Families in India and Israel today mourned two professors among the 32 people killed in a shooting rampage at an American university, while the leader of Australia slammed US gun culture.

An Indian professor was one of the victims killed in a massacre at a US university, his relatives told Indian media today, while another Indian student was missing.

A Norwegian peace envoy was to visit Sri Lanka today amid efforts to encourage the Tamil Tiger rebels to attend peace talks with the Sri Lankan government in Geneva next week.