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.

Teen kills two children in latest US mass shooting A 19-year-old has been identified as the gunman in the latest mass shooting in the United States - a rampage that left three dead, including two children, and 12 other people wounded.

Anger as Christchurch mosque accused pleads not guilty The man accused of shooting dead 51 Muslim worshippers in the Christchurch mosque attacks in March smiled Friday as his lawyers entered not guilty pleas to multiple murder and terrorism charges.

11 dead after gunman fires 'indiscriminately' in Virginia govt complex

A longtime public utilities employee sprayed gunfire "indiscriminately" in a government building complex on Friday in Virginia Beach, in the US state of Virginia, killing 11 people and wounding six, police said.

Extremism must be defeated, prince tells New Zealand mosque survivors In an emotional meeting with survivors of the New Zealand mosques massacre, Britain's Prince William appealed on  riday for "extremism in all forms" to be defeated.

NZealand, France announce bid to end violent extremism online New Zealand and France will bring together global leaders at a Paris summit next month aimed at stopping social media being used to organise and promote terrorism, the countries' leaders announced on Wednesday.

New Zealand prays, falls silent, a week after mosque massacres

The Muslim call to prayer rang out across New Zealand on Friday followed by two minutes of silence nationwide to mark a week since a white supremacist gunned down 50 people at two mosques in the city of Christchurch.

New Zealand bans sale of assault, semi-automatic rifles

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacindab Ardern announced an immediate ban on the sale of assault rifles and semi-automatics on Thursday in a muscular response to the Christchurch terror attack that killed 50 people.