Oct 17 Suspect in teacher’s beheading in France was Chechen teen By Thomas Adamson, Associated Press France’s anti-terrorism prosecutor’s office said authorities investigating the killing of Samuel Paty in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine on Friday arrested nine suspects, including the teen's grandfather, parents and 17-year-old brother. Continue reading
Oct 17 Armenia, Azerbaijan announce new attempt at cease-fire By Associated Press Azerbaijan on Saturday accused Armenia of striking its second-largest city with a ballistic missile that killed at least 13 civilians and wounded 50 others in a new escalation of their conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh. Continue reading
Oct 16 France’s Macron decries slaying of history teacher By Elaine Ganley, Associated Press French President Emmanuel Macron denounced what he called an "Islamist terrorist attack" against a history teacher, urging the nation to stand united. Continue reading
Oct 16 Watch 4:28 News Wrap: Despite emergency ban, protests continue in Thailand In our news wrap Friday, the prime minister of Thailand refused to resign despite a second day of demonstrations in Bangkok. Waves of protesters, mostly young, are demanding democratic reforms of the country’s monarchy. Also, firefighters in Colorado are battling… Continue watching
Oct 16 Watch 8:01 A global view of the worsening coronavirus crisis By Nick Schifrin, Lucy Hough, Malcolm Brabant, Mary Triny Mena Across the globe, new cases of the coronavirus have climbed to an all-time high of more than 330,000 per day. Continental Europe is facing unprecedented spread, but conditions are worsening in the United Kingdom and in parts of Latin America,… Continue watching
Oct 16 U.S. authorities say top Mexico official helped smuggle drugs to America By Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press Court documents unsealed Friday in New York alleged that Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda acted on behalf of the H-2 cartel while defense secretary from 2012 to 2018 under former President Enrique Pena Nieto. Continue reading
Oct 16 Belgium imposes COVID-19 curfew, closes bars and restaurants By Lorne Cook, Associated Press Belgium is one of the European countries hardest hit by the disease. Almost 6,000 new cases were recorded each day on average over the last week. Continue reading
Oct 16 Virus at ‘turning point’ in Europe, hitting at-risk groups By Colleen Barry, Angela Charlton, Associated Press Doctors are warning that Europe is at a turning point as the coronavirus surges back across the continent, including among vulnerable people, and governments try to impose restrictions without locking whole economies down. Continue reading
Oct 16 Thailand prime minister refuses to resign as police clash with protesters By Jerry Harmer, Associated Press The government declared a state of emergency this week that outlaws public gatherings of more than five people and bans the dissemination of news that is deemed to threaten national security. Continue reading
Oct 15 Watch 3:39 Despite Russian-brokered cease-fire, fighting rages in Nagorno-Karabakh By Simon Ostrovsky Armenia and Azerbaijan continue to battle over Nagorno Karabakh, a disputed territory and enclave of ethnic Amenians. At issue are seven districts of Azerbaijan that surround the region. This week, Russian officials pushed the two countries for a cessation of… Continue watching