Wednesday, December 2, 2015

World News Briefs -- December 2, 2015 (Evening Edition)



Daily Mail: At least 14 people dead and 14 more injured in mass shooting inside a California learning disability center as police hunt for three 'white men dressed in ski masks and armed with AK-47s'

* Local reports suggest shooting occurred at the Inland Regional Center on South Waterman Avenue in San Bernardino
* San Bernardino Fire Department sent out first tweet about shooting in progress shortly after 11am local time
* SWAT team is on the scene on South Waterman Avenue, along with FBI and ATF agents
* Police are looking for up to three male gunmen dressed in military gear and ski masks and armed with AK-47s
* Suspects are believed to have fled the scene in a black SUV
* Bomb squad used a robot to detonate an apparent explosive device left at the scene
* The San Bernardino center was reportedly hosting a Christmas party for county employees Wednesday morning

Police in San Bernardino, California, say at least 14 people were killed and 14 others injured in a mass shooting at a center for the developmentally disabled in San Bernardino, California.

Officers are now scouring the area for up to three white males dressed in tactical gear and ski masks and armed with AK-47s who are believed to have carried out the morning attacks.

Police are now searching for a black SUV that the suspects were believed to have fled in after leaving behind a suspicious device.

The scene is still being reported as an active shooter situation.

MIDDLE EAST

British-backed moderate Syrian rebel group tells Cameron coalition airstrikes 'aren't working'.

New U.S. force for Iraq to number around 100: U.S. military.

Iraq: We don't need foreign troops to fight ISIL.

Iraqi politicians, militias warn Abadi against U.S force deployment.

Syria conflict: Russia accuses Erdogan of trading oil with IS.

Islamic State video purportedly shows killing of Russian spy: monitoring group. Islamic State releases video claiming to kill Russian spy.

'Deal reached' on truce in district in Syria's Homs.

Syria conflict: Assad says Russia role 'slowing down IS'.

Al-Qaeda seizes key Yemeni towns from pro-Hadi forces.

UAE troops dig in for a long war in Yemen.

Exclusive: Turkey may cut Russian LPG imports by 25 percent in 2016 due to spat.

Russia says it has proof Turkey involved in Islamic State oil trade.

Iran had coordinated effort relevant to nuclear weapons work: IAEA. Iran did work 'relevant' to nuclear bomb, says UN watchdog. Israel says UN must keep probing Iran's nuclear work.

ASIA

Funding row 'threatens Paris climate deal', India and China warn.

China says to cut power sector emissions by 60 percent by 2020.

Taliban leader Mullah Mansour wounded in shootout: sources. Afghan Taliban leader Mansour 'wounded in gunfight'.

Pakistan executes four militants over massacre of 134 children.

Killing of Vietnamese fisherman in contested waters sparks outrage.

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi holds transition talks.

Indian troops battle deadly flooding in Chennai.

Australian economy picks up pace on exports.

Kim Jong-un's aunt sues defectors in South Korea.

Nepal faces harsh winter as blockade disrupts supply chain.

AFRICA

U.N. envoy says deal very close between Libya's warring factions.

Burkina president-elect's party tops legislative poll, no majority.

Eleven die in attack on Ivory Coast village.

Cameroon frees hundreds of Boko Haram hostages. Cameroon kills 100 Boko Haram militants, frees 900 hostages.

U.N. helicopters launch strikes against Congo rebels after deadly raid.

Military commander for Libya's Benghazi killed by roadside bomb in area with IS presence.

UN experts: Up to 3,000 Islamic State fighters in Libya.

Islamic State targeting Africa: Top Africom commander tells VOA.

Police officer, six others killed in latest Burundi violence.

CAR 'not safe enough' for free and fair election.

Eritrea conscription still indefinite, says Amnesty.

Rare early Christmas reward for hard-pressed South African peacekeepers in Congo.

EUROPE

Poll says almost half of Germans don't want Merkel in office after next election.

Report: Arrivals by sea in Europe approach 1m mark.

Hungarian PM warns of "secret" EU plans to bring Syrian refugees from Turkey.

Migrant crisis: Greece under EU pressure on Schengen future.

Syria vote: Cameron and Corbyn clash over air strikes.

Ukrainian mogul Firtash predicts Kiev government will fall next year.

Russia unlikely to meet Ukraine peace deal deadline, NATO says.

Kremlin says NATO expansion to east will lead to retaliation from Russia.

Lithuania says Russian military activity stoking tension in Baltics.

Estonian PM says Russian attack unlikely despite 'worrying' signs.

Mass protests in Transdniestria against outcome of parliamentary polls.

Bundestag to debate military action in Syria.

Annotated Hitler's Mein Kampf to be published in Germany.

AMERICAS

Impeachment proceedings opened against Brazil's Rousseff.

Argentina's incoming foreign minister urges fair vote in Venezuela.

U.S. total debt soars by $674 billion in November.

Cuba reinstates controls on doctors travelling abroad.

Argentina: Menem sentenced to jail for embezzlement.

Victims and killers: Venezuela youth at sharp end of crime.

Trump: ‘I always felt a little guilty’ about not serving in military.

America's biggest gas field finally succumbs to downturn.

Watch for U.S. recession, zero interest rates in China next year, Citi says.

US Black Friday breaks record with 185K gun background checks.

TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR

France and Germany seek to step up fight against militant financing.

US prepares to strike at heart of Islamic State.

Guantanamo inmate mistakenly held for 13 years due to name mix-up.

Obama says he’ll fight Gitmo 'until my very last day as president'.

ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS

Fed's Yellen says 'looking forward' to day of first rate rise in decade.

Yahoo board 'weighing sale of core business and Marissa Mayer's future'.

Google 'stores children's data' - civil liberties group.

Islamic State oil trade seduces friends, foes alike.

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