A US citizen hijacked a small Tropic Air plane in Belize on Thursday at knifepoint, injuring three others before being shot and killed, police said.

U.S. State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said at a news briefing in Washington that officials were still gathering information about what occurred. “Horrifying,” she said. “We are grateful, I think all of us are,

Two people were killed and a 20-year-old son of a deputy is in custody after an on-campus shooting at Florida State University's campus in Tallahassee.

A n unknown number of people were taken to a hospital after a shooting at Florida State University (FSU) campus on Thursday, April 17.

FSU student and son of a Leon County sheriff's deputy opened fire on FSU's campus, killing two people and injuring at least six. The weapon used was

Four people died and one suffered life-threatening injuries after a cable car crashed to the ground near Naples in southern Italy on Thursday, mountain rescue services and firefighters said.

The car had been traversing the 1,100m-high mountain when a cord to one of the cabins snapped say local media.

A cable car accident on a mountain near Naples left at least four people dead and one critically injured, according to officials in southern Italy.