Police: Gunman fires on teens in bar, kills 1

Police: Gunman fires on teens in bar, kills 1

new orleans

Police say a gunman opened fire on teenagers attending a party in a New Orleans bar and fled, killing an 18-year-old man and wounding four other teens.

Police said in a press release Sunday that a 16-year-old girl was in critical condition. Two other girls, ages 14 and 17, and a 15-year-old boy were hospitalized in stable condition. Police said all had gunshot wounds.

Officers said shots erupted late Saturday just before midnight. All five were found in the bar, where the 18-year-old was pronounced dead.

2 Va. deputies fatally shot, suspect killed

vansant, va.

A gunman opened fire on deputy sheriffs responding to a robbery call at a rural salvage yard Sunday, killing two and injuring two others before being killed in a shootout, Virginia State Police said.

The two injured Buchanan County deputies were in serious condition, said State Police Sgt. Steve Lowe.

Lowe said when deputies and state police arrived at the salvage yard about 2 p.m., shots were fired. Two Buchanan County deputies were hit and died at the scene. Later, state police and other officers found the suspect and after “some sort of engagement” they shot and killed him, Lowe said.

Official resigns after WikiLeaks remarks

washington

Chief State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley quit on Sunday after causing a stir by describing the military’s treatment of the suspected WikiLeaks leaker as “ridiculous” and “stupid,” pointed words that forced President Barack Obama to defend the detention as appropriate.

“Given the impact of my remarks, for which I take full responsibility, I have submitted my resignation” to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, according to a department statement attributed to the office of the spokesman. In a separate statement released simultaneously, Clinton said she had accepted the resignation “with regret.”

Mideast rumblings

dubai, united arab emirates

Yemeni police firing from rooftops wounded more than 100 in a protesters’ camp Sunday and anti-government demonstrators paralyzed Bahrain’s capital as unrest deepened in two of Washington’s most critical allies in the region.

The ruler of Oman, another key Western partner, shifted some lawmaking powers to officials outside the royal family in what an analyst called a historic change.

Meanwhile, Saudi authorities tolerated 200 activists demanding the release of detainees in defiance of stern warnings of crackdowns on pro-democracy rallies.

The range of responses — from attacks to appeasement — underscored the different gambits at play.

Some regimes are looking to battle their way out while others turn to rapid reforms in a bid to quell dissent inspired by groundswell for change across the Arab world.

Iraq probes 20,000 government workers

baghdad

Iraq’s parliament is investigating some 20,000 government employees who appear to have used fake diplomas and other forged education certificates to get their jobs, a lawmaker said Sunday.

Layla Hassan, a lawmaker and member of an investigatory panel, said employees with fake credentials may include ministers, deputy ministers and other top lawmakers.

Officials from Iraq’s higher education ministry could not be reached for comment.

Associated Press