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GENEVA (AP) — U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power says the three nations behind the final conquest of eastern Aleppo -- Syria, Iran and Russia -- bear responsibility for atrocities committed in Tuesday's final takeover of the former rebel stronghold. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the Security Council he had received "credible reports" of civilians killed by intense bombing and summary executions by pro-government forces.
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — According to an arms research group, the Islamic State group was manufacturing weapons in and around Mosul, Iraq, on an industrial scale with products largely purchased in bulk from Turkey. The London-based Conflict Armaments Research says the extremist group had a "robust and reliable" supply chain. Iraqi forces have been met with stiff resistance in Mosul, including waves of suicide car bombs.
BEIJING (AP) — China is escalating its reaction to President-elect Donald Trump's weekend comments that he doesn't feel bound by the longstanding "one-China policy." Previous administrations have recognized Beijing as China's government and maintain only unofficial relations with Taiwan, which broke from the Chinese mainland in 1949. A spokesman for China's Taiwan Affairs Office said Wednesday a policy recognizing Taiwan will "seriously" damage peace and stability in the region and undermine relations with Washington.
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — A candlelight vigil has been held in Bakersfield, California, outside the home of an unarmed 73-year-old man fatally shot by a police officer. Police say the officer, who had been on the force for about 16 months, had ordered the man to remove his hand from his pocket and fired seven shots. The family of Francisco Serna says he suffered from dementia and took walks in his neighborhood.
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — More than 20 years later, authorities are looking at new DNA testing technology to review one of the nation's most famous cold cases, the killing of 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey in Boulder, Colorado. An investigation by the Boulder Daily Camera and KUSA-TV in Denver found uncovered flaws in the interpretation of previous DNA testing. JonBenet was found dead in the basement of her family's home the day after Christmas in 1996.
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