Dec 28 Death toll in Chile protests since October rises to 27 By Associated Press Chile’s human rights watchdog is calling for an investigation into the electrocution death of a man during anti-government protests. The death raised the number of those killed during protests that started in October to at least 27. Continue reading
Dec 28 Thousands march in Paris to protest pension reform plan By Associated Press The march coincided with the 59th consecutive Saturday of marches by the yellow vest movement that seeks social and economic justice. Continue reading
Dec 28 Thousands of koalas feared dead in Australia wildfires By Tristan Lavalette, Associated Press The mid-northern coast of New South Wales was home to up to 28,000 koalas, but wildfires have significantly reduced their population in recent months. Koalas are native to Australia and are one of the country’s most beloved animals, but they’ve… Continue reading
Dec 28 Truck bomb in Somali capital kills at least 78 at rush hour By Abdi Guled, Associated Press A truck bomb exploded at a busy security checkpoint in Somalia’s capital Saturday morning, killing at least 78 people including many students, authorities said. Continue reading
Dec 27 Watch 5:17 News Wrap: Plane carrying 98 crashes shortly after takeoff in Kazakhstan In our news wrap Friday, at least 12 people died after a passenger jet in the central Asian country of Kazakhstan crashed shortly after take-off. The Bek Air plane, with 98 people aboard, smashed into a concrete wall and building. Continue watching
Dec 27 Watch 6:26 How Iranian military exercises, mass protests are connected to U.S. sanctions While the United States keeps up its maximum pressure campaign on Iran, tensions are building within Iran as mass protests there continue to grow. Meanwhile, for the first time, Iran is engaged in joint naval exercises with both Russia and… Continue watching
Dec 27 Watch 8:16 What ongoing Indian protests say about the country’s secular identity Mass protests continue in India over a new citizenship law the government says will protect non-Muslim immigrants -- but critics see as a thinly veiled attack on Muslims. Many of the demonstrations have remained peaceful, but in some areas, police… Continue watching
Dec 27 Past decade has seen human rights ‘backlash,’ UN official says By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The outgoing assistant secretary-general for human rights said the regression of the past 10 years hasn’t equaled the advances that began in the late 1970s — but it is serious, widespread and regrettable. Continue reading
Dec 27 Russia will appeal 4-year Olympic ban By Associated Press Next year's Olympics in Tokyo will be the third consecutive edition of the games preceded by a legal battle over Russian doping issues. Continue reading
Dec 27 Israel’s Netanyahu shores up base but obstacles remain By Joseph Krauss, Associated Press Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won a landslide primary victory announced early Friday, but he will need a big win in national elections in March if he hopes to stay in office and gain immunity from prosecution on corruption charges. Continue reading