Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police are investigating circumstances under which, Rtd Major Gen. Kasirye Ggwanga opened fire at a vehicle of the aides of local music artist, Catherine Kusasira. The incident occurred around 10:45pm on Tuesday night near Makindye Division offices where his children were buying snacks. Preliminary …
Read More »Group of Jewish leaders to Trump: you are part of the problem
Washington, United States | AFP | A group of Pittsburgh Jewish leaders wrote an open letter to President Donald Trump Sunday telling him he bears responsibility for a deadly shooting at a synagogue in the US city. A mostly elderly group of 11 people were gunned down in the bloody …
Read More »Trump rises above the fray — until he doesn’t
Washington, United States | AFP | As he stepped off Air Force One headed to the latest of his raucous, near-daily election rallies, Donald Trump vowed he would “absolutely” strike a different tone following the bloodshed in Pittsburgh. Eleven members of the Pennsylvania city’s Jewish community had just been killed …
Read More »Female suspect dead, several hurt in YouTube shooting
San Bruno, United States | AFP | Gunfire erupted at YouTube’s offices in California Tuesday, leaving three people wounded and sparking a panicked escape before the suspected shooter — a woman — apparently committed suicide. California news outlets late Tuesday said she appeared to be a vegan-themed content creator who has …
Read More »Knife attacker kills three in Sudan mosque: police
Khartoum, Sudan | AFP | A man attacked worshippers with a knife inside a mosque in Sudan’s eastern state of Kasala on Tuesday, killing three people and wounding several others, a police officer told AFP. Kasala police chief Yahi Sulayman said it took place when worshippers had gathered for evening …
Read More »Martin Luther King Jr’s granddaughter appeals for ‘gun-free world’
Washington, United States | AFP | The nine-year-old granddaughter of Martin Luther King Jr. made a rousing appearance at a huge protest for gun control in Washington on Saturday, saying that like the slain civil rights leader she too has a dream — “a gun-free world.” The poised young girl …
Read More »Students spearhead largest-ever US protest for gun control
Washington, United States | AFP | Florida high school student Aalayah Eastmond will join a massive crowd of Americans — expected to number in the hundreds of thousands — taking part in nationwide protests for gun control on Saturday. The 17-year-old says she will be marching not only for tougher …
Read More »Teen wounded in US school shooting to be taken off life support
Washington, United States | AFP | A teenage girl wounded in a school shooting in Maryland is brain dead and will be removed from life support, her family said. Another student was wounded in Tuesday’s attack, and the assailant — also a student — was shot and killed by a …
Read More »Florida passes bill to restrict guns, arm some teachers
Miami, United States | AFP | The US state of Florida, scene of America’s latest school shooting, on Wednesday passed bill that raises the minimum age to buy firearms to 21 while funding a program that allows some teachers and school employees to be armed. The “Marjory Stoneman Douglas High …
Read More »Man fatally shoots himself in front of White House
Washington, United States | AFP | A man fatally shot himself on the crowded pedestrian avenue directly in front of the White House on Saturday, officials said. “Adult male has been declared deceased,” the Washington, DC Police Department said on Twitter. The Secret Service said a white male approached the …
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