Iran Protests Continue as Death Toll From Building Collapse Rises

VOA — Iranians continue to vent their anger in southwestern Iran as the death toll in the collapse of a tower in the city of Abadan rose to 31 after the bodies... Read more »

Iranian Police Fire Shots, Teargas to Disperse Protests over Building Collapse

 VOA — DUBAI — Iranian police used tear gas and fired shots in the air to disperse another night of protests over a deadly building collapse in the southwestern city of Abadan... Read more »

Iran says it has ‘not arrested’ crews of seized Greek tankers

DW — Tehran says the crews of two Greek oil tankers confiscated in the Gulf have not been detained and are in good health. Athens called the seizures "acts of piracy." Read more »

Iran says it has seized two Greek tankers in Persian Gulf

DW — Greece has accused Iran of “piracy” after Tehran said it had seized Greek-flagged vessels in the Persian Gulf. Days ago, Greece said it would deliver Iranian oil seized from a... Read more »

Police on Scene Made Decision to Wait Before Entering Texas School

VOA — The head of the Texas Department of Public Safety said Friday that police responding to the shooting at an elementary school made the decision not to enter a classroom where... Read more »

Gun Group Opens Convention in Texas Days after Elementary School Mass Shooting

VOA — The National Rifle Association is going ahead with the opening of its annual convention Friday in Houston, just days after a lone teenage gunman entered Robb Elementary School in Uvalde,... Read more »

Greece Will Send Iranian Oil From Seized Ship to US, Police Say

VOA — ATHENS — Greece will send Iranian oil from a seized Russian-flagged tanker to the United States at the request of the U.S. judiciary, Greek port police said Wednesday, a decision... Read more »

Texas shooting: Biden says Second Amendment on guns ‘not absolute’

DW — The killing of 19 children and two teachers in a school shooting in Uvalde has sparked a nationwide debate on gun control. President Biden said the constitutional right to own... Read more »

Iran: Scores trapped as building collapses in Abadan

DW — At least 80 people are reportedly trapped in the rubble after a building collapse in Iran's southwestern city of Abadan. Nearby shops and even some cars were engulfed in debris... Read more »

Gunman Kills 18 Children in School Shooting in Texas, Police Say

VOA — UVALDE, TEXAS — With emotion in his voice, President Joe Biden spoke to the nation Tuesday night after a mass shooting at a Texas elementary school. “I am sick and... Read more »