Mar 30 Watch 2:39 News Wrap: Van Gogh painting stolen from Dutch museum In our news wrap Monday, police in the Netherlands are searching for a Vincent van Gogh painting, “The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring (1884).” Investigators say thieves stole the artwork from the Singer Laren museum east of Amsterdam after… Continue watching
Mar 29 Iran defends its virus response, citing economic concerns By Amir Vahdat, Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's president on Sunday lashed out at criticism of the country's lagging response to the worst coronavirus outbreak in the Middle East, saying the government has to weigh economic concerns as it takes measures to contain the… Continue reading
Mar 29 U.S.-led forces pull out of 3rd Iraqi base this month By Samya Kullab, Associated Press The U.S.-led coalition in Iraq withdrew Sunday from a military base in the country's north that nearly launched Washington into an open war with neighboring Iran. Continue reading
Mar 27 In Iran, false belief a poison fights virus kills hundreds By Nasser Karimi, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Standing over the still body of an intubated 5-year-old boy wearing nothing but a plastic diaper, an Iranian health care worker in a hazmat suit and mask begged the public for just one thing: Stop drinking industrial alcohol over fears… Continue reading
Mar 26 Watch 4:38 News Wrap: DOJ announces indictment of Venezuela's Maduro In our news wrap Thursday, the Justice Department announced indictments of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his top allies on charges of narco-terrorism. Attorney General William Barr said they conspired to flood the U.S. with cocaine. Also, Israel’s year-long political… Continue watching
Mar 25 Ex-FBI agent Robert Levinson believed to have died in Iran, family says By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The family said in a statement posted on Twitter that it did not have information about how or when Levinson had died, but that it occurred before the recent coronavirus outbreak. Continue reading
Mar 23 Virus fuels calls for sanctions relief on Iran, Venezuela By Joshua Goodman, Associated Press The idea has picked up support from prominent leftists in the U.S., including presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. Continue reading
Mar 19 Watch 2:20 News Wrap: Tulsi Gabbard suspends presidential campaign In our news wrap Thursday, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii suspended her longshot bid for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. In a message to her supporters, Gabbard said that despite her political differences with former Vice President Joe Biden, he… Continue watching
Mar 18 Watch 6:42 In Iran, pandemic response complicated by ongoing tensions with the U.S. By Reza Sayah So far, Iran is one of the countries hit hardest by the novel coronavirus. Thousands of people there are infected, and the death toll is skyrocketing. In addition, amid preparations for a subdued celebration of Iranian New Year, the ongoing… Continue watching
Mar 18 Iran reports single biggest jump in coronavirus as 147 more die By Nasser Karimi, Aya Batrawy, Associated Press It marks the biggest 24-hour rise in deaths since officials first acknowledged cases of the virus in Iran in mid-February. Continue reading