Why 7,000 shoes are lined up on the US Capitol lawn

Seven thousand. That’s the number of children that have died owing to gun violence since the Sandy Hook school massacre in December 2012 in the United States of America. And to mark this......

The spectacular photos of the month: April

Here's a glimpse of all that happened around the world last month, in 14 images. A US military cadet crawls under a barbed wire obstacle as he competes in the 50th annual Sandhurst Military......

The deadliest mass shootings in US history

At least 50 people have been killed after a gunman opened fire at the Mandalay Bay Casino in Las Vegas - the deadliest mass shooting in the history of United States. IMAGE: A Las Vegas......

PHOTO: Obama weeps as he unveils gun control measures

United States President Barack Obama on Tuesday wept in public as he announced a slew of executive measures to tackle the gun violence that claims thousands of lives in the country each year, amid......