Oct 09 More Russian missiles slam Ukrainian apartments, killing 13 in Zaporizhzhia By Justin Spike, Adam Schreck, Associated Press The overnight Russian missile strikes on the city of Zaporizhzhia brought down part of a large apartment building, leaving at least a dozen people dead. Continue reading
Oct 09 Chile officials say fire damaged some of Easter Island’s iconic moai statues By Associated Press A fire that ripped through part of Chile's Easter Island this week has caused permanent damage to some of its iconic carved stone figures known as moai, authorities said. Continue reading
Oct 09 Pope decries modern-day treatment of migrants as he declares 2 new saints By Colleen Barry, Luigi Navarra, Associated Press Pope Francis on Sunday denounced Europe’s indifference toward migrants risking their lives to cross the Mediterranean Sea as he elevated to sainthood an Italian bishop and Italian-born missionary whose work and life paths illustrated the difficulties faced by 19th-century Italian… Continue reading
Oct 09 Families seek truth as Airbus, Air France face trial over 2009 crash By Nicolas Vaux-Montagny, Jeffrey Schaeffer, Associated Press Aviation industry heavyweights Airbus and Air France are charged with manslaughter in a trial that opens Monday over the crash of Flight 447 on June 1, 2009, killing all 228 people aboard. Continue reading
Oct 08 Palestinian gunman kills 1, injures 3 at Israeli military checkpoint in Jerusalem By Josef Federman, Associated Press Hours after a pair of Palestinian teenagers were killed during an Israeli military raid in the occupied West Bank, a Palestinian assailant opened fire at an Israeli military checkpoint in east Jerusalem on Saturday night, Israeli authorities said. Continue reading
Oct 08 North Korea launches 2 missiles toward sea after South Korea, U.S. hold naval drills By Hyung-Jin Kim, Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters on Sunday, the latest of a recent barrage of weapons tests, a day after it warned the redeployment of a U.S. aircraft carrier near the Korean Peninsula was inflaming… Continue reading
Oct 08 Watch 4:18 News Wrap: Crimea bridge explosion deals blow to Russian military operations In our news wrap Saturday, an explosion destroyed parts of the only bridge linking Crimea to Russia, funerals are underway for the 36 victims of a mass shooting in Thailand, Indonesia's president said FIFA will not sanction his country for… Continue watching
Oct 08 2 people fatally shot as protests against Iran’s government enter 4th week By Samya Kullab, Associated Press Anti-government demonstrations erupted Saturday in several locations across Iran as the most sustained protests in years against a deeply entrenched theocracy entered their fourth week. Continue reading
Oct 08 Mourners pray at Thai temple filled with keepsakes of children killed in day care shooting By Tassanee Vejpongsa, David Rising, Associated Press Grief-stricken families prayed Saturday at a Buddhist temple filled with children's keepsakes, flowers and photos of the smiling toddlers who were slain as they napped on blankets at a day care center in northeastern Thailand. Continue reading
Oct 08 Ukraine nuclear plant has lost final external power link, UN watchdog says By Associated Press Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the biggest in Europe, has lost its last remaining external power source as a result of renewed shelling and is now relying on emergency diesel generators, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said Saturday. Continue reading