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Crisis, the e. U. Has a plan, but needs turkey to agree. And why surviving snakebites may be more difficult in some parts of africa. So the u. S. President barack obama has Just Announced a major shift in policy in afghanistan, staying more troops will now stay on the ground there through 2017. Mr. Obama says Afghan Forces are doing relatively well, but they are not strong enough. There are currently 9,800 u. S. Troops in afghanistan. Most were to be withdrawn by the end of next year, this u. S....

Sparking arguments in mexico, as the government tells people to stop complaining the syrian Army Launched a longplanned defensive in northern homs province, the fighting focused on two areas. Both are part of a rebel area, where a major highway passes through. Zeina khodr is live from beirut. A strategic area with a major highway how is that battle going . Well, fierce fighting on the ground as well as heavy air strikes. According to activists on the ground, they suspect these are russian war pl...

Travel to the middle east to help quell the violence. Drone dilemma. Revelations about dronesil category unintended targets. We discuss the leaked documents. And snake bitten. If there is not enough snake ante venom we will number trouble. Snakes bite millions every year killing dozens and a crucial antidote may not be available. Good evening im an tonia an an. The president will not reduce the bulk of forces from afghanistan by next year and will be maintained for most of 2016 and 5,500 will re...

U. S. President barack obama is due to announce in the next hour that American Military presence in afghanistan will extended. His original aim was to withdraw most u. S. Forces by the end of next year. Jennifer glasse is in kabul. How is this going to work, jennifer . Reporter well, jane, the 9,800 u. S. Forces that are here now are going to stay through most of 2016 and then as the at the end o next year, theyll make a decision on the pace of how to draw those down to 5,200 u. S. Forces. The e...

Possible ban from world competition. Managings migration. This is about protecting peoples lives. The eus 2 billion plan to stop the flow of yurch young afs across the mediterranean. Policing the police. Each of you are sentenced to 15 years in prison. The case in south africa, widespread brutality by officers. Good evening, im antonio mora. This is al jazeera america. We begin in myanmar, which appears to be on the verge of a peaceful transition to democracy after decades of military rule. The ...

Above 44. Jobless claims, below 300,000. Yellen expected to make her first public speech after that big september fed meeting. Continuing of that major shakeup at volkswagen as martin winterman resigns. Microsoft with a big deal and a 38 billion commitment with boeing. Pope francis has departed for the u. S. Capital where the pontiff is scheduled to address a joint meeting of congress in about an hour. Pope francis expected to speak on a number of topics during yesterdays remarks at the white ho...

Civilian are going nowhere, will be if i could, unless the barrel bombing stops, the refugee crisis will continue to get worse. And just in closing, i apologize to my colleagues here, are any of the arab countries, saudi arabia, some of those that are working to unseat assad in certain ways, are they taking any refugees at present . Theyre not signatories to the 1951 convention. They dont recognize the status of refugees. They would say there are 500,000 syrians living in saudi arabia and 120,00...

A senator mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from rhode island. Mr. Reed thank you, mr. President. Mr. President , i rise to discuss the conference report on the fiscal year 2016 National Defense authorization bill, which we will be voting on in the next hour. This conference report is the product of months of negotiation and compromise between the house and the senate, and i frankly want to commend chairman mccain, chairman thornberry and remember member smith for a thoughtful, i...

Program should be reformed in that direction, and i have also argued for a wage enhancement credit that would allow an individual to receive an extra 4 an hour because at least theyre working. The longer you are unemployed the harder it is to give reemployed again. We have offered a number of Innovative Solutions to deal with that. The government obligation is to create systems for individuals have fallen on hard times can get back up and try again. In some cases it is a lifestyle and in other c...

Numbers because i was told that the intel that the government has on the syrians is not as good as the one it had on the iraqis, et cetera. So there are genuine difficulties that will have to be overcome, but our experience over the past 40 years in dealing with resettlement is that this country has the expee willingness to do it when the conditions require it. Let me just some discussions right now about us working with russia as it relates to syria. And i just want to understand from your pers...