World briefs
INDIA
3 sentenced to death for gang rape
An Indian court yesterday sentenced to death three men who raped a photojournalist inside an abandoned textile mill last year in Mumbai, India's biggest city. A fourth defendant was sentenced to life in prison, prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam said.
TUNISIA
Obama pledges $500M in loan guarantees
President Barack Obama met yesterday with Tunisian Prime Minister Mehdi Jomaa as the United States was set to provide the North African nation with $500 million in loan guarantees to help foster democracy there. The agenda for their talks included U.S. financial and security assistance to Tunisia as well as support for its democratic political transition and efforts to combat extremism throughout North Africa.
UKRAINE
McDonald's shuts Crimea branches temporarily
The three McDonald's restaurants in Crimea, the Ukrainian peninsula that has been abruptly annexed by Russia, are now closed. The Ukrainian branch of McDonald's, based in Kiev, said in a statement Thursday that it had been closed for technical reasons. Although the United States has imposed financial and other sanctions on Moscow because of its Crimean takeover, American businesses have been left free to operate in Russia. McDonald's said the closing was temporary.
Out East with Doug Geed: Wine harvests, a fish market, baked treats and poinsettias NewsdayTV's Doug Geed visits two wineries and a fish market, and then it's time for holiday cheer, with a visit to a bakery and poinsettia greenhouses.
Out East with Doug Geed: Wine harvests, a fish market, baked treats and poinsettias NewsdayTV's Doug Geed visits two wineries and a fish market, and then it's time for holiday cheer, with a visit to a bakery and poinsettia greenhouses.
