Sep 01 Pentagon says China planning big increase in nuclear arsenal By Robert Burns, Associated Press In a new report to Congress, the Pentagon says it expects China over the next 10 years to double its stockpile of nuclear warheads, which it says currently numbers in the "low 200s."… Continue reading
Sep 01 Belarus poll workers describe fraud in Aug. 9 election By Kostya Manenkov, Daria Litvinova, Associated Press Even before the Aug. 9 presidential election in Belarus ended, a poll worker in Minsk said she was asked to sign a document summing up its result, with the vote totals left blank. Continue reading
Sep 01 India eases virus restrictions as cases near 3.7 million By Sheikh Saaliq, Aniruddha Ghosal, Associated Press Many Indian states eased lockdown restrictions on Tuesday, even as the country's new daily infections remain the highest in the world and its confirmed cases near 3.7 million. Continue reading
Sep 01 Hong Kong begins mass-testing for virus amid public doubts By Zen Soo, Associated Press Hong Kong tested thousands of people for coronavirus Tuesday at the start of a mass-testing effort that's become another political flash point in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. Continue reading
Aug 31 Watch 4:53 News Wrap: Federal appeals court refuses to dismiss Flynn case In our news wrap Monday, a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., has refused to end the criminal case against Michael Flynn. The former national security adviser pleaded guilty to lying about his contacts with Russia. Also, in Lebanon, lawmakers… Continue watching
Aug 31 Watch 3:59 Russia propagates pro-regime propaganda as crackdown continues in Belarus By Simon Ostrovsky Thousands of protesters in Belarus marked President Alexander Lukashenko’s birthday on Sunday with a derisive chant calling him a “psychopath.” The defiant gesture came after a week in which government security forces furthered their crackdown on protesters and journalists in… Continue watching
Aug 31 Brazil Indigenous Chief Raoni Metuktire tests positive for coronavirus By Associated Press Chief Raoni Metuktire, an Indigenous leader who became a symbol of the fight for the preservation of the Amazon forest in Brazil, has been hospitalized with symptoms of pneumonia and tested positive for the new coronavirus. Continue reading
Aug 31 ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero, Paul Rusesabagina, arrested By Ignatius Ssuuna, Associated Press Paul Rusesabagina, portrayed in the film "Hotel Rwanda" as a hero who saved the lives of more than 1,200 people from the country's 1994 genocide, has been arrested by the Rwandan government on terror charges, police announced on Monday. Continue reading
Aug 31 Strike leader detained in Belarus as crackdown continues By Associated Press Anatoly Bokun, who leads the strike committee at Belaruskali, a huge potash factory in Soligorsk, was detained by police Monday and is facing a 15-day jail sentence on charges of organizing an unsanctioned protest. Continue reading
Aug 29 Thousands march in Mauritius over dead dolphins, oil spill By Cara Anna, Associated Press Tens of thousands of people protested Saturday in Mauritius over the government’s slow response to an oil spill from a grounded Japanese ship and the alarming discovery of dozens of dead dolphins in recent days. Continue reading