News Wrap: Pentagon says U.S., Russian jets had close encounter over Syria

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• JUDY WOODRUFF:

  Palestinians proclaimed today a day of rage after nearly a month of escalating violence. Three Israeli civilians died in a string of stabbing attacks, along with three Palestinians, including two of the attackers. In response, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called an emergency Cabinet meeting.

  There is word that U.S. and Russian jets flew within miles of each other over Syria on Saturday. The Pentagon reported the incident today in a video briefing. Russian airstrikes have been hammering targets across Syria. A U.S. military spokesman says the close encounter underscores the risk.

• COL. STEVE WARREN, U.S. Army:

  It is dangerous, right? I mean, it's dangerous if two sets of aircraft come into the same piece of airspace without very clear, laid-out protocols for safety of all involved, which is why we have sat down with the Russians to establish some safety protocols.

• JUDY WOODRUFF:

  Meanwhile, at a Moscow event, President Vladimir Putin blamed Washington for a lack of coordination on the competing air campaigns.

• PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN, Russia (through interpreter):

  We asked the U.S. on the military level to give us the targets which they consider to be the terrorist ones. But the answer was, no, we are not ready to do that.

  Then we thought and asked another question. Could you tell us where we shouldn't hit? Again, no answer. So, what should we do?

• JUDY WOODRUFF:

  The next round of talks between the U.S. and Russian militaries will be tomorrow. Meanwhile, the Islamic State called today for Muslims to launch a holy war against both countries. The appeal was in an audio message posted online.

  In Afghanistan, the Taliban announced it's pulling back from Kunduz, the city in the north, to avoid further civilian casualties. Taliban fighters held Kunduz for three days last month, and the fierce fighting forced thousands of people to flee. Now fighting has shifted south to Ghazni, a city that lies along the main highway between Kabul and Kandahar.

  Iran's Parliament voted today to approve a nuclear deal with the U.S. and other world powers. It came after rowdy debate and objections from hard-liners, who argued the deal concedes too much to the West. Now the bill goes to the Guardian Council of 12 clerics for ratification. The stance of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is still unknown. He has the final say on all matters of state.

  The world's top two beer makers are joining forces. Anheuser-Busch InBev sealed a deal today to buy SABMiller for $106 billion. In a company video, the head of A.B. InBev said it's all about consumer choice.

• CARLOS BRITO, CEO, Anheuser-Busch InBev:

  Our joint portfolio of global and local brands would provide more choices for beer drinkers in new and existing markets around the world. Consumers would have more opportunities to taste a wide range of beers, ranging from specialty and craft beers to local champions and global flagship brands.

• JUDY WOODRUFF:

  The new company will control about a third of the global beer market. But the sheer size of the deal could run into resistance from regulators, especially in the U.S. and China.

  And Wall Street had a down day after China reported that its imports fell 20 percent last month over a year ago. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 50 points to close back near 17080. The Nasdaq fell 42 points and the S&P 500 dropped 13.