QWorld: US, Russia Spar Over Syria; Colombia Ends War with Rebels

Here’s all the news from around the world.

File photo of a building damaged in an attack in Aleppo, Syria. ( Photo : AP )

1. US Slams Russia As Warplanes Pound Syria’s

Aleppo 

The United States accused Russia of “barbarism” in Syria as warplanes supporting the Syrian government forces pounded Aleppo and Moscow said ending the civil war was almost “impossible.”

2. Squeezing North Korea: Old Friends Take Steps to Isolate Regime

From kicking out North Korean workers and ending visa-free travel for its citizens, to stripping flags of convenience from its ships, Cold War-era allies from Poland to Mongolia are taking measures to squeeze the isolated country.

3. Man Purporting to Be Boko Haram Leader Taunts Nigerian Military in Video

The purported leader of Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram Abubakar Shekau appeared in a video posted on social media in which he rejects claims by the country’s military that he had been seriously wounded.

4. Colombia to Sign Peace Deal with Marxist Rebels, Ending 52-Year War

President Juan Manuel Santos and Marxist rebel leader Timochenko will sign a deal ending a half-century war that killed a quarter of a million people, stymied the economy and made Colombia a byword for violence. After four years of negotiations in Havana, Santos, 65, and Timochenko, a nom de guerre for the 57-year-old revolutionary, will shake hands for the first time on Colombian soil in front of world leaders.

5. Protesters March near NFL Game After Release of Charlotte Shooting Video

More than 100 people chanted and marched outside a National Football League game in United States in protests over police killing a black man, a day after police released videos of the confrontation.

6. Clinton to Press Trump to Spell out Policy Plans in US Presidential Debate

Democrat Hillary Clinton will press Republican Donald Trump to provide more specifics on his policies in their presidential debate on Monday, two top Clinton campaign aides said ahead of a face-off that could set US television audience records.

7. Black Power Salute Olympians Punished in 1968 To Be Received at White House

Tommie Smith and John Carlos, the two African-American athletes sent home from the 1968 Olympic Games for their Black Power Salute protest on the medal podium, will receive a long-awaited moment of redemption at a US team event at the White House this week.

8. Libya PM Calls for National Reconciliation

Libya’s prime minister called for a national reconciliation initiative to repair the divisions in his fragmented country reeling from the turbulence that has followed the fall of veteran ruler Muammar Gaddafi.

9. Jordanian Writer Shot Dead Before Trial over Cartoon

A gunman killed Jordanian writer Nahed Hattar outside the court where he was to stand trial on charges of contempt of religion after sharing on social media a caricature seen as insulting Islam, state news agency Petra says.