Sep 07 Watch 2:29 News Wrap: Saudi Arabia sentences 8 in Khashoggi killing In our news wrap Monday, eight people in Saudi Arabia were sentenced to prison for their roles in the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. A UN investigator had criticized the trial, which… Continue watching
Sep 07 Watch 6:59 British garment factories come under new scrutiny due to pandemic By Malcolm Brabant The British city of Leicester has spent more than two months as the United Kingdom’s most notorious coronavirus hot spot. Its problems originally sprang from a district that houses garment factories -- where some unscrupulous owners have been accused of… Continue watching
Sep 07 Southern Africa’s increased food insecurity blamed on climate, COVID-19 By Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press The COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with climate change and the struggling economies of several countries, are the main causes of the food insecurity. Continue reading
Sep 07 Philippine leader pardons U.S. Marine in transgender killing By Jim Gomez, Associated Press The Philippine president has pardoned a U.S. Marine in a surprise move that will free him from imprisonment in the 2014 killing of a transgender Filipino woman that sparked anger in the former American colony. Continue reading
Sep 07 India now 2nd behind U.S. in virus cases amid economic pain By Sheikh Saaliq, Aniruddha Ghosal, Associated Press India's increasing coronavirus caseload made the Asian giant the world's second-worst-hit country behind the United States on Monday, as its efforts to head off economic disaster from the pandemic gain urgency. Continue reading
Sep 07 U.K. judge rejects bid to delay Julian Assange extradition hearing By Jill Lawless, Associated Press The adjournment request came on the first day of a London court hearing where Assange is fighting American prosecutors' attempt to send him to the U.S. to stand trial on spying charges. Continue reading
Sep 07 Russia’s Alexei Navalny out of coma, is responsive, hospital says By Frank Jordans, Associated Press Poisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's condition has improved, allowing doctors to take him out of an induced coma, the German hospital treating him said Monday. Continue reading
Sep 06 Djokovic out of U.S. Open after hitting line judge with ball By Howard Fendrich, Associated Press As he walked to the sideline for the changeover, Djokovic smacked a ball behind him. The ball hit a female line judge, who dropped to her knees at the back of the court. Continue reading
Sep 06 Israel imposes overnight curfews as virus deaths pass 1,000 By Josef Federman, Associated Press The curfews will go into effect Monday night at 7 p.m. and will last until 5 a.m. It was not known how long they will remain in place. People will not be allowed to venture more than 500 meters (yards)… Continue reading
Sep 06 Rwanda’s president says ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero must stand trial By Ignatius Ssuuna, Associated Press Rusesabagina is credited with saving 1,200 lives during Rwanda's 1994 genocide by letting people shelter in the hotel he was managing during the mass killings. Now he is accused of supporting rebel violence in Rwanda and his family complain that… Continue reading