Orlando shooting
Orlando Shootings: US calls on UN members to protect LGBT people from attack
Deputy U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. David Pressman, speaking at the session that elected Fiji Ambassador Peter Thomson to the post of 71st General Assembly president, said protecting the dignity of all human beings should be a
Orlando shooting: G4S stock price plunged nearly 5%
Orlando shooting: The share price G4S closed 4.94 per cent down at 178.14 pence on Monday.
Orlando Shooting: The day before a killing spree, Omar Mateen was calm, father says
When Omar Mateen met with his father the day before he killed 49 people in a siege of a gay nightclub, he betrayed nothing of...
Orlando Shooting: Democrats link guns to terrorism, turn to gun control after Orlando
President Barack Obama lamented the ease with which extremists can get firearms in the United States as "crazy" and Hillary Clinton said "terrorists" were using assault weapons...
Orlando shooting: President Barack Obama to pay respects to victims on Thursday
President Barack Obama will travel to Orlando on Thursday to pay respects to the victims of last weekend's nightclub shooting and to stand in solidarity with the community as it embarks on recovery, the White House said Monda
Families brace for worst as Florida gay club victims identified after mass shooting
Family and friends of victims trapped in a gay nightclub by a gunman pledging loyalty to Islamic State waited anxiously on Monday to find out whether their loved ones were among the 50 people killed and 53 wounded in the dead
Bodies removed after worst mass shooting in US history
Dozens of bodies were slowly removed overnight from a popular Orlando gay club after a gunman sprayed the helpless crowd with bullets in violence that killed 50 people and devastated a city famous for family-friendly theme pa
Orlando shooting: Across the world, shock and condemnation at the massacre
From across the world, officials and public figures are expressing condemnation and shock over the Florida mass shooting at the Pulse Orlando nightclub on Sunday.
Father of Orlando shooter hosted political show on Afghan-Pakistan issues
The Afghan-born father of Omar Mateen, the man police identified as the gunman who killed 50 people at a packed gay nightclub in Florida on Sunday, is a fringe political commentator who rails against Pakistan and Afghan Presi
Orlando shooting: Donald Trump calls for Barack Obama’s resignation
In a separate statement, Trump also asked Clinton, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee to get out of the race.
Orlando shooting: Suspected shooter underwent screening twice with no findings- employer
Global security services firm G4S said on Sunday that Omar Mateen, a Florida resident and U.S. citizen who was the son of immigrants from Afghanistan, had worked for the company since 2007.
Assault rifle used in Florida shooting drives US gun control debate
In December 2012, Adam Lanza used a Bushmaster XM15 to kill 28 children and adults at the Sandy Hook elementary school in Connecticut before taking his own life with a Glock pistol.
Orlando shooting: Pope Francis expresses horror and condemnation over
Pope Francis has expressed horror and condemnation over the mass shooting in a nightclub in Orlando, Florida, on Sunday in which 50 people were killed and dozens more wounded, according to Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi.
Orlando shooting: Omar Mateen’s father apologises for incident
In a message published on the group’s semi-official news agency, Amaq,it described gunman Omar Mateen as a “soldier of the caliphate”, The Telegraph (UK) reported.
Why Orlando shooting was the deadliest in US history
Fifty people were killed and 53 others injured on Sunday when an Islamic State (IS) gunman opened fire at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida.
Orlando Shooting: Gunman in worst US massacre described as “quiet” but grew hateful
Mateen was born in New York of Afghan descent but spent most of his life in Florida, attending Martin County High School in Stuart, a small city about a 20-minute drive from the Fort Pierce condominium where had most recently
Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump postpone poll campaigns after Orlando shooting
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Trump, 69, also postponed one of his major campaign events scheduled for tomorrow in New Hampshire and offered words of support to the victims.
Orlando shooting: Orlando shooter visited Saudi for pilgrimage
Police have said ''multiple injuries'' were reported following the incident at the Pulse Orlando nightclub near Orange and Kaley avenue. The department also advised people to stay away from area.
Orlando Shooting: Gay club shooter pledged allegiance to ISIS in 911 call
He made the 911 call from a bathroom of the gay club in Orlando, Florida. During the call he gave his full name, officials said.
Orlando shooting: Police reveal names of victims
As authorities frantically tried to notify all the relatives, the Orlando Police Department began publishing the names of victims on a city website on Sunday afternoon.
Orlando shooting: Gay Americans are shaken, unbowed by nightclub attack
The massacre at a gay nightclub in Florida was seen as a jarring reminder of the discrimination they can still face, giving some renewed cause to march through city streets on Sunday in the Gay Pride events that fill the June
Orlando shooting: Suspected shooter was armed guard for security firm G4S
Police killed the shooter, identified as Omar Mateen, 29, a Florida resident and U.S. citizen who was the son of immigrants from Afghanistan.
Orlando bar attack: No evidence of direct ISIS link to shooting, say US officials
U.S. officials said on Sunday they had seen no immediate evidence of any direct connection between the worst mass shooting in U.S. history and Islamic State or any other foreign extremist group.
The latest on Orlando shooting: Pope Francis condemns gay nightclub massacre
A gunman wielding an assault-type rifle and a handgun took hostages and opened fire inside a crowded Florida nightclub, killing approximately 20 people and wounding 42 others before dying in a gunfight with SWAT officers, pol
