Aug 13 Romania begins shutdown of nuclear plant's 2nd reactor amid low water levels on Danube River By Associated Press Scorching heat and low rainfall in recent weeks have left the Danube River at record lows and forced the state-owned Cernavoda plant to shut down its first reactor in late July. Continue reading
Aug 13 Poland says it thwarted Russian plot to kill an American citizen in a NATO country By Claudia Ciobanu, Associated Press Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said it marks the first time Russia sought to attack an American citizen in another NATO country. Continue reading
Aug 13 Ebola outbreak has spread to new province in Congo, the head of Africa CDC says By Associated Press Congo’s Ebola outbreak has spread to a sixth province, after a death was recorded in the previously unaffected Bas-Uele province, Africa CDC Director-General Jean Kaseya said Thursday. Continue reading
Aug 13 Settler siege of Palestinian homes in the West Bank a 'horrific act of terror,' U.S. ambassador says By Sam Metz, Aref Tufaha, Associated Press Israeli settlers have besieged three homes in the occupied West Bank for several days, including one owned by a Palestinian American. Continue reading
Aug 12 Watch 6:30 News Wrap: Trump confirms he was secretly whisked away from Air Force One in Turkey In our news wrap Wednesday, President Trump confirmed that he was whisked away from Air Force One in a catering truck at the Secret Service's direction, the hope of finding survivors is diminishing more than two days after a powerful… Continue watching
Aug 12 Watch 8:07 A look at Spain's plan to give undocumented migrants legal status By Stephanie Sy, Zeba Warsi, Amalia Huot-Marchand Spain is at the center of the global immigration debate. Left-wing Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has enacted a plan aimed at giving legal status to undocumented immigrants. But last month, tens of thousands of migrants tried to illegally cross into… Continue watching
Aug 12 Earthquake response strains Colombia's new government and rescuers as they race against the clock By Astrid Suárez, Megan Janetsky, Marko Álvarez, Associated Press Tons of aid from regional partners began to roll into Colombia on Wednesday, as the search for survivors in the rubble of powerful earthquake grew more desperate after the temblor razed buildings, buckled roads and crushed cars. Continue reading
Aug 12 PHOTOS: Millions gather to watch Europe's first total solar eclipse in decades By Suman Naishadham, Associated Press Millions of people crowded cloudless cities and towns in Spain on Wednesday in search of the best views of a total solar eclipse, when the alignment of the sun, moon and Earth will briefly plunge parts of the planet into… Continue reading
Aug 12 WATCH: Trump says Secret Service wanted him to sneak off AF1, defends safety of plane with staff By Will Weissert, Associated Press President Donald Trump downplayed the extraordinary nature of the subterfuge involved in his flight, which saw him stow away in an airport catering container to sneak onto another plane while Air Force One was sent into the sky, essentially as… Continue reading
Aug 12 WATCH: Total solar eclipse darkens skies over Spain, Iceland By Suman Naishadham, Teresa Medrano, Associated Press Across a swath of northern and central Spain, millions of people will have some of mainland Europe's best views of the celestial spectacle. Continue reading