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Boy, 12, faces battery charge in New Mexico school shooting

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 07:49

12-year-old boy accused of opening fire with shotgun at New Mexico middle school wounding 2 has been charged with 3 counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, authorities said on Thursday.

Chilling details revealed as US releases Newtown massacre docs

Last Updated: Saturday, December 28, 2013, 14:45

Newtown gunman Adam Lanza wore yellow ear plugs that muffled the screams of his victims and he shot himself in the mouth after committing one of America`s worst school massacres.

New US school shooting on eve of Newtown anniversary

Last Updated: Saturday, December 14, 2013, 19:45

A schoolboy armed with a shotgun opened fire and wounded two fellow students before killing himself, the latest US mass shooting on the eve of the Newtown school massacre anniversary.

Newtown school massacre 911 phone calls recordings released

Last Updated: Thursday, December 5, 2013, 15:00

A teacher calmly explains she has been shot in the foot. Another woman, sounding anguished, pleads for help. A custodian relays information from officers at the scene to a police operator.

US elementary school evacuated in US after shots reported

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 21, 2013, 08:50

Scores of children were safely evacuated from an elementary school in the state of Georgia on Tuesday as police responded to reports of shots being fired and arrested a suspect, authorities said.

US school shooting victims` families to get $281,000 each

Last Updated: Thursday, July 18, 2013, 12:49

Families of 20 children and six adults killed in the mass shooting at a Connecticut elementary school each will receive $281,000 from the $11.4 million in donations, an oversight board said on Wednesday.

Facebook agrees to remove US school shooting pages

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 26, 2013, 09:08

The lawmakers said some pages purportedly set up to honour the victims of the December 14 shooting have been used to exploit or harass the victims` families and could be used as vehicles for financial fraud.

US school shooting: Accused declared mentally unfit for trial

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 8, 2013, 11:15

A man accused of killing seven people at a small Northern California Christian college has been declared mentally unfit for trial by a court.

US school shooting: Ex-Rep Giffords visits victim` families

Last Updated: Sunday, January 6, 2013, 08:34

Former Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, nearly two years after being critically wounded in a mass shooting, has met with families of victims.

Christmas reverie in Newtown tinged with mourning

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 26, 2012, 12:01

Heavy with the sorrow of 26 lives lost in Sandy Hook massacre in Connecticut, Newtown on Tuesday observed Christmas.

US gun lobby says firm `no` to gun control

Last Updated: Monday, December 24, 2012, 19:39

The most powerful gun lobby in US has ruled out backing new proposed restraints on firearms and has pushed for placing armed guards in schools.

US school shooting: Michelle Obama’s open letter to parents

Last Updated: Saturday, December 22, 2012, 16:15

US First Lady Michelle Obama has written an open letter to US parents about what to focus on when talking to children about the school shooting.