World Feb 08 Myanmar junta imposes curfew and bans on gatherings as protests swell Myanmar’s military government imposed a curfew and bans on gatherings of more than five people in the country’s two biggest cities on Monday as protests against last week's coup showed no sign of abating.
Politics Feb 08 WATCH: White House press secretary Jen Psaki holds news briefing Press secretary Jen Psaki is expressing concern that China has not been outspoken against what the White House is describing as a coup in Myanmar.
World Feb 08 Rescuers in India digging for 37 people trapped in glacier flood More than 2,000 members of the military, paramilitary groups and police have been taking part in search-and-rescue operations in the northern state of Uttarakhand after Sunday's flood.
Health Feb 08 WATCH: White House COVID-19 task force holds pandemic briefing As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations fall around the country, federal officials are warning states not to relax restrictions on dining out and other social activities that can lead to more spread of the virus.
Politics Feb 08 Arkansas Lt. Gov. Griffin drops governor bid to run for attorney general Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin announced he was switching two weeks after former White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said she was seeking the GOP nomination for governor.
World Feb 08 Israeli prime minister pleads not guilty as corruption trial resumes Netanyahu was indicted last year for fraud, breach of trust and accepting bribes in three separate cases.
Health Feb 07 AstraZeneca vaccine being tweaked to fight S. Africa variant Health officials in Britain are trying to contain the spread of the variant first identified in South Africa amid concerns that it is more contagious or resistant to existing vaccines. More than 100 cases of the South African variant have…
World Feb 07 Internet access restored as Myanmar coup protests grow Separate protests that began in various parts of Yangon converged at Sule Pagoda, situated in the center of a roundabout in the city’s downtown area. Protesters chanted “Long live Mother Suu” and “Down with military dictatorship.” Protesters in other parts…
World Feb 06 Myanmar junta blocks internet access as coup protests expand Myanmar’s new military authorities appeared to have cut most access to the Internet on Saturday as they faced a rising tide of protest over their coup that toppled Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected civilian government.
Politics Feb 05 AP Report: Biden to revoke terrorist designation for Yemen's Houthis President Donald Trump's administration had branded the Iranian-backed Houthis as a foreign terrorist organization, a move that limited the provision of aid to the beleaguered Yemeni people, who have suffered under a yearslong civil war and famine.