Dec 21 Watch 5:35 Brutal war between Azerbaijan, Armenia makes peace a hard bargain Just over a month ago, Armenia lost control of the Nagorno-Karabakh region in a short-lived and brutal war with Azerbaijan. But while Armenian forces have handed these territories back to Azerbaijan it may be a long time before civilians return… Continue watching
Dec 21 U.S. nuclear submarine transits waterway near Iran amid tensions By Associated Press The USS Georgia submarine, accompanied by two other warships, passed through the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow passageway through which a fifth of the world's oil supplies travel. Continue reading
Dec 21 EU drug regulator approves Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine By Aleksandar Furtula, Frank Jordans, Associated Press The move Monday raises hopes that the 27 nations in the European Union bloc can begin giving the shots shortly after Christmas. Continue reading
Dec 21 WATCH: Justice Department announces new charges against bombmaker in 1988 Pan Am explosion By Eric Tucker, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press The Justice Department has unsealed charges against a Libyan bombmaker in the 1988 explosion of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. Continue reading
Dec 21 As concern mounts, new virus strain in UK interrupts travel across Europe By Pan Pylas, Associated Press A growing number of countries are halting air travel from the U.K., while France has banned trucks from the country for a period of 48 hours while the new variant is assessed. Continue reading
Dec 20 Watch 7:36 Palestinian refugees celebrate Biden-Harris win, hope for relief By Leila Molana-Allen, Connie Kargbo President-elect Biden's win was met with jubilation and hope for a better future among many of the thousands of Palestinian refugees living in Lebanon. But the reality may not be as rosy, with many other domestic and international priorities far… Continue watching
Dec 20 Concern among Muslims over halal status of COVID-19 vaccine By Victoria Milko, Associated Press In October, Indonesian diplomats and Muslim clerics stepped off a plane in China. While the diplomats were there to finalize deals to ensure millions of doses reached Indonesian citizens, the clerics had a much different concern: Whether the COVID-19 vaccine… Continue reading
Dec 20 Nepal president dissolves Parliament; elections next spring By Binaj Gurubacharya, Associated Press Parliamentary elections will be held on April 30 and May 10, according to a statement from President Bidya Devi Bhandari's office. Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli decided to dissolve Parliament at a Cabinet meeting Sunday and immediately presented his recommendation. Continue reading
Dec 20 Several EU nations halt UK flights, fearing virus variant By Kirsten Grieshaber, Sylvia Hui, Associated Press Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria and Italy all announced restrictions on U.K. travel, hours after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that Christmas shopping and gatherings in southern England must be canceled because of rapidly spreading infections blamed on the… Continue reading
Dec 19 UK nixes Christmas gatherings, shuts London shops over virus By Sylvia Hui, Associated Press British Prime Minister Boris Johnson imposed a new, stricter level of coronavirus restrictions on London and much of southern England on Saturday to curb rapidly spreading infections. In announcing the more restrictive category, Johnson said that a fast-moving new variant… Continue reading