2014年11月15日星期六

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Yahoo! News: World - China

Ferguson officer's injuries exaggerated?

Posted: 15 Nov 2014 01:31 PM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2014 file image from video provided by the City of Ferguson, Mo., officer Darren Wilson attends a city council meeting in Ferguson. Police identified Wilson, 28, as the police officer who shot 18-year-old Michael Brown on Aug. 9, 2014 in Ferguson. Police departments across the country are bracing for large demonstrations when a grand jury decides whether to indict Wilson. (AP Photo/City of Ferguson, File)Newly released video shows Darren Wilson leaving for the hospital after the shooting.

Surgeon with Ebola arrives in U.S. for treatment

Posted: 15 Nov 2014 03:02 PM PST

In this April 2014 photo provided by the United Methodist News Service, Dr. Martin Salia poses for a photo at the United Methodist Church's Kissy Hospital outside Freetown, Sierra Leone. Salia has tested positive for Ebola and will be flown, on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014, to the Nebraska Medical Center, in Omaha, Neb., for treatment. (AP Photo/United Methodist News Service, Mike DuBose) MANDATORY CREDITOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A surgeon who contracted Ebola while working in Sierra Leone arrived in Nebraska Saturday for treatment at a biocontainment unit where two other people with the disease have been successfully treated.

U.S. military chief says battle with IS starting to turn

Posted: 15 Nov 2014 01:41 PM PST

Iraq's Defence Minister Obeidi meets with U.S. Army General Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at the defence ministry in BaghdadBy Phil Stewart BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The United States' top military officer told American troops on a surprise visit to Baghdad on Saturday that the momentum in the battle with Islamic State was "starting to turn", but predicted a drawn-out campaign lasting several years.     General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was visiting Iraq for the first time since President Barack Obama responded to Islamic State advances this summer by ordering troops back into a country they left in 2011. ...

Obamacare enters new phase over the weekend with little fanfare

Posted: 15 Nov 2014 03:34 PM PST

Park of Cambridge wears cast for her broken wrist with "I Love Obamacare" written upon it prior to U.S. President Barack Obama's arrival to speak about health insurance at Faneuil Hall in BostonBy David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's plan to extend private health coverage to the uninsured entered a new uncertain phase on Saturday as U.S. government-backed online insurance marketplaces opened their 2015 plans to millions of potential enrollees. The HealthCare. ...

Ferguson protesters decry report officer Wilson may return to work

Posted: 15 Nov 2014 01:55 PM PST

By Scott Malone FERGUSON Mo. (Reuters) - Activists protesting the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teen by a white policeman in Ferguson, Missouri expressed anger on Saturday after the city's police chief said the officer could return to work if a grand jury does not charge him criminally. The St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, which saw weeks of sometimes violent protests following the Aug. 9 shooting, is on edge as the jury decides whether the officer, Darren Wilson, will face charges for the shooting of Michael Brown. ...

U.S. official sees action on immigration before year-end

Posted: 15 Nov 2014 04:37 PM PST

A woman holds a cluster of U.S. flags during a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services naturalization ceremony in OaklandSIMI VALLEY Calif. (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is expected to announce a series of executive actions on immigration issues before the end of the year, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson said on Saturday, a move that could anger Republican lawmakers. Johnson told a conference at the Reagan Presidential Library that the current immigration system had serious problems and reforms were clearly needed. Given the failure of Congress to pass legislation, the Obama administration could resolve some issues under existing legal authorities, he said. ...

If cleared, Ferguson officer Darren Wilson works 'immediately'

Posted: 14 Nov 2014 06:05 PM PST

A man is reflected in a boarded up window as he walks down a street in FergusonFerguson police officer Darren Wilson will be "immediately" returned to active duty if he is not indicted in the shooting death of Michael Brown, Chief Tom Jackson told Yahoo News on Friday.

Western leaders confront Putin at G20 with threat of more sanctions

Posted: 15 Nov 2014 07:49 AM PST

Russia's President Vladimir Putin looks over at the French president during their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Brisbane, Australia, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Alain Jocard, Pool)By Alexei Anishchuk and Jane Wardell BRISBANE Australia (Reuters) - Western leaders warned Vladimir Putin at a G20 summit on Saturday that he risked more economic sanctions if he failed to end Russian backing for separatist rebels in Ukraine. Russia denied any involvement in an escalation of the separatist war in eastern Ukraine, where more than 4,000 people have been killed since April, but faced strong rebukes from leaders including U.S. President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. ...

Hopes and fears as health law sign-up season opens

Posted: 15 Nov 2014 03:43 AM PST

FILE - In this March 31, 2014 file photo, Loretha Cager talks with an applicant at MNSure's call center in St. Paul, Minn. When MNsure launched Oct. 1, 2013, the help line had only 22 staffers, who were quickly overwhelmed by frustrated shoppers. More than 300 call center workers will be standing by this year, and more than 1,000 trained "assisters" will be available statewide to provide free in-person help to anyone needing guidance in signing up for the first time or renewing. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)WASHINGTON (AP) — The second sign-up season under President Barack Obama's health overhaul opened Saturday, with hopes that this time consumers will have a positive experience.

Putin gets cool G-20 welcome over Ukraine conflict

Posted: 15 Nov 2014 04:15 AM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama, center, and other world leaders applaud as they watch a cultural performance of indigenous dancers at the G20 Summit in Brisbane, Australia, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014. Also seated are from left to right.,Russian President Vldamir Putin, South African President Jacob Zuma, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Austrian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, Indonesian President Joko Widodo, and British Prime Minister David Cameron. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Russia's President Vladimir Putin faced a chorus of criticism Saturday at a world leaders' summit, where the escalating conflict between Russia and Ukraine threatened to overshadow talk of global economics.

NSA chief calls for 'less simplistic' debate

Posted: 14 Nov 2014 05:35 PM PST

National Security Agency director Mike Rogers speaks at Stanford University, Monday, Nov. 3, 2014, in Stanford, Calif. Rogers told professors and students that U.S. intelligence is depending on Silicon Valley innovation for technologies that strengthen the Internet and staff to provide national cybersecurity. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)Michael Rogers gets somewhat combative when talking about the image of his agency.

Obama pledges $3B to help poor nations on climate

Posted: 14 Nov 2014 07:36 PM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the University of Queensland, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 in Brisbane, Australia. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States will give $3 billion to a U.N.-established fund to help poorer vulnerable countries prepare for a changing climate and develop cleaner energy, President Barack Obama announced Saturday.

Russian chill permeates G20 summit

Posted: 14 Nov 2014 06:04 PM PST

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives at the airport in Brisbane to take part in the G20 summit on November 14, 2014Russia's Cold War-style standoff with the West sent a chill through G20 talks aimed at heating up the world economy on Saturday as leaders kicked off a summit in Australia. Global warming also emerged as a focus for leaders including Barack Obama, Russia's Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping of China, posing another distraction for the Australian hosts after they had committed to confining the Brisbane summit to an ambitious growth agenda.

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