UN chief urges US to curb 'appalling' gun violence

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday urged the United States to take action to curb gun violence, saying it was taking an "appalling toll" on American society. "In the face of yet another tragedy of this kind, the secretary-general expresses his strong hope that the United States, through the robust democratic process that characterizes it, will be able to take the necessary action to reduce the appalling toll in human life that gun violence is taking on American society," said a statement