Nov 16 Watch 4:53 News Wrap: Pfizer seeks emergency use authorization for its pill to treat COVID-19 In our news wrap Tuesday, drug maker Pfizer asked for federal authorization for its pill to treat COVID-19. President Biden traveled to Woodstock, New Hampshire to push his new infrastructure package and social policy agenda. The jury in Kyle Rittenhouse's… Continue watching
Nov 16 U.S. journalist lands in New York after jailed for months in Myanmar By Ted Shafrey, Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press American journalist Danny Fenster, who spent nearly six months in jail in military-ruled Myanmar, has arrived in the United States. Fenster was sentenced last week to 11 years of hard labor. Continue reading
Nov 15 U.S. journalist jailed in Myanmar freed after nearly 6 months By Grant Peck, David Rising, Associated Press American journalist Danny Fenster, who was recently sentenced to 11 years of hard labor after spending nearly six months in jail in military-ruled Myanmar, has been freed. Continue reading
Nov 12 Myanmar court sentences U.S. journalist to 11 years in jail By Grant Peck, Associated Press A court in military-ruled Myanmar has sentenced U.S. journalist Danny Fenster to 11 years in prison with hard labor, the maximum penalty under three charges, despite calls by the United States and rights groups for his release. Continue reading
Nov 01 WATCH: U.S., Indonesia urge Myanmar army to end violence By Associated Press The White House said the two leaders agreed on Monday that the military must “provide a swift return to democracy.”… Continue reading
Oct 30 Army shelling in Myanmar blamed for setting 160 homes ablaze By Grant Peck, Associated Press More than 160 buildings in a town in northwestern Myanmar, including at least two churches, have been destroyed by fires caused by shelling by government troops, local media and activists reported Saturday. Continue reading
Oct 28 Watch 5:30 News Wrap: Protesters demand climate action in Glasgow ahead of COP26 In our news wrap Thursday, protests broke out in Glasgow, Scotland, ahead of the United Nations' climate change summit that begins this weekend. A U.N. backed report said 10 of the world's great forests, including Yosemite National Park, are emitting… Continue watching
Oct 27 U.N. envoy says ‘civil war’ has spread throughout Myanmar By Edith Lederer, Associated Press The outgoing U.N. envoy for Myanmar says "civil war" has spread throughout the country and the international community should consider measures aimed at replacing the military junta's leaders. Continue reading
Oct 05 Myanmar’s Suu Kyi to testify in own defense later this month By Associated Press Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi this month will give courtroom testimony for the first time in one of the several cases against her since the military took power in February. Continue reading
Jun 23 Watch 5:53 Myanmar’s armed forces show no signs of restraint amid rising revolts By Nick Schifrin, Layla Quran The general who led a coup in Myanmar just over 4 months ago criticized foreign interference Wednesday, days after the U.N. General Assembly approved an arms embargo resolution, and as new ethnic militia began fighting his military amid the country's… Continue watching