Sep 28 ‘This man lives forever’: Zimbabwe’s Mugabe is buried By Farai Mutsaka, Associated Press Mugabe, who led the bitter guerrilla war to end white-minority rule in the country then known as Rhodesia, was Zimbabwe’s first leader and ruled from 1980, overseeing a years-long slide from prosperity to economic ruin and repression. Continue reading
Sep 28 Judge blocks Trump rules for detained migrant kids By Amy Taxin, Associated Press A U.S. judge on Friday blocked new Trump administration rules that would enable the government to keep immigrant children in detention facilities with their parents indefinitely. Continue reading
Sep 28 US official: Trump’s special envoy to Ukraine has resigned By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Kurt Volker, a former U.S. ambassador to NATO caught in the middle of a whistleblower complaint over the President Donald Trump's dealings with Ukraine, resigned Friday from his post as special envoy to the Eastern European nation, according to a… Continue reading
Sep 28 Afghan presidential polls close amid allegations of fraud By Rahim Faiez, Kathy Gannon, Associated Press Afghanistan's presidential polls closed Saturday amid fears that accusations of fraud and misconduct could overwhelm any election results, while insurgent attacks aimed at disrupting voting in the country's north and south caused dozens of casualties. Continue reading
Sep 22 Watch 5:56 Peru looks for reforms after mining decimates the Amazon By Leo Schwartz In February, Peruvian authorities were sent in to the Amazon Rainforest to disrupt environmental devastation brought on by illegal gold mining. Satellite imagery now shows a 90 percent decline in new deforestation as the government and environmentalists try to initiate… Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch 4:32 Elizabeth Warren joins GM picket line as strike enters day 7 By PBS NewsHour Democratic candidate Elizabeth Warren joined the General Motors strike in Detroit on Sunday, calling for GM to be held “accountable.” For the last seven days, nearly 50,000 members of the United Automobile Workers Union have gathered at picket lines across… Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch 4:57 Film follows Boko Haram survivors after village invasion By PBS NewsHour The documentary "Forced" follows three women who fled their Nigerian village after a 2014 Boko Haram invasion. The film looks at their attempts to rebuild their lives as displaced people and how they've come to symbolize the plight of other… Continue watching
Sep 22 Trump says he discussed corruption with Ukraine’s president By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Donald Trump said Sunday that he spoke to Ukraine's new president about his summer election and the fact that "we don't want our people, like Vice President Biden and his son" contributing to corruption already happening in the Eastern… Continue reading
Sep 22 Trump, Modi show unity between world’s largest democracies By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press Deafening drums marked the entrance of President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minster Narendra Modi as they clasped hands and walked across the stage in a packed Texas stadium Sunday, sending a message of unity between the world's two largest… Continue reading
Sep 22 UN agency: Tanzania not sharing details on Ebola-like cases By Cara Anna, Associated Press The World Health Organization has issued an unusual statement raising questions about whether Tanzania is covering up possible cases of the deadly Ebola virus, a significant cause for concern during a regional outbreak that has been declared a rare global… Continue reading