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BY CHARESSE JAMES
Anchor Zach Toombs
Here’s a look at your top news headlines from Newsy.
The body of the rape victim whose death unleashed a wave of anger and grief in India was flown back to New Delhi early Sunday from Singapore to be cremated. Here’s Al Jazeera.
“Protests are continuing in India, demanding the government take action to prevent and protect women after the death of a victim of gang rape. The 23-year-old's body was cremated after returning Singapore has been treated for injuries.”
Russian investigators have blamed a defective brake system for a Moscow plane crash that killed four crew members Saturday. Euronews explains.
“Preliminary findings by investigators looking into what caused a Russian airliner to slide off a runway and crash onto an adjacent road, point to pilot error.”
A suicide bomb attack near a bus convoy killed 19 Shia Muslim pilgrims and injured 20 others in southwest Pakistan on Sunday.
Via WCBS: “Government officials say 21 tribal policemen believed to have been kidnapped were shot death and then a suicide bomber rammed a vehicle into a bus, killing 19 people.”
With just two days left, U.S. lawmakers are still struggling to put together a last-minute bipartisan deal ahead of Monday's midnight deadline for the fiscal cliff. BBC has more.
“U.S. Congress will meet today in a last-ditch effort to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff. Unless both the senate and the House of Representatives can agree a new budget package by the end of Monday night, taxes will go up for most Americans and there will be deep cuts to government spending programs.”
Stay with Newsy for more multisource video news throughout the day. For Newsy, I’m Zach Toombs, highlighting the top headlines making you smarter, faster.