Nov 17 NATO chief warns of high price if troops leave Afghanistan By Lorne Cook, Associated Press NATO could pay a heavy price for leaving Afghanistan too early, its chief warned Tuesday after a U.S. official said President Donald Trump is expected to withdraw a significant number of American troops from the conflict-ravaged country in the coming… Continue reading
Nov 17 Hurricane Iota lands in Nicaragua, dealing 2nd blow in 2 weeks By Gabriela Selser, Associated Press In a one-two punch, Hurricane Iota roared ashore as a dangerous Category 4 storm along almost exactly the same stretch of Nicaragua's Caribbean coast that was devastated by an equally powerful Hurricane Eta 13 days earlier. Continue reading
Nov 16 Peru's Congress selects lawmaker from centrist party as new leader By Franklin Briceno, Christine Armario, Associated Press Lawmakers voted overwhelmingly Monday in favor of Francisco Sagasti, an engineer from the centrist Purple Party, as the legislature's president. Continue reading
Nov 16 Armenia's foreign minister resigns amid turmoil over Nagorno-Karabakh truce By Avet Demourian, Associated Press The separatist region lies within Azerbaijan but has been under the control of ethnic Armenian forces backed by Armenia since a separatist war there ended in 1994. Continue reading
Nov 16 Brazil voters ignore Bolsonaro's city election endorsements By Marcelo Silva de Sousa, Associated Press Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has suffered a setback as most of the dozens of candidates he backed for municipal elections failed to secure victories or spots in runoffs. Continue reading
Nov 16 Peru in political crisis as protests push interim president to quit By Franklin Briceno, Christine Armario, Associated Press Who is the president of Peru? The answer to that question Monday is no one. The Latin American nation's political turmoil took a chaotic turn Sunday when interim leader Manuel Merino quit and Congress couldn't decide on his replacement. Continue reading
Nov 16 Syria's longtime Foreign Minister al-Moallem dies at age 79 By Associated Press Syria’s longtime Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem, a career diplomat who became one of the country’s most prominent faces to the outside world during the uprising against President Bashar Assad, died on Monday. Continue reading
Nov 15 Watch 4:18 NASA and SpaceX set to make history, again By PBS NewsHour NASA and SpaceX are set to make history—again–when they launch their first operational commercial voyage to the international space station from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Dave Mosher, Senior Space Correspondent for Business Insider, speaks with Hari… Continue watching
Nov 15 Peru's interim president resigns as chaos embroils nation By Franklin Briceno, Christine Armario, Associated Press The politician agreed to step down after night of unrest in which two young protesters were killed and half his Cabinet resigned. Peruvians cheered the decision, waving their nation’s red and white flag on the streets of Lima and chanting… Continue reading
Nov 14 Indigenous Canadian filmmakers confront alcoholism, other issues in community By Chief Ernest Betsina Alcohol abuse is a serious public health issue in indigenous communities in the Canadian arctic, but it’s a difficult topic to address. For the next several weeks, we’ll bring you the stories from Yellowknife in Canada’s Northwest Territories — stories… Continue reading