One story dominated global headlines on Saturday - the massacre at an elementary school in Connecticut which left 28 people dead, including 20 children.<br/> <br />A 20-year-old gunman indentified as Adam Lanza opened fire on Friday in one of the worst mass shootings in US history.<br/> <br />German television and newspapers led with the story as did Spanish and Russian news channels.<br/> <br />Indian media also reported on the story with some residents calling for tighter school security in the US.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) A LOCAL RESIDENT, SAHIL SHARMA SAYING:<br/> <br />"This year only there was an attack on a Sikh shrine and another attack on a school. So I think the U.S. governmentreally needs to look into the point that school security is a major concern for them."<br/> <br />In Afghanistan, President Hamid Karzai sent his condolences, saying his country could especially share the pain of such incidents .<br/> <br />China state tv ran hourly broadcasts and regular updates as did South Korea's Yonhap News Television.<br/> <br />Australia's Channel Ten news bulletin described the US as a nation left shattered with many residents there also questioning US gun laws.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE)(English) SYDNEY RESIDENT JUNE WAIT SAYING:<br/> <br />"I think it's dreadful. I would hate for my children to be brought up in a society where they thought they had the right to bear arms normally."<br/> <br />Police said another adult was found dead at a related crime scene in the town - believed to be the shooter's mother Nancy Lanza.
