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2:14pm, 2nd August, 2019

NYC police officer who killed Eric Garner should be fired, police judge rules

A white New York City police officer who killed an unarmed black man with a banned chokehold in 2014 should be fired, a police judge recommended on Friday in a case that stoked the Black Lives Matter movement and reverberated in the U.S. presidential...

New York cop who used fatal chokehold on Eric Garner should be fired, police judge rules

12:48pm, 2nd August, 2019

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New York cop who used fatal chokehold on Eric Garner should be fired, police judge rules

A white New York City police officer who used a fatal chokehold on an unarmed black man during an arrest in 2014 should be fired, a police department disciplinary judge recommended in a long-awaited verdict on Friday, and the department immediately s...

NYC policeman should be fired for fatal chokehold in 2014 Eric Garner arrest, department judge rules

11:22am, 2nd August, 2019

US

NYC policeman should be fired for fatal chokehold in 2014 Eric Garner arrest, department judge rules

A New York Police Department administrative judge on Friday recommended that Daniel Pantaleo, the white police officer who used a fatal chokehold on an unarmed black man during an arrest in 2014, be fired, a city oversight body said.

Algerian justice minister fired amid anti-graft investigations

8:47am, 31st July, 2019

World

Algerian justice minister fired amid anti-graft investigations

Algeria's interim president fired the justice minister on Wednesday and named the Algiers public prosecutor to replace him, the presidency said, amid a series of corruption investigations involving allies of former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika...

U.S. commander overseeing Guantanamo Bay fired: Southern Command

6:09pm, 28th April, 2019

US

U.S. commander overseeing Guantanamo Bay fired: Southern Command

The U.S. admiral in charge of the Guantanamo Bay detention center in Cuba has been fired "due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command," U.S. Southern Command said in a statement on Sunday.

Woman killed after shots fired in Londonderry riot

8:25pm, 18th April, 2019

World

Woman killed after shots fired in Londonderry riot

A woman was killed after shots were fired during rioting in the Northern Irish city of Londonderry on Thursday that saw police attacked by petrol bombs and other missiles.

Shots fired at New Zealand mosque, some casualties, witness tells media

9:18pm, 14th March, 2019

World

Shots fired at New Zealand mosque, some casualties, witness tells media

New Zealand police deployed armed officers in central Christchurch on Friday after reports that several shots had been fired, police said, and witnesses at a mosque told media of several casualties.

Illinois factory gunman killed five victims after being fired

7:59pm, 16th February, 2019

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Illinois factory gunman killed five victims after being fired

The gunman who killed five co-workers and wounded five police officers at an Illinois factory was a violent felon who had just been fired, and the plant manager and a young intern were among his victims, authorities said on Saturday.

Illinois factory gunman killed victims after being fired

1:33pm, 16th February, 2019

US

Illinois factory gunman killed victims after being fired

The gunman who killed five fellow workers at an Illinois factory had just been fired, and the plant manager and a human resources official were among his victims, authorities said on Saturday.

12:50pm, 16th February, 2019

US

Illinois factory gunman killed victims after being fired: police

The gunman who killed five fellow workers at an Illinois factory on Friday had just been terminated, and the plant manager and a human resources official were among his victims, authorities said on Saturday.

Rockets fired from Gaza, Israel stages air strikes after botched raid

1:36pm, 12th November, 2018

World

Rockets fired from Gaza, Israel stages air strikes after botched raid

Palestinians in Gaza fired scores of rockets, mortar bombs and at least one anti-tank missile into southern Israel on Monday and Israel launched retaliatory air strikes, a day after an Israeli incursion prompted deadly fighting in the enclave.

Shots fired, 11 people wounded at Los Angeles area bar

5:51am, 8th November, 2018

US

Shots fired, 11 people wounded at Los Angeles area bar

Eleven people were shot and wounded, including a deputy, after a man walked into a Southern California bar and restaurant on Wednesday night and started shooting, police said.

Factbox: 'You're fired!': how Trump has dismissed White House staff

7:50pm, 7th November, 2018

US

Factbox: 'You're fired!': how Trump has dismissed White House staff

Before he became U.S. president, Donald Trump was famous for dismissing contestants on his television show "The Apprentice" with a resounding "You're fired!"

Nigerian Shi'ite group says 42 killed when security forces fired upon protests

1:54pm, 31st October, 2018

World

Nigerian Shi'ite group says 42 killed when security forces fired upon protests

The movement of a jailed Nigerian Shi'ite cleric whose followers have repeatedly been targeted by the authorities said on Wednesday security forces had killed 42 of its members during two days of violent crackdowns on protests in the capital Abu...

South Africa's Zuma fired me for blocking Russian nuclear power deal: Nene

8:45am, 3rd October, 2018

World

South Africa's Zuma fired me for blocking Russian nuclear power deal: Nene

South Africa's Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene told a judicial corruption inquiry on Wednesday that he was fired by former president Jacob Zuma for refusing to approve a $100 billion nuclear power deal with Russia in 2015.

Fired FBI official McCabe writes book on Trump, terrorism: publisher

11:01am, 18th September, 2018

Politics

Fired FBI official McCabe writes book on Trump, terrorism: publisher

Fired FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, warning that President Donald Trump is undermining U.S. security, has written a book on the Federal Bureau of Investigation's efforts to safeguard the United States, his publisher said on Tuesday.

Rockets fired near airport in Tripoli, ISIS claims attack on oil company

7:51pm, 11th September, 2018

World

Rockets fired near airport in Tripoli, ISIS claims attack on oil company

Rockets were fired late on Tuesday in the direction of the airport in Libya's capital, residents said, forcing flights to be diverted, less than a week after the United Nations brokered a fragile truce between rival armed groups in Tripoli.

Shots fired at U.S. embassy in Turkish capital, no casualties

9:15am, 20th August, 2018

World

Shots fired at U.S. embassy in Turkish capital, no casualties

The U.S. Embassy in the Turkish capital Ankara came under brief gunfire early on Monday but nobody was hurt in the incident, which coincides with increased tensions between the two NATO allies over the trial of a U.S. pastor in Turkey.

FBI agent Strzok, who criticized Trump in text messages, is fired

12:07pm, 13th August, 2018

Politics

FBI agent Strzok, who criticized Trump in text messages, is fired

Peter Strzok, the FBI agent who came under fire by Republicans for sending text messages that disparaged Donald Trump during the presidential campaign, was dismissed from the bureau late Friday, his attorney said on Monday.