Nov 06 U.S. sanctions Hezbollah-allied Lebanese Christian leader By Associated Press Gebran Bassil is a current lawmaker who leads the biggest bloc in parliament and a son-in-law of President Michel Aoun. Continue reading
Nov 06 Italy shuts down 4 regions as Europe tries lighter lockdowns By Associated Press The new restrictions — which led to closures of a patchwork of nonessential businesses — allow a great deal more freedom than Italy’s near-total 10-week lockdown that started in March. Continue reading
Nov 06 Ethiopian PM announces airstrikes in country’s Tigray region By Cara Anna, Elias Meseret, Associated Press Abiy Ahmed's announcement on the state broadcaster marked another escalation in clashes this week that experts say could slide into civil war. Continue reading
Nov 06 ‘I cry every day’: Coronavirus hits French nursing homes anew By Associated Press Virus pressure is mounting at French nursing homes, where more than 400 people with COVID-19 have died in the past week. Continue reading
Nov 05 Ethiopia’s conflict continues as prime minister vows further action By Cara Anna, Associated Press Ethiopia's conflict in its powerful Tigray region continued Thursday after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed told the nation the military will carry out further operations this week in response to an alleged deadly attack on a military base by the regional… Continue reading
Nov 05 A weakened Eta moves on to Honduras with drenching rains By Marlon González, Associated Press Eta is moving over Honduras as a weakened tropical depression but still bringing the heavy rains that have caused deadly landslides while drenching the country's east and the north of neighboring Nicaragua. Continue reading
Nov 05 Kosovo president resigns to face war crimes charges By Llazar Semini, Zenel Zhinipotoku, Associated Press Kosovo's President Hashim Thaci, a guerrilla leader during Kosovo's war for independence from Serbia in the late 1990s, resigned on Thursday and will face charges for war crimes and crimes against humanity at a special court based in The Hague. Continue reading
Nov 04 Libya’s rivals urge U.N. Security Council to back cease-fire By Samy Magdy, Associated Press Libya’s rivals wrapped up their military talks with a call to the U.N. Security Council to adopt a binding resolution to implement a cease-fire deal inked last month, the U.N. said. Continue reading
Nov 04 Tropical storm Eta hits Nicaragua with rains, deadly mudslides By Associated Press The storm had weakened from the Category 4 hurricane that battered the coast, but it was moving so slowly and dumping so much rain that much of Central America was on high alert. Eta had sustained winds of 50 mph… Continue reading
Nov 04 South Korea approves single test for COVID-19 and flu By Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Health officials in South Korea have approved a test to detect both COVID-19 and seasonal influenza from the same samples, which would help prevent disruption at hospitals as the pandemic stretches into the flu season. Continue reading