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• North Korea will not be accepted as a nuclear power by US or Russia, say Rex Tillerson and Sergei Lavrov
• North Korean Defectors Show Signs Of Possible Radiation Exposure
• Gunman opens fire in Moscow factory, killing one, hostages held: RIA
• Cameroon frees US professor held for criticizing government
• Russia Is Ready to Mediate Talks Between the U.S. and North Korea, Kremlin Says
• Donald Trump wrongly tweets once again that he has repealed Obamacare
• Man tells girl he raped from ages four to 12 to ‘get over it,’ police say
• It's a Frigid 13 Degrees in Cleveland and 40,000 People Just Lost Power
• U.S. sanctions North Korean missile experts, Russia offers to mediate
• Ben Affleck Spends Christmas with Ex Jennifer Garner and Kids as He Continues Treatment

North Korea will not be accepted as a nuclear power by US or Russia, say Rex Tillerson and Sergei Lavrov Posted: 27 Dec 2017 10:33 AM PST The US and Russia have insisted they will not accept North Korea as a "nuclear state", amid a series of missile tests by the East Asian nation and increased rhetoric from both Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke by phone on a myriad of issues, but both agreed on their stance regarding Pyongyang's continued development of nuclear weapons despite United Nations sanctions. State Department Heather Nauert said in a statement that "both sides agreed that they will continue to work towards a diplomatic solution to achieve a denuclearised Korean peninsula". This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

North Korean Defectors Show Signs Of Possible Radiation Exposure Posted: 27 Dec 2017 09:45 AM PST At least four North Korean defectors have shown symptoms consistent with radiation exposure, including chromosomal abnormalities, South Korea's Unification Ministry said Wednesday. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Gunman opens fire in Moscow factory, killing one, hostages held: RIA Posted: 27 Dec 2017 07:21 AM PST A gunman opened fire in a pastry-making factory in Moscow on Wednesday, killing one person and taking an unknown number as hostages, Russian state news agency RIA said, citing a law enforcement source. The "Menshevik" factory building, in south-east Moscow, has been cordoned off by the police, which is trying to make a contact with the gunman and free the hostages, RIA said. At least two people have been wounded in the shooting, another news agency, Interfax, said, adding that the preliminary reports suggest the victim worked as a security guard at the factory, which is located on Ilovaiskaya street. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Cameroon frees US professor held for criticizing government Posted: 27 Dec 2017 05:40 AM PST YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — A New York literature professor held in the Central African nation of Cameroon since early this month for criticizing the government was released Wednesday, his lawyer said. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Russia Is Ready to Mediate Talks Between the U.S. and North Korea, Kremlin Says Posted: 27 Dec 2017 04:16 AM PST Russia offered to facilitate U.S.-North Korea talks, if both sides are ready This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Donald Trump wrongly tweets once again that he has repealed Obamacare Posted: 27 Dec 2017 01:43 AM PST US President Donald Trump wrongly tweeted, once again, that Obamacare has been repealed. It is a claim the President has made repeatedly throughout his first year in office and a "replace and repeal" of the healthcare plan was a major campaign promise made by many Republicans. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Man tells girl he raped from ages four to 12 to ‘get over it,’ police say Posted: 27 Dec 2017 01:27 AM PST A man who admitted to raping a child for nearly a decade told her to "get over it" when she confronted him on social media as an adult, police said. Ronnie Lynn Gipson, 45, apparently admitted to initiating sexual contact with the girl from when she was 4-years-old until she was 12. Following his arrested, Mr Gipson allegedly admitted to raping the woman when she was a child, telling police that it began she was three or four. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

It's a Frigid 13 Degrees in Cleveland and 40,000 People Just Lost Power Posted: 26 Dec 2017 10:22 PM PST An estimated 40,000 people in Cleveland, Ohio were without power Tuesday night, as temperatures dipped to a frigid 13 degrees Fahrenheit (-11°C). This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

U.S. sanctions North Korean missile experts, Russia offers to mediate Posted: 26 Dec 2017 08:27 PM PST By David Brunnstrom and Denis Pinchuk WASHINGTON/MOSCOW (Reuters) - The United States announced sanctions on two North Korean officials behind their country's ballistic missile program on Tuesday, while Russia reiterated an offer to mediate to ease tensions between Washington and Pyongyang. The new U.S. steps were the latest in a campaign aimed at forcing North Korea - which has defied years of multilateral and bilateral sanctions - to abandon a weapons program aimed at developing nuclear-tipped missiles capable of hitting the United States. The U.S. Treasury named the officials as Kim Jong Sik and Ri Pyong Chol. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Ben Affleck Spends Christmas with Ex Jennifer Garner and Kids as He Continues Treatment Posted: 26 Dec 2017 07:32 PM PST Ben Affleck, ex Jennifer Garner and their three children celebrated Christmas as a family This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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