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• Iran vows to punish 'mercenaries' behind street violence
• Alabama sheriff shot and killed while answering a call, search for suspect ongoing
• Ageing Japan bomb survivors back pope's anti-nukes call

Iran vows to punish 'mercenaries' behind street violence Posted: 24 Nov 2019 03:51 AM PST Iran will severely punish "mercenaries" arrested over a wave of street violence that erupted after a sharp hike in fuel prices, a Revolutionary Guards commander warned Sunday. The Islamic republic says it has restored calm after the unrest that broke out on November 15, hours after the surprise announcement that petrol prices would go up by as much as 200 percent. Citing law enforcement officials, Fars news agency said Sunday that 180 ringleaders had been arrested over the protests that saw highways blocked, banks and police stations set alight and shops looted. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Alabama sheriff shot and killed while answering a call, search for suspect ongoing Posted: 23 Nov 2019 09:49 PM PST Several law enforcement sources confirmed that Lowndes County Sheriff "Big John" Williams was answering a call at a convenience store when he was shot. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Ageing Japan bomb survivors back pope's anti-nukes call Posted: 23 Nov 2019 06:49 PM PST Kenji Hayashida thought about committing suicide in the years after an atomic bomb was dropped on his hometown of Nagasaki. On Sunday he will hear Pope Francis call there for a world without nuclear weapons, a message 81-year-old supports passionately. Like many ageing survivors of the attacks on Nagasaki and Hiroshima, Hayashida hopes the pope can bring fresh international attention to the cause of nuclear abolition, and also keep alive the memory of the devastating bombings. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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