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U.S. students protest gun laws, Trump considers arming teachers
Published On: February 22, 2018 10:04 AM NPT By: Reuters
WASHINGTON, Feb 22: Students galvanized by the deadly mass shooting at a Florida high school confronted lawmakers on Wednesday with demands to restrict sales of assault rifles, while President Donald Trump suggested arming teachers as a way to stop more U.S. rampages.
Bahrain sentences prominent activist to 5 years in prison
Published On: February 21, 2018 04:16 PM NPT By: Associated Press
DUBAI, Feb 21: A prominent human rights activist in Bahrain was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison over tweets alleging prison torture in his country and misconduct in Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen, despite wide international criticism of his trial.
New strikes kill 10 in rebel-held suburbs of Syrian capital
Published On: February 21, 2018 04:11 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIRUT, Feb 21: New airstrikes and shelling on the besieged, rebel-held suburbs of the Syrian capital killed at least 10 people on Wednesday, a rescue organization and a monitoring group said.
Trump urges ban on gun devices like bump stocks
Published On: February 21, 2018 10:02 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, fEB 21: As a grieving Florida community demanded action on guns, President Donald Trump on Tuesday directed the Justice Department to move to ban devices like the rapid-fire bump stocks used in last year's Las Vegas massacre. It was a small sign of movement on the gun violence issue that has long tied Washington in knots.
Afghan officials say insurgent attacks killed 9 policemen
Published On: February 20, 2018 12:27 PM NPT By: Associated Press
AFGHANISTAN, Feb 20: Afghan officials say insurgents have killed nine policemen in separate attacks in the country's west and east.
Syria war: More than 70 killed in rebel-held Ghouta as UN warns situation 'spiraling out of control'
Published On: February 20, 2018 12:25 PM NPT By: Agencies
DAMASCUS, Feb 20: The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said air strikes, rocket fire and shelling on several parts of the besieged suburbs also wounded more than 300 people.
Students head to Florida capital to press for gun law change
Published On: February 20, 2018 12:22 PM NPT By: Associated Press
FLORIDA, Feb 20: A hundred Stoneman Douglas High School students are busing 400 miles to Florida's capital Tuesday to urge lawmakers to act to prevent a repeat of the massacre that killed 17 students and faculty last week.
Oxfam says Haiti director admitted using prostitutes
Published On: February 19, 2018 03:47 PM NPT By: Reuters
LONDON, Feb 19: Oxfam’s country director in Haiti admitted to using prostitutes at his residence during a relief mission before resigning in 2011, according to an internal investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct released by the charity on Monday.
Students plan protests, Washington march, to demand gun control after mass shooting
Published On: February 19, 2018 11:45 AM NPT By: Reuters
FLORIDA, Feb 19: Stunned by the deadliest high school shooting in U.S. history, students mobilized across the country on Sunday to organize rallies and a national walkout in support of stronger gun laws, challenging politicians they say have failed to protect them.
All 66 passengers, crew believed dead after plane crashes in central Iran
Published On: February 18, 2018 03:56 PM NPT By: Reuters
DUBAI, Feb 18: All 66 passengers and crew aboard a plane that crashed in central Iran on Sunday were believed to have been killed, state media reported.
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