hello and welcome. we begin today in the us. president biden has condemned the killing of four people at a birthday party in alabama this weekend as outrageous and unacceptable . the country s latest mass shooting happened at a 16th birthday party in the town of dadeville. on sunday night, people gathered for a vigil to remember the victims of the shooting. 28 other people were injured, several critically. so far, there s been no information whether any suspect was killed or arrested. jessica parker reports from dadeville. what happened 7 confusion and fear the almost routine eruption of gun violence in america but uniquely devastating for a small community in rural alabama after a shooter opened fire at a 16th birthday party. police tape quietly hiding what you then can hear, the sound of horror and grief. wailing. four lives were lost in the tragic event that occurred here in dadeville. as far as the injuries, there are 28 individuals that were injured during the cou
we never dreamt it would get this bad, they said. we used to have freedom, then it ended so suddenly. we ve been to several places along the lake and so far, i ve seen only three other foreigners. foran far, i ve seen only three other foreigners. for an area that is so dependent on it, the collapse of tourism here has been catastrophic. the economy is in terrible shape. and it s worse than that for people living around here, because they say they have a deep abiding loyalty to aung san suu kyi. they did not like the military takeover although they don t say that openly, and they worry the armed groups resisting the military regime are operating closer and closer to the lake. what we need, said one of them, is peace. but, there is little piece in myanmar. south of the lake, and hiku insurgents were battling the army just two weeks hiku insurgents were battling the armyjust two weeks before we arrived. anti coup. in
AFP – Myanmar’s junta has jailed a Japanese filmmaker for 10 years, more than two months after he was arrested while filming an anti-coup protest, the military said yesterday. The military has clamped down on press freedoms since its coup last year, arresting reporters and photographers as well as revoking broadcasting licences while the country […]
SAGAING, MYANMAR (AFP) – Anti-coup fighters in Myanmar patrol the smouldering ruins of a burned village after what they say was a reprisal attack by junta troops struggling to crush resistance to last year’s military coup. Corrugated roofs, support beams and cooking utensils are all that remain amid the ash in the village in northwestern […]