On Thursday Finland will mourn those who died in the school shooting yesterday. An 18-year-old student opened fire on his classmates and his principal and then shot himself.Police say that the shooting was planned in graphic videos posted on Youtube.There is a confirmed number of dead, two girls, 5 boys and the school's headmisterss. Ten other got minor injuries Police have identified the shooter. It was Pekka Eric Auvinen. they say he acted alone and had no previous criminal records. CNN [more]

New Orleans Wednesday mourned the huge losses inflicted by Hurricane Katrina two years ago, as US President George Bush sought to dispel lingering anger, vowing better days lay ahead Scores of tiny blue hand bells tinkled, asMayot Ray Nagin led a poignant memorial service to the 1,500 dead across the Gulf Coast and remembered the devastation which laid waste whole communities. Two years on, much of the city famed for its jazz and Creole cooking still lies abandoned after surging seas whipped up by the hurricane breached its levees on August 29, 2005. Bush, who was sharply criticized for failing [more]