Race-Hate Shooting: What Can Obama Do?
A young white man spent an hour praying with worshippers in a US church - then shot nine of them dead. President Obama says the US must grapple with gun control. Will he do it?
The issues of racist violence and gun control in the United States came together in a horrifying way this week. A young white man spent an hour praying with worshippers in a black church - then shot nine of them dead. President Obama said the US would have to confront gun control. Will he be able to take on the gun lobby in what is left of his term of office?
Also, Syria's Kurds drove so-called Islamic State out of a key border town - but Turkey is worried too. Greece is fast approaching the crucial moment in its debt crisis talks - but will it be ordinary banks and their customers which have the decisive voice? It is yoga for all in India on Sunday - though not everyone approves. And, just how much of a hero is Aung San Suu Kyi?
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