‘I can’t breathe’ US cop fired

A US police offer was sacked Monday for putting a black man in a banned chokehold just before he died five years ago in a case that fueled "Black Lives Matter" protests. Daniel Pantaleo was fired with immediate effect over the death of 43-year-old Eric Garner during an arrest in July 2014. Garner's last words -- "I can't breathe," which he repeated 11 times to Pantaleo -- became a rallying cry for the demonstrators.