Russia's Foreign Minister
Sergey Lavrov says he is hoping he is wrong stating that the United States "orchestrated, coordinated" the Islamic State's
recent capture of Palmyra in order to "give a break to those bandits that are in eastern Aleppo."
(Reuters)
National Amusements announces
CBS Corporation and
Viacom media companies will not be merging. CBS shares rose 1.8 percent closing in on a nearly 2-1/2 year high while Viacom fell 6.9 percent.
(Reuters)
President-electDonald Trump says he sees no reason why the
U.S. should continue to abide by the One China policy unless a bargain is reached with Beijing involving trade.
(The Guardian)
A
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman says these comments raise the possibility that U.S.-China relations could be adversely affected, and that the
One-China policy is the political foundation of the ties between the two countries.
(CBS News)(NPR)