Mar 16 UN nuclear watchdog says 2.5 tons of uranium has gone missing in Libya By Jon Gambrell, Jack Jeffrey, Associated Press The International Atomic Energy Agency said its inspectors "found that 10 drums containing approximately 2.5 tons of natural uranium" had gone missing from an unnamed site in Libya. Continue reading
Feb 15 Watch 5:39 News Wrap: Congressional Budget Office offers bleak reassessment of U.S. economy In our news wrap Wednesday, the Congressional Budget Office offered a bleak reassessment of the U.S. economy, a white supremacist was sentenced to life without parole for killing 10 black people in Buffalo last May, the Justice Department closed a… Continue watching
Aug 27 Deadly clashes kill 13 civilians in Libya's capital By Samy Magdy, Associated Press Deadly clashes broke out Saturday in Libya's capital between militias backed by its two rival administrations, portending a return to violence amid a long political stalemate. Continue reading
Jul 02 UN chastises attack on Libya's parliament headquarters By Samy Magdy, Associated Press Hundreds of protesters marched in the streets of the capital, Tripoli, and other Libyan cities on Friday, with many attacking and setting fire to government buildings, including the House of Representatives in the eastern city of Tobruk. Continue reading
Jun 11 UN expresses concern after militias battle overnight in Libya's capital By Associated Press The country’s plan to transition to an elected government fell through after an interim administration based in Tripoli, headed by Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, failed to hold elections last year. Continue reading
Apr 16 Dozens of migrants presumed dead as boat capsizes off Libyan coast, UN says By Samy Magdy, Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A migrant boat has capsized off the Libyan coast, leaving at least 35 people dead or presumed dead, the U.N. migration agency said Saturday. The shipwreck took place Friday off the western Libyan city of Sabratha, a… Continue reading
Apr 02 Pope considers visiting Kyiv, rebukes Russia for 'savage' war in Ukraine By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Pope Francis didn’t cite Russian President Vladimir Putin by name, but the reference was clear. He also said possible visit to Kyiv was “on the table,” but no dates have been set or trip confirmed. Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch 4:14 A look at the life of A.Q. Khan, scientist behind Pakistan's nuclear weapons program By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn The father of Pakistan's atomic bomb and a proponent of nuclear proliferation, Abdul Qadeer Khan, died Sunday at the age of 85 after a lengthy battle with COVID-19. He was a figure mired in controversy who launched Pakistan's nuclear weapons… Continue watching
Apr 23 Watch 5:26 News Wrap: CDC lifts pause on Johnson & Johnson shot after reviewing blood clot claims In our news wrap Friday, the CDC has lifted a pause on Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine. Officials in India, meanwhile, reported nearly 333,000 new cases today, and more than 2,200 deaths. President Joe Biden's global climate summit ended today,… Continue watching
Mar 10 Libyan lawmakers confirm interim unity government By Rami Musa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Libyan lawmakers have confirmed a newly appointed interim government that's to lead the war-wrecked country through elections at the end of the year. Continue reading