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Added on the 25/08/2016 18:22:07 - Copyright : RT Ruptly EN
Students came out to demand that soldiers return to their barracks, release the country's detained leaders, including Aung San Suu Kyi, and restore democracy.
People in New York bearing anti-gun protest signs gather to march against gun violence as similar demonstrations are planned across the US. Thousands of people are expected to demonstrate across the country for tighter firearms laws to curb devastating gun violence plaguing the US, where Republican politicians have repeatedly blocked reforms. IMAGES
Police in the US town of Uvalde, Texas are facing questions over why it took an hour to neutralise the gunman who murdered 19 small children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School. The tragedy comes amid increasing calls for greater gun control measures. Among the demands of campaigners are a ban on assault weapon sales, as well as universal background checks and so-called red flag laws. Pastor Mike McBride, director of the LIVE FREE gun violence prevention campaign with the Faith in Action network, joined us on Perspective to tell us more.
Joe Garcia, 50, dropped off flowers at his wife’s memorial Thursday morning in Uvalde, Texas, and then returned home, where he “pretty much just fell over” and died, his nephew John Martinez said.
Sri Lankan police use tear gas and water cannons to disperse hundreds of students protesting outside the official residence of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in the nation's capital Colombo. The students were calling for the resignation of the president as the country grapples with the fallout from its crippling economic crisis.