December2016
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First trial opens of alleged Turkey coup participants
Dec 27, 2016News Hour: The first criminal trial related to a summer coup in Turkey started on Tuesday as 29 police officers faced sentences of up to life in prison on charges of involvement in the failed attempt... -
Israel pressing ahead with settlements after U.N. vote
Dec 27, 2016News Hour: The Jerusalem municipality, undeterred by a U.N. anti-settlement resolution, is due to consider on Wednesday requests for construction permits for hundreds of new homes for Israelis in areas that Israel captured in 1967 and... -
Pennsylvania professor under fire for ‘white genocide’ tweet
Dec 27, 2016News Hour: A Drexel University professor, whose tweet that he wanted a “white genocide” for Christmas sparked a fire storm of criticism from the school and social media users, said on Monday his comment was satirical.... -
3,000 people who fled Boko Haram return to hometown, says Nigeria’s army
Dec 27, 2016News Hour: More than 3,000 people in northeast Nigeria who were forced to flee the seven-year insurgency waged by Islamist militants have returned to their hometown following the reopening of major roads in the area, the... -
Three months needed to rout Islamic State, Iraqi PM says
Dec 27, 2016News Hour: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Tuesday it would take three months to rout Islamic State, as U.S.-backed forces battle to dislodge the militants from their city stronghold of Mosul. Abadi previously said... -
2016 holiday season ‘best-ever’ Amazon says
Dec 27, 2016News Hour: Amazon.com Inc said it had its best-ever holiday season, shipping more than one billion items worldwide through its Prime membership program. The Amazon Echo home assistant and its smaller version, Echo Dot, topped the... -
Toshiba flags hit of ‘billions of dollars’ on U.S. nuclear acquisition
Dec 27, 2016News Hour: Toshiba Corp said it may have to book several billion dollars in charges related to a U.S. nuclear power acquisition, a shock warning that sent its stock tumbling 12 percent and rekindled concerns about... -
China tells top officials to lead corruption fight by example
Dec 27, 2016News Hour: The top echelons of China’s ruling Communist Party must lead the fight against corruption by accepting supervision for all they do, state media on Tuesday quoted President Xi Jinping as saying. Since assuming office... -
Pakistan, Russia, China warn of increased Islamic State threat in Afghanistan
Dec 27, 2016News Hour: Russia, China and Pakistan warned on Tuesday that the influence of Islamic State (IS) was growing in Afghanistan and that the security situation there was deteriorating. Representatives from the three countries, meeting in Moscow,... -
U.S. backed Syrian force hopes to get anti-aircraft missiles
Dec 27, 2016News Hour: A U.S.-backed alliance of militias fighting Islamic State hopes a U.S. decision to ease some restrictions on arming groups in Syria will lead to them getting anti-aircraft missiles, its spokesman said on Tuesday. Although...
