Four detained for manufacturing, storing and using weapons Police in northern coastal Hải Phòng City on Wednesday detained four people for two different crimes to investigate the manufacture, storage and use of weapons.

At least 13 killed in Canada rampage, suspect dead A gunman killed at least 13 people in an overnight shooting rampage across rural Nova Scotia, before being found dead Sunday after one of Canada's worst killing sprees in decades, federal police said.

New Zealand mosque shooter changes plea to guilty An Australian far-right extremist charged with murdering 51 Muslim worshippers in last year's mass shooting at two New Zealand mosques unexpectedly flipped his plea to guilty on Thursday.

Five killed at brewery in another US mass shooting A gunman killed five employees of one of America's best-known breweries on Wednesday before turning the weapon on himself in the latest burst of mass gun violence in the US.

Hamburg voters punish Merkel party Voters in German city-state Hamburg punished Chancellor Angela Merkel's crisis-racked conservatives in a regional election on Sunday, while the incumbent centre-left held off a challenge from the Greens according to exit polls.

Gunman wanted for mass shooting in Củ Chi killed: police

Police raid fails to nab mass shooting suspect A man who allegedly gunned down and killed four people in HCM City remains at large nearly 36 hours after police carried out a raid to hunt him down.

Two killed in California school shooting, teen in custody A teenage boy gunned down fellow students at a California high school on his 16th birthday on Thursday, killing two and wounding another three before turning the pistol on himself.

Apology over NZealand mosque accused's 'hateful' letter Officials in New Zeaand apologised Thursday after the alleged Christchurch mosque gunman was allowed to send a letter from prison espousing "hateful" views that a supporter then shared online.

Police investigating Texas shooting as possible hate crime: chief

 Authorities in Texas are investigating the mass shooting that left 20 people dead and 26 wounded at a Walmart store in El Paso on Saturday as a possible hate crime, the city's police chief said.