AN 18-year-old male student is accused of posing as a girl on Facebook, tricking at least 31 male classmates into sending him naked photos of themselves and then blackmailing some for sex acts.

An American student was accused today of posing as a girl on a internet social site to trick male classmates into sending him nude photos which he then used to blackmail them.

A man armed with a handgun opened fire during an evangelical church service at a suburban Milwaukee hotel, killing seven people before taking his own life, police said.

A gunman opened fire yesterday at a church service being held at a suburban Milwaukee hotel, killing seven people before taking his own life, authorities said.