Family of Cleveland boy killed in fake gun tragedy says shooting could have been avoided

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  Nov. 26, 2014: This fake handgun taken from 12-year-old Tamir Rice, who was fatally shot by Cleveland police over the weekend, is displayed after a news conference Wednesday. The 12-year-old was shot at a city park after he reportedly pulled the Colt 1911 replica on arriving officers. (AP)

CLEVELAND –  The family of a 12-year-old boy fatally wounded by a Cleveland police officer said surveillance video of the shooting shows that if the officer had not acted so quickly the youngster would still be alive.

Iraqi Catholics in Turkey seek new life

It hardly seems the gateway to a new life of safety and prosperity: An office tucked away in a grey apartment block in Istanbul. Yet every day, dozens of Iraqi Catholics queue here, hoping it will open the door to a new life free of fear.