But dont know where he went after that. His arrest is getting criticism from groups. Tunisia is hunting for several suspects on the attack on the bardo museum in due nis. 22 people were killed. In other news, the Foreign Ministers of thailand, malaysia and indonesia, have held emergency talks on the thousands of migrants adrift off their coasts. Most of the migrants are row hin ga migrants from myanmar. They have agreed to continue to shelter them. The thai foreign minister withheld a decision suggesting that a legal progress was needed. Reporter amid increasing international pressure, the Foreign Ministers of the three countries held a meeting in malaysia. The United Nations, the International Organization for migration and others, released a joint statement. They asked neighboring countries, including indonesia, malaysia, and thailand to allow the migrants to land to save their lives, protect their rights and respect their human dignity. Indonesia and malaysia agreed to continue to p
It will be more democratic. The legislation is designed to safe guard american sovereignty and promote american values. Congress will be sending u. S. Trade policy in a more progressive direction than it has ever been before. The committee spent a lot of time over the last several days discussing these proposals. And the piece of the package that focuses on trade promotion is certainly going to get much of the attention today. But i want to make sure that the other parts get the attention they want as well. This package is going back to American Workers with job training, Financial Support and access to health care when they are knocked offstride by the Global Economy. It is a tough challenge competing in Global Markets and there is fierce competition everywhere. Thats why the package extends the Health Coverage tax credit and expands trade adjustment assistance to include for the first time Service Workers in addition to workers in manufacturing. The trade adjustment benefits will be
Bridge between the two countries. The Islamic State militant group has taken control of most of the syrian city of palmyra. Concerns are rising that ancient monuments in the city listed as a unesco World Heritage site could be damaged. The syrian observatory for human rights says the militants forced Government Troops to withdraw after fierce fighting and seized a large swath of the city. Palmyra is in a strategic location, along a highway linking damascus with areas controlled by the group. It is not yet known whether the fighters have entered the district of the city containing an ancient temple and monuments. The structures date back 2,000 years. The Syrian Government has been trying to fight off the Islamic State militants by stepping up airstrikes. Its also trying to safeguard the ruins by transferring hundreds of artifacts to a safer place. Unesco director general expressed concern that one of the most important cultural heritages in the middle east is be being threatened. She ur
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Finance Committee Meets to discuss u. S. Trade policy. This as Congress Gets to set legislation that will establish rules for International Trade negotiations. Tom donahue and the perfect of the aflcio trade union will testify this morning. It was expected to start at 10 00 eastern today. We understand it will get a little bit later start. About 10 15 eastern. Well have it for you when it gets under way on cspan. While we wait for that we got a preview of the pending congressional debate and a look at its current status from this mornings washington journal. Joining us now, Linda Dempsey of the National Association of manufacturers. She is the Economic Affairs Vice President , here to talk about trade issues specifically something called fasttrack authority. Guest good morning, pedro. Host what do you make of this type of authority . Guest manufacturers, small and large, are competing in a Global Economy. And it is tilted against us right now. Our manufacturers are facing high barriers