Aug 14 Watch 3:45 Post-election unrest, government torture make for some of Belarus' 'darkest days' By Nick Schifrin, Layla Quran In Belarus, tens of thousands of protesters marched through the capital of Minsk, angered over a disputed election and the brutal police crackdown that followed. Police have freed about 2,000 people arrested during demonstrations, but reports of widespread torture of… Continue watching
Aug 14 Thousands flood Belarus capital as election protests grow By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press Tens of thousands of people have flooded the heart of the Belarus capital of Minsk in a show of anger over a brutal police crackdown this week on peaceful protesters that followed a disputed election. Earlier, authorities freed at least… Continue reading
Aug 13 Watch 5:50 News Wrap: Firefighters battle new blaze in Southern California In our news wrap Thursday, firefighters in Southern California braved blistering heat to battle a raging wildfire. It broke out Wednesday in dense forest north of Los Angeles and has already scorched more than 10,500 acres. Also, another riot was… Continue watching
Aug 13 Thousands in Belarus form 'lines of solidarity' in protest By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press Crowds of protesters in Belarus swarmed the streets and thousands of workers rallied outside industrial plants Thursday to denounce a police crackdown on demonstrations over a disputed election that extended the 26-year rule of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko. Continue reading
Aug 12 Watch 5:06 News Wrap: Thousands detained in Belarus as post-election protests continue In our news wrap Wednesday, some 6,000 people in Belarus have been detained after a third straight night of clashes between protesters and police. Demonstrators insist the reelection of President Alexander Lukashenko is illegitimate. Also, at least three people died… Continue watching
Aug 12 Belarusian women rally in solidarity with injured protesters By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press Police detained over 1,000 people in Belarus during the latest protests against the results of the country's presidential election, officials said Wednesday. Continue reading
Aug 11 Watch 7:57 News Wrap: Russia approves vaccine for COVID-19 In our news wrap Tuesday, Russia became the first country to approve a vaccine for COVID-19. But with only two months of human testing and no large-scale trials yet, global health experts sounded alarms in response. Also, hundreds of thousands… Continue watching
Aug 11 Watch 2:49 Challenger to Lukashenko flees Belarus amid post-election unrest By Nick Schifrin, Layla Quran More than 2,000 people in Belarus have been detained in violent anti-government protests over Sunday’s disputed election. Amid the crackdown, the top opposition candidate on Tuesday was forced to flee the country and urge her supporters to stop the unrest. Continue watching
Aug 10 Watch 6:17 News Wrap: More than 100 arrested in Chicago looting spree In our news wrap Monday, Chicago police are beefing up their presence downtown after widespread looting there overnight. The unrest broke out after police shot a man who had fired at them on the city’s South Side. Mayor Lori Lightfoot… Continue watching
Aug 10 Belarus' ruler quashes opposition protest after vote By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press Dozens were injured and thousands detained hours after Sunday's vote, when police brutally broke up mostly young protesters with tear gas, water cannons and flash-bang grenades and beat them with truncheons. Continue reading