Aug 12 Taliban take another Afghan provincial capital, Kandahar By Tameen Akhgar. Associated Press and Rahim Faiez, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Afghan officials say the Taliban have taken another provincial capital, the southern city of Kandahar in the province with the same name. Continue reading
Aug 12 U.S. sends 3,000 troops to Kabul to evacuate some embassy staff By Robert Burns, Matthew Lee, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said Thursday the Army and Marine forces will enter Afghanistan within the next two days to assist at the Kabul airport with the partial embassy evacuation. Continue reading
Aug 12 Zambia starts counting ballots in closely fought elections By Farai Mutsaka, Associated Press Large turnouts were seen in the capital, Lusaka, and other parts of the southern African country in tense elections that the president and his main rival have said are a test of the stability of the nation's democracy. Continue reading
Aug 12 Taliban take Afghanistan’s third-largest city in onslaught By Tameem Akhgar, Rahim Faiez, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The latest advance further squeezed the country's embattled government just weeks before the end of the American military mission there. The seizure of Herat on Thursday marks the biggest prize yet for the Taliban. Continue reading
Aug 12 Greek wildfires a major ecological catastrophe, prime minister says By Elena Becatoros, Associated Press "We managed to save lives, but we lost forests and property," the prime minister said, describing the wildfires as "the greatest ecological catastrophe of the last few decades."… Continue reading
Aug 12 Days of hot weather grip Southern Europe, North Africa By Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press Throughout the Mediterranean region, days of hot weather already have driven people indoors at midday, spoiled crops and complicated the challenge of firefighters battling wildfires. Continue reading
Aug 11 Watch 5:50 News Wrap: Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is facing new criminal charges In our news wrap Wednesday, jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is facing new criminal charges ahead of elections next month, crews in northern California encounter new flare-ups from the Dixie Fire, dozens of fires raging in Algeria have now… Continue watching
Aug 11 Watch 7:21 Russia struggles against the delta variant and low vaccination rates By Julia Chapman, Daria Bondarchuk Authorities in parts of Russia are now mandating vaccination, in the face of high COVID-19 infections and record deaths. Just 25 percent of adults are fully inoculated in the country. With four domestic vaccines available, Russians are not facing any… Continue watching
Aug 11 Watch 8:34 The Taliban now control two-thirds of Afghanistan. How did it happen so quickly? The Taliban on Wednesday seized three more Afghan provincial capitals and a local military headquarters in northern Afghanistan. The insurgents now hold some two-thirds of the nation as the U.S. and NATO finalize their withdrawal after decades of war. Bill… Continue watching
Aug 11 Watch 6:10 Minnesota students come together to bring water to schools in the developing world By Fred de Sam Lazaro Drinking water and restrooms are readily available to most school children in America. That is not the case across the developing world. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on schools coming together around water as part of his series,… Continue watching