World Aug 13 Taliban detained 6 staff from a women's and children's rights group, Human Rights Watch says The six men — employees of the Women and Children Legal Research Foundation — were detained on July 18 after they were told to come to their office to retrieve confiscated laptops and phones, Human Rights Watch said in a…
World Aug 13 Romania begins shutdown of nuclear plant's 2nd reactor amid low water levels on Danube River Scorching heat and low rainfall in recent weeks have left the Danube River at record lows and forced the state-owned Cernavoda plant to shut down its first reactor in late July.
World Aug 13 Ebola outbreak has spread to new province in Congo, the head of Africa CDC says Congo’s Ebola outbreak has spread to a sixth province, after a death was recorded in the previously unaffected Bas-Uele province, Africa CDC Director-General Jean Kaseya said Thursday.
Science Aug 13 Tropical Storm Lala forms in the Pacific and hurricane watch is issued for the Big Island of Hawaii The storm is forecast to bring rain to the Hawaiian Islands starting late Friday as well as high winds and dangerous surf, the National Hurricane Center said.
Politics Aug 12 Karoline Leavitt is leaving her role as Trump's White House press secretary Leavitt called it a “bittersweet decision" in a social media post Wednesday shortly after President Donald Trump announced she would be stepping down. She recently returned to the White House podium after the birth of her second child, a daughter…
World Aug 11 A ferry capsizes on Zimbabwe's Lake Kariba, leaving at least 15 people dead and 27 missing An overloaded ferry capsized on Zimbabwe 's Lake Kariba on Tuesday, killing at least 15 people and leaving 27 missing, the national disaster management agency said. It said 77 people were rescued and made it to a small island on…
World Aug 11 Iranian-backed Houthis kill 6 in attack on vessel, and other developments in the Mideast Yemeni authorities said six people were killed by Iran-backed Houthi rebels attacking a vessel in the Bab el-Mandeb strait, while U.S. forces fired on a ship they said was trying to break a blockade of Iran's ports.
World Aug 11 2.4 million Afghan girls shut out of secondary school during 5 years of Taliban rule, UN says UNESCO calls this a grave violation of fundamental rights and on Tuesday urged the immediate restoration of education for women and girls.
Politics Aug 11 Report: Trump used elaborate ruse to fly out of Turkey following summit because of Iran threat President Donald Trump secretly flew out of last month's NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, on an alternate military aircraft while the White House made it appear that the Republican president was flying on Air Force One, according to a report…
World Aug 10 Ukrainian drone attack on oil hub deep inside Russia kills 13, official says Authorities in Russia's Tatarstan region say a Ukrainian drone strike on the petroleum hub of Nizhnekamsk killed 13 people and wounded 78 others in one of the deadliest attacks of the 4-year-old war.