Jan 14 Watch 6:05 Why it’s problematic to have 2 popes weighing in on key issues for Catholic Church Rome is being roiled by a series of unusual developments in which a former pope appeared to be weighing in on a sensitive issue facing his successor, Pope Francis. The debate is over the law of clerical celibacy, which divides… Continue watching
Jan 14 Watch 7:32 Water-stressed cities in India turn to innovation for a safe, stable supply By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sarah Clune Hartman Half the population of India lives in areas where water resources are highly stressed. In the coastal city of Chennai, rapid economic development and a population boom have jeopardized supplies of freshwater, prompting officials to rely on desalination of the… Continue watching
Jan 14 Why the U.S.-Iran conflict should be driving gas prices higher, but isn’t By Scott L. Montgomery, The Conversation Oil traders therefore have much reason to be nervous. But they aren’t. Continue reading
Jan 14 Key moments in the unraveling of the Iran nuclear deal By Associated Press On Tuesday, the Europeans said they would trigger the dispute mechanism to try to bring Iran back into compliance with the deal. Continue reading
Jan 14 Philippine volcano trembles again and spews lava half-mile high By Joeal Calupitan, Jim Gomez, Associated Press The volcanic activity could portend a bigger and more dangerous eruption. Continue reading
Jan 14 Boris Johnson says royal rift over Harry and Meghan can be settled By Gregory Katz, Associated Press Prince Harry and his wife Meghan want to break free of their royal roles and move to Canada. Continue reading
Jan 14 Russians hacked company key to Ukraine scandal, researchers say By Frank Bajak, Associated Press Russian agents launched a phishing campaign in early November to steal the login credentials of employees of Burisma Holdings, according to a Silicon Valley company that specializes in e-mail security. Continue reading
Jan 14 Iran says it’s made arrests over downing of plane that killed 176 By Nasser Karimi, Aya Batrawy, Associated Press Iran, which initially dismissed allegations that a missile had brought down the plane, acknowledged only on Saturday that its Revolutionary Guard had shot down the plane. Continue reading
Jan 14 EU triggers Iran nuclear deal dispute mechanism By Lorne Cook, David Rising, Associated Press The action paves the way for possible sanctions in response to Tehran’s attempts to roll back parts of the nuclear deal. Continue reading
Jan 13 Watch 7:01 Iranians take to the streets to protest government after it admits downing plane After the U.S. killed an elite Iranian general, the regime in Tehran hoped to unify its people, many of whom had been protesting against Iran’s government for months. But then Iran’s military accidentally shot down a passenger aircraft and denied… Continue watching