Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionFather of Florida shooting victim to Trump: 'I'm pissed' US President Donald Trump has said arming teachers could prevent school shootings like that which left 17 people dead last week in Florida.A staff member with a gun could end an attack "very quickly", he said.Mr Trump floated…
US President Donald Trump held a listening session at the White House where he was confronted by parents. Andrew Pollack - whose daughter, Meadow, was among the 17 killed in the Valentine's Day attack in Parkland, Florida - vented his anger to the president.
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionChildren were among those rescued after Monday's air strikes in Eastern Ghouta Bombardments by Syrian government forces have killed at least 100 people including 20 children in the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta area outside Damascus, rescue teams and monitors say.This would make Monday one of the deadliest days…
Image copyright SPL Image caption Unvaccinated young children are at highest risk of contracting measles Europe has seen a massive surge in measles cases in 2017, which the World Health Organization says is a tragedy after a record low of 5,273 cases in 2016.Cases increased by 400%, with more than 20,000 people affected and 35…
Image copyright Konstantin von Wedelstaedt Image caption Aseman operates the ATR 72-500 Sixty-six people are feared to have been killed in a passenger plane crash in the Zargos mountains in Iran. The Aseman Airlines plane, en route from Tehran to the south-western city of Yasuj, came down near the city of Semirom in Isfahan province.The…
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Mr Netanyahu brandished a fragment of an Iranian drone shot down over Israel Israel's prime minister has launched a stinging attack on Iran, telling a security conference in Munich it is the "greatest threat to our world".Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would "not allow Iran's regime to put a noose of…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionInside the classroom: 'We watched gunman shoot our friends' The FBI has launched a review over its handling of a warning about the teenager accused of carrying out Wednesday's school shooting in Florida.Nikolas Cruz, 19, has appeared in court charged with premeditated murder. With 17 people killed,…
Morgan Williams and Ivanna Paitan hid behind their teacher's desk as a gunman repeatedly fired into their classroom. Five of their friends were shot just a few feet away. The students from the Florida high school describe their terrifying ordeal to the BBC. Video by Paul Blake.
Image copyright EPA Image caption The family's walled Johannesburg compound was subject to an early morning search by elite police South Africa's elite police unit has raided the controversial Gupta business family's home, as pressure increases on President Jacob Zuma to resign. Three arrests have been made, including one Gupta brother, local media report. Police…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe attorney general's office could take months to decide if Netanyahu should face charges Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu has hit back after police said he should be charged over alleged bribery cases. He called the allegations "baseless" and said he was certain the truth would be revealed.His…
