Jan 18 Lebanon police fire tear gas at protesters amid Beirut riots By Associated Press Riot police fired tear gas and sprayed water cannon near parliament in Lebanon's capital Saturday to disperse thousands of protesters after riots broke out during a march against the ruling elite amid a severe economic crisis. Continue reading
Jan 18 Iran to send flight recorders from downed jet to Ukraine By Associated Press Iran will send the black box flight recorders from the Ukrainian jetliner that it accidentally shot down last week to Ukraine for further analysis, an Iranian official said Saturday. Continue reading
Jan 17 Watch 5:30 News Wrap: Amid protests, Iran’s Khamenei lashes out at U.S. In our news wrap Friday, Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei lashed out at the U.S. amid new unrest in his country. He addressed Friday prayers for the first time in eight years, telling crowds the U.S. is lying when it says… Continue watching
Jan 17 Watch 6:04 Australian ecosystems left vulnerable in wake of bushfire catastrophe Firefighters in Australia are finally getting some help from nature, in the form of lower temperatures and rain. But many fires are still burning, and millions of acres have been lost. The blazes have also caused tremendous damage to the… Continue watching
Jan 17 Watch 8:35 Threatened with violence, Venezuela’s Juan Guaido on finding ‘urgent solution’ to crisis Venezuela is enduring both economic meltdown and political crisis. A year ago, opposition head Juan Guaido said President Nicolas Maduro was illegitimate and that he himself was the country’s rightful leader. But although Guaido won support from nearly 60 countries… Continue watching
Jan 17 11 U.S. troops flown to medical centers after Iran strike By Robert Burns, Associated Press The Pentagon's chief spokesman says 11 U.S. troops were flown out of Iraq for evaluation of concussion-like symptoms in the days following an Iranian missile strike. President Donald Trump had said the strike caused no harm to American forces. Continue reading
Jan 17 Pompeo breaks silence on alleged threats to former envoy in Ukraine By Matthew Lee, Associated Press In interviews with conservative radio hosts, Pompeo said he had no knowledge of the allegations until earlier this week when congressional Democrats released documents from an associate of President Donald Trump's personal attorney suggesting that Marie Yovanovitch was being watched. Continue reading
Jan 17 WATCH: U.S. hits Iran general with sanctions over protest crackdown By Associated Press The State Department said it imposed penalties on Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Gen. Hassan Shahvarpour for directing a massacre of nearly 150 demonstrators in southwestern Iran in November. Continue reading
Jan 17 China reports 2nd death from virus behind pneumonia outbreak By Yanan Wang, Associated Press In total, 41 people in Wuhan have been diagnosed with a novel coronavirus, a family of viruses that can cause both the common cold and more severe diseases like SARS and MERS. Continue reading
Jan 17 Amid month of turmoil, Iran’s supreme leader says country won’t bow to U.S. By Amir Vahdat, Joseph Krauss, Associated Press Iran's supreme leader lashed out at Western countries as he led Friday prayers in Tehran for the first time in eight years. Continue reading