Uvalde police commander who delayed assault on shooter is put on leave - The Jerusalem Post

The school district police chief who delayed launching an assault on a mass shooter who slaughtered 19 school children and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas, has been placed on administrative leave, the schools' superintendent said in a statement on Wednesday.

Mexico quake: Rescuers race to find missing children at destroyed schoolhouse

Rescue teams frantically sifted through debris of a flattened schoolhouse in Mexico City Wednesday, in a race to find dozens of children who remain unaccounted for hours after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit.

Medios occidentales ignoran a los niños víctimas de los terroristas en Alepo

Los medios de comunicación occidentales hacen caso omiso a las víctimas infantiles de un reciente ataque con morteros perpetrado por terroristas sobre un barrio de Alepo controlado por las fuerzas gubernamentales.

UN Condemns Deadly Airstrike on Yemen School

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned an airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen that killed 10 "people" Saturday.

Saudi-led coalition denies targeting school in Yemen after 10 children killed

The Saudi-led coalition Sunday denied targeting a Yemeni school in air strikes that killed 10 children, instead saying it bombed a camp at which Iran-backed rebels train underage soldiers.

Operation Restoring Hope: 10 children killed after school hit in Yemen airstrike

As many as 10 children were killed and 28 others injured in a Saudi-led airstrike on Saturday, after a school in the Houthi main stronghold province of Saada was hit, the humanitarian association Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said.

Autor intelectual de matanza de niños paquistaníes muere por dron

El cerebro del asalto talibán al colegio de la ciudad paquistaní de Peshawar en el que fallecieron 125 estudiantes en diciembre de 2014 murió en un bombardeo con un dron estadounidense en territorio afgano, anunció hoy el Ejército de Pakistán.

UK: George Osborne warns of tax hikes in case of Brexit

A vote to leave the European Union in a referendum next week would trigger tax hikes and spending cuts, Britain's finance minister warned, as stock markets sank on the increasingly likely prospect of Brexit.

Israeli President expresses concern over threat to Jewish schools in Turkey

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on Tuesday expressed deep concern over a report that the Islamic State group is planning to attack Jewish school children in Turkey.

Germany Shuts Diplomatic Facilities in Turkey

German diplomatic missions in Turkey, as well as a school, are closed Thursday for security reasons, according to the German consulate in Istanbul.

At least four people killed in shooting at Canadian school

At least four people have been killed and a number of others have been injured in a school shooting in Canada.

Turkey: Rocket projectile from Syria hits schoolyard in border town

One person was killed and a student was wounded after a mortar shell which appeared to have been fired from Syria struck a school in Turkey's southeastern border province of Kilis on Monday, the Kilis governor's office said.

Texas Allows Carrying Handguns in Plain Sight

A new law allowing handgun license holders to carry weapons in the open has come into force in Texas, law enforcement said.

US: Rise in Syrian civilian deaths since start of Russian air campaign 'troubling'

The United States has seen a "marked and troubling" increase in reports of Syrian civilian casualties since the start of the Russian air campaign on Sept. 30, a concern U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has raised with Moscow, the State Department said on Tuesday.

Saudi-led coalition bombed schools in Yemen

Amnesty International said Friday that a Saudi-led coalition had bombed schools in Yemen, violating international humanitarian law and denying access to education for thousands of children.

Obama calls for control of weapons. Mass Shootings Became Tragic Routine in US

U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday called for the need to control weapons domestically, a day after a shooter killed three people and injured nine others in a western U.S. state.

At least 270 dead as powerful quake rocks South Asia

A powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake which rocked parts of South Asia killed at least 270 people Monday, including 12 Afghan girls crushed in a stampede as they fled their collapsing school.

Merkel, Hollande, Putin Urge Ceasefire in Donbass by September 1

Russian President Vladimir Putin, French President Fancois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged on Saturday to put an end to fighting in eastern Ukraine by September 1, the Elysee Palace said in a statement Saturday.

UN blames Israel for school attacks during Gaza war

A UN inquiry has blamed Israeli security forces for seven deadly attacks on UN schools in Gaza that were used as shelters for safety during last year's offensive.

Donetsk Residents Angry Over Kyiv Threat

DONETSK— Citizens of the Ukrainian city of Donetsk say they did not ask for pro-Moscow separatists to take over their city and they should not be punished for the breakaway insurgency by the Ukrainian government in Kyiv, which will end the funding of all public services in rebel areas by this weekend.