people, including 18 students, inside an elementary school in the northeastern state of Connecticut. In July, a troubled graduate student opened fire at […]
Official: 27 People Killed in US School Shooting
Posted December 14th, 2012 at 2:00 pm (UTC-5)
News reports in the northeastern state of Connecticut say 26 people – most of them young children – were killed in a mass shooting at an elementary school. A Connecticut State Police lieutenant told reporters the fatalities included students and staff, and that the gunman involved also was dead. The officer did not give a […]
News Reports: At Least 20 Killed in US School Shooting
Posted December 14th, 2012 at 1:20 pm (UTC-5)
News reports from the northeastern U.S. state of Connecticut say at least 20 people, including children, were killed in a shooting at an elementary school. The reports say a suspected gunman was among the dead at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Police and other emergency vehicles are at the scene. Images showed […]
