[ti:Kerry in Saudi Arabia to Discuss Yemen Crisis] [ar:VOA] [al:In the News] [by:www.51voa.com] [00:00.00]U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday [00:04.47]he will discuss a proposed "humanitarian pause" in Yemen [00:09.50]during his talks in Saudi Arabia. [00:12.74]A Saudi-led international coalition has been fighting [00:16.93]Houthi rebels seeking to oust the Yemeni government. [00:21.23]The Houthis have taken control of parts of Yemen. [00:24.42]Hundreds of civilians have died in the conflict. [00:28.10]Secretary Kerry also announced $68 million in new U.S. aid to Yemen. [00:36.04]The State Department says the aid will support agencies [00:40.15]providing food, water, shelter [00:43.79]and other assistance to 16 million people. [00:48.49]The U.S. city of Baltimore, Maryland [00:52.65]will ask the United States Justice Department [00:55.73]to investigate the city's police department. [00:59.05]Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake says [01:02.64]the investigation will look into police "patterns and practices." [01:07.09]She says investigators will try to learn [01:10.74]if Baltimore police violate federal laws about searches and seizures. [01:17.54]Last month a 25-year-old black man died of [01:21.90]a spinal cord injury he received in police detention. [01:26.49]Freddie Gray's death led to peaceful protests and riots in the city. [01:33.34]U.S. officials are trying to learn if there are any links [01:37.74]between the Islamic State group and two gunmen [01:42.04]who attacked a gathering in Garland, Texas Sunday. [01:45.73]A security guard was injured. Police killed both gunmen. [01:50.63]Investigators looked at a Twitter account linked to one of the men [01:56.49]as well as electronic devices used by both. [02:00.31]On Wednesday, officials said a message was posted [02:04.40]on the Twitter account about 20 minutes before the shooting. [02:08.86]The tweet said: "May Allah accept us as mujahideen," [02:14.24]or holy Muslim fighters. [02:16.78]On Tuesday, the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack. [02:22.71]Police identified the gunmen in the Garland attack [02:27.26]as Elton Simpson, 31, and Nadir Soofi, 34. [02:32.81]A court in Afghanistan has sentenced four men to death [02:39.92]and jailed eight more for the beating death of a woman in March. [02:45.53]A mob killed 27-year-old Farkhunda in March [02:50.92]after accusing her of burning a Quran. [02:54.52]Wednesday morning, her mother asked a courtroom in Kabul [02:58.92]to get justice for her daughter. [03:01.73]Farkhunda's violent death led to protests and demands for action. [03:07.42]Thirty civilians and 19 police officers were arrested [03:12.78]and charged with either taking part in the attack or failing to stop it. [03:18.57]¸ü¶àÌýÁ¦Çë·ÃÎÊ51VOA.COM.