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SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., (Reuters) – A man and a woman suspected of taking part in a shooting attack that killed 14 people and wounded 17 at a Southern California social services agency yesterday died in a shootout with police hours later, authorities said.

VIENNA, (Reuters) – The U.N. atomic watchdog yesterday issued a report strongly suggesting Tehran had a nuclear weapons programme for years, but, in a sign of the shift in ties since Tehran’s deal with major powers in July, Washington said it was not concerned.

Members have been appointed or reappointed to the Guyana Gold Board, the Sea and River Defence Board and Public Utilities Commission (PUC).

LONDON, (Reuters) – Britain’s parliament voted yesterday to launch bombing raids against Islamic State in Syria, supporting Prime Minister David Cameron’s case that the country needs to help destroy militants who are “plotting to kill us”.

Motor Vessel Lady Northcote yesterday set sail for Port Kaituma, Region One, months after it was docked for major repair works.GINA

RIYADH, (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia will let divorced women and widows manage family affairs without approval from a man or a court order, a state-aligned newspaper said on Wednesday, a major step to lift some of the legal powers men hold over female relatives.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – The speaker of the lower house of Brazil’s Congress opened impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff yesterday, deepening a political crisis as the economy nosedives.

MADRID, (Reuters) – Spain’s Constitutional Court blocked a Catalan secession drive yesterday, deepening confrontation and adding to political uncertainty in Spain before this month’s national election.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan police have determined that the Nov. 25 murder of an opposition activist during a campaign rally for the upcoming congressional vote was the result of a gang dispute and not linked to politics, the interior minister said yesterday.

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., (Reuters) – Gunmen opened fire on a holiday party today at a social services agency in San Bernardino, California, killing 14 people and wounding 17 others before fleeing, authorities said.

Amid continuing concerns about crime, the government today announced that the Joint Services will be conducting an operation with the aim of enhancing national security.

BEIJING, (Reuters) – China will reduce emissions from major pollutants in the power sector by 60 percent by 2020, the cabinet announced today in state media.

Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) Commissioner Rickford Vieira and three other officials are facing dismissal, sources say.

Teenager Kemo Evans was yesterday charged with the murder of Regent Street businessman Farouk Hamid.

Facing criticism from the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) that obtaining pre-commercial production payments from oil company ExxonMobil can foster corruption, Minister of Governance Raphael Trotman yesterday denied that he said that government plans to ask for upfront payments but his comments prove otherwise.

Akiem Balgobin, the father of the new-born who fell from a cot at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), has filed an over $20 million lawsuit against the hospital.

The family and friends of Travis Bollers, the 17-year-old biker who died after a collision in the city last week, yesterday staged a protest for justice, while police finally managed to locate the pick-up that was involved in the crash.

During yesterday, the police say that the body of Roshini Phagwah was recovered from the bottom of the Kaieteur Falls and brought out to the Memorial Funeral Home with assistance from ranks of the Guyana Defence Force.

Peter Glen, age 63, of Grant Perseverance, Lower Pomeroon River and Westbury, Essequibo Coast was yesterday placed on bail after being charged with raping a 12 year old girl.

During yesterday, the police say that the suspect in the murder of miner Shanti Solomon of New Amsterdam, Berbice, was arrested by police ranks at Piari Landing.