2015年12月14日星期一

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Trump at center stage, but Cruz in spotlight at GOP debate

Posted: 14 Dec 2015 04:28 PM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 10, 2015 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas speaks in Washington. Donald Trump will be standing at center stage, but Cruz will be in the spotlight during Tuesday's Republican presidential debate. The Texas senator is challenging Trump's lead in Iowa, and has the money, campaign infrastructure and conservative appeal to compete deep into the GOP primary season. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)


Obama really wants to go to Cuba, but only if the conditions are right

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The president tells Yahoo News that he "very much" hopes to visit Cuba.


Bowe Bergdahl to face desertion charge in general court-martial

Posted: 14 Dec 2015 12:27 PM PST

Bowe Bergdahl to face desertion charge in general court-martial


Baltimore jury mulls officer's fate in Freddie Gray's death

Posted: 14 Dec 2015 04:13 PM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 30, 2015 file photo, William Porter, one of six Baltimore city police officers charged in connection to the death of Freddie Gray, arrives at a courthouse for jury selection in his trial in Baltimore. The city of Baltimore was bracing for a verdict as closing arguments were planned Monday from defense lawyers for Porter. (Rob Carr/Pool Photo via AP, File)BALTIMORE (AP) — Jurors wrestled over what "evil motive" means Monday as they deliberated the fate of the first of six officers to be tried in the death of Freddie Gray, a black man whose neck was broken in a police van, fueling the "Black Lives Matter" movement.


Obama: faster progress needed against Islamic State

Posted: 14 Dec 2015 10:42 AM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama arrives to deliver a statement after attending a National Security Council meeting on the counter-Islamic State campaign at the Pentagon in WashingtonU.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday progress needs to speed up against Islamic State militants, calling on allies to increase their military contributions to coalition efforts to destroy the group in Iraq and Syria. Speaking to reporters at the Pentagon, Obama said he was sending Defense Secretary Ash Carter to the Middle East to secure more military help from partner nations in the fight against the group. "This continues to be a difficult fight," Obama said.


Egypt says no evidence of terrorism in Russian plane crash

Posted: 14 Dec 2015 01:08 AM PST

The remains of a Russian airliner are inspected by military investigators at the crash site at the al-Hasanah area in El Arish city, north EgyptEgypt said on Monday it had found no evidence so far of terrorism or other illegal action linked to the crash of a Russian passenger plane in Sinai that killed all 224 people on board on Oct. 31. Russia and Western governments have said the Airbus A321 operated by Metrojet was likely brought down by a bomb, and the Islamic State militant group said it had smuggled an explosive on board. The crash hit Egypt's tourism industry, a cornerstone of the economy.


U.S. soldier Bergdahl may face life sentence in court-martial over desertion

Posted: 14 Dec 2015 04:44 PM PST

U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Berghdal is pictured in handout photo provided by U.S. ArmyBy Jon Herskovitz AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, who walked away from his post in Afghanistan and became a Taliban prisoner for five years, will face court-martial with a potential life sentence, the Army said on Monday. In ordering the court martial on Monday, Army General Robert Abrams did not follow the recommendation of a preliminary hearing which, according to Bergdahl's lawyer, called for Bergdahl to face a proceeding that could impose a potential maximum penalty of a year in confinement. Bergdahl's lawyer, Eugene Fidell, said the defense team "had hoped the case would not go in this direction." He also urged Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who has called Bergdahl a "dirty, rotten traitor," to "cease his prejudicial months-long campaign of defamation against our client." In a later interview on Monday, Fidell also criticized members of Congress for publicly saying they were closely monitoring the outcome of the case.


On Sandy Hook anniversary, U.S. activists call for gun restrictions

Posted: 14 Dec 2015 01:06 PM PST

Activists hold a protest and vigil against gun violence on the third anniversary of the Sandy Hook mass shooting, outside the National Rifle Association (NRA) headquarters in FairfaxSpeakers including U.S. Representative Gerry Connolly, a Virginia Democrat, and survivors of recent U.S. mass shootings made their call outside the Fairfax, Virginia, headquarters of the National Rifle Association lobbying group. On Dec. 14, 2012, 20-year-old Adam Lanza shot and killed 20 first-graders and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, an attack that stands as one of the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history.


Seattle passes law letting Uber, Lyft drivers unionize

Posted: 14 Dec 2015 04:25 PM PST

Photo illustration of logo of car-sharing service app Uber on a smartphone over a reserved lane for taxis in a street in MadridBy Heather Somerville SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Seattle on Monday became the first major U.S. city to pass a law giving drivers for Uber and Lyft the right to unionize, the latest twist in a heated debate about how workers for app-based ride services should be treated. The law approved unanimously by the Seattle City Council recognizes the right of drivers for on-demand ride companies known as Transportation Network Companies, as well as taxi and other for-hire drivers, to collectively negotiate on pay and working conditions. Councilman Mike O'Brien, who proposed the law, said he expects Uber to sue the city to stop the measure.


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