Natarsha Belling

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The state of Louisiana in the US is reeling after an horrific act of family violence.

A 31-year-old man has shot and killed eight children, seven of whom were his own family.

Latest reports say the children were aged from just three to 11 years old.

The man also shot two women who were reportedly his wife and girlfriend.

Both were seriously injured.

Here is spokesperson Chris Borderland from the local police department.

The gunman, Shamar Elkins, was then shot dead during a police chase.

According to US media reports, Mr Elkins' family says he suffered from mental health problems.

An update on the Geelong oil refinery that caught fire last week.

Viva Energy, the company which owns the refinery, says it will be back to 90% production within weeks, much faster than previously expected.

The company says the fire was confined to a single unit in the petrol production process and that fuel imports from overseas will comfortably fill the gap in production.

After more than a week on the loose, a wolf who escaped a theme park in South Korea has been found alive and well.

The wolf was discovered near a local expressway and was tranquilised before being safely returned to the theme park where vets say his pulse and body temperature were normal.

Over the nine days since the wolf burrowed under a fence and escaped, hundreds were involved in the search, including the local military.

And a robot in Beijing has blitzed a half marathon.

The winning robot named Lightning completed the 21.1 k's in just 50 minutes and 26 seconds, more than 10 minutes faster than the human winner of the race.

Lightning also smashed the human world record for the half marathon, which is 57 minutes

and 20 seconds.

While the videos of the running robots have captured a lot of attention online, the achievement also signals a massive improvement in the technology.