Oct 18 Ethiopian military airstrikes hit Tigray capital, witnesses say By Cara Anna, Associated Press The airstrikes, confirmed by two humanitarian workers, came days after a new military offensive was launched against the Tigray forces who have been fighting Ethiopian and allied forces for nearly a year. Continue reading
Oct 18 Russia suspends its mission to NATO, foreign minister says By Jim Heintz, Associated Press Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that the move is in response to last week's expulsion by NATO of eight members of Russia's mission to the military alliance. Continue reading
Oct 16 Maduro ally extradited to US on money laundering charges By Joshua Goodman, Associated Press A top fugitive close to Venezuela’s socialist government has been put on a plane to the U.S. to face money laundering charges, a senior U.S. official confirmed Saturday. Continue reading
Oct 16 'He was Southend': Tributes paid to slain British lawmaker By Associated Press His shocking death at the hands of a knife-wielding man at a church where he was meeting voters has reopened questions about the security needs of Britain's members of Parliament as they go about their daily work. Continue reading
Oct 16 NASA's asteroid hunter Lucy soars into sky with diamonds By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press A NASA spacecraft named Lucy rocketed into the sky with diamonds Saturday morning on a 12-year quest to explore eight asteroids. Seven of the mysterious space rocks are among swarms of asteroids sharing Jupiter’s orbit, thought to be the pristine… Continue reading
Oct 16 Russia's daily COVID-19 deaths top 1,000 for first time By Jim Heintz, Associated Press Russia’s daily death toll from COVID-19 has exceeded 1,000 for the first time as the country faces a sustained wave of rising infections. Continue reading
Oct 15 Watch 4:40 News Wrap: Suicide attack in Afghanistan kills 47, wounds dozens In our news wrap Friday, at least 47 people were killed and 70 were wounded in Afghanistan when a suicide bomber attacked a Shiite mosque in the city of Kandahar, attorneys for Nikolas Cruz say he will plead guilty for… Continue watching
Oct 15 Watch 6:46 International community joins forces as ransomware attacks create major disruptions By Nick Schifrin Thirty countries have been meeting virtually with the Biden administration this week to coordinate efforts against the growing problem of ransomware cyber attacks, which have caused major disruptions around the world in recent months. Anne Neuberger, the deputy national security… Continue watching
Oct 15 Van Gogh artwork looted by Nazis to be auctioned in New York By Karen Matthews, Associated Press Christie's is auctioning the 1888 work, "Wheatstacks," after facilitating negotiations between the Texas oilman's heirs who own it now and the heirs of two Jewish art collectors who owned it before it was looted by the Nazis. Continue reading
Oct 15 India reopens for foreign tourists as virus infections ebb By Associated Press India is reopening its borders to fully vaccinated foreign tourists traveling on chartered flights starting Friday. Continue reading