Sep 17 Pelosi, congressional delegation visit Armenia during cease-fire with Azerbaijan By Associated Press A U.S. congressional delegation headed by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi arrived Saturday in Armenia, where a cease-fire has held for three days after an outburst of fighting with neighboring Azerbaijan that killed more than 200 troops from both… Continue reading
Sep 17 Ultranationalist protestors attack police cordon at Pride march in Belgrade By Dusan Stojanovic, Associated Press Riot police clashed Saturday with soccer hooligans in downtown Belgrade, Serbia, where a pan-European Pride march was held despite threats from anti-gay groups and an official earlier ban on the march in the traditionally conservative Balkan state. Continue reading
Sep 17 Watch 3:08 News Wrap: DOJ appeals for access to classified documents recovered from Trump In our news wrap Saturday, the Justice Department asked a federal appeals court to restore its access to the classified materials found at Mar-a-Lago while an independent arbiter conducts his review, Puerto Rico is under a hurricane warning as Tropical… Continue watching
Sep 17 In Yemen, Queen Elizabeth's death recalls memories of Britain's colonial rule By Alaa Noman, Samy Magdy, Associated Press In Aden, now the second largest city in Yemen, many remember colonial rule as a time of oppression that entrenched some of the problems still plaguing the city and the country, which has been devastated by civil war since 2014. Continue reading
Sep 17 Flood-hit areas of Pakistan threatened by 'second disaster' of disease, WHO warns By Zarar Khan, Associated Press The World Health Organization raised the alarm Saturday about a “second disaster" in the wake of the deadly floods in Pakistan this summer, as doctors and medical workers on the ground race to battle outbreaks of waterborne and other diseases. Continue reading
Sep 17 Queen's 8 grandchildren hold vigil beside her coffin in Westminster Hall By Jill Lawless, Danica Kirka, Mike Corder, Associated Press All eight of Queen Elizabeth II's grandchildren stood in silent vigil beside her coffin Saturday, capping another huge day in which thousands came to pay their respects to the monarch. Continue reading
Sep 17 Ukraine honors Olga Simonova, Russian woman who fought on its side in the war By Inna Varenytsia, Associated Press An honor guard fired a three-gun salute toward cloudy skies as friends and comrades-in-arms gathered in Kyiv to bid farewell to a Russian woman who was killed while fighting on Ukraine’s side in the war with her native country. Continue reading
Sep 17 Thousands wait overnight in London to pay respects to Queen Elizabeth II By Jill Lawless, Danica Kirka, Mike Corder, Associated Press Thousands of people spent London’s coldest night in months huddled in line to view the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, and authorities warned Saturday that arriving mourners face a 16-hour wait. Continue reading
Sep 17 Cheetahs reintroduced to India after going extinct in the country 70 years ago By Aniruddha Ghosal, Sibi Arasu, Associated Press Eight big cats from Namibia made the long trek Saturday in a chartered cargo flight to the northern Indian city of Gwalior, part of an ambitious and hotly contested plan to reintroduce cheetahs to the South Asian country. Continue reading
Sep 17 Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan hold talks to end deadly border clashes By Associated Press The security chiefs of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan sat down for talks Saturday to stop fighting on the border between the two countries that so far has killed at least 24 people and wounded over 100. Continue reading