2016年1月5日星期二

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'It gets me mad' - Obama acts alone on gun control

Posted: 05 Jan 2016 04:40 PM PST

An emotional President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks about the youngest victims of the Sandy Hook shootings, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, where he spoke about steps his administration is taking to reduce gun violence. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)A visibly emotional President Barack Obama, at one point wiping tears from his cheek, unveiled his plan Tuesday to tighten control and enforcement of firearms in the U.S., using his presidential powers ...


One U.S. service member killed, two wounded in Afghanistan

Posted: 05 Jan 2016 01:24 PM PST

US military command in Kabul: 1 US troop killed, 2 soldiers wounded in fighting in southern AfghanistanWASHINGTON/KABUL (Reuters) - One member of the U.S. armed forces was killed and two others were wounded on Tuesday in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province, the site of fierce fighting between Taliban insurgents and American-backed Afghan government forces, the U.S. military said. The U.S. troops came under fire in the town of Marjah while accompanying Afghan special operations forces, and a U.S. helicopter was damaged in the incident, Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said. Afghan troops also were injured in the fighting, Cook added.


Ted Cruz's campaign: 'Obama wants your guns'

Posted: 05 Jan 2016 02:00 PM PST

Ted Cruz's campaign: 'Obama wants your guns'The Ted Cruz for President campaign pulled the trigger on an Internet fundraiser Tuesday that capitalizes on President Obama's push for tighter gun control mere hours earlier.


Iran president criticizes Saudi Arabia over severing ties

Posted: 05 Jan 2016 07:04 AM PST

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's president said on Tuesday that Saudi Arabia cannot "cover up" its crime of executing a leading Shiite cleric by severing diplomatic relations with the Islamic Republic, even as the kingdom's allies began limiting their links to his country.
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