Texas House passes ban on devices that modify handguns, but averts vote on increasing age to buy semi-automatic rifles

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Gunmen in Nigeria kidnap 40 worshippers from church

Gunmen abducted 40 people from a church in a remote village in northern Nigeria, a local…

Suspect in Vanessa Guillén’s killing pleads guilty

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Texas judge rules that disarming those under protective orders violates their Second Amendment rights

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Ecuador: At least five police officers killed amid violence; President declares state of emergency

Several Ecuadorian police officers have been killed following explosive attacks overnight and early Tuesday, which included…

Haiti: 2 journalists shot, set ablaze while reporting on violence in the capital

Two Haitian journalists were shot dead and set ablaze while reporting in an improvised neighbourhood of…

Attack in Mali by Islamic State groups claims lives of nearly 30 people

An attack this week on a town in a violent region bordering Burkina Faso and Niger…

Watch: North Texas synagogues continue to fortify after Colleyville hostage incident in January

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United Nations warns for possible chances of violence in Libya

A UN representative on Tuesday (August 30), expressed concern and warned about the situation in Libya,…

Man shot during gunfight in Richmond

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — At least one man was shot during a gunfight near Richmond’s Union…