Nov 30 Iraqi PM formally submits resignation amid more violence By Samya Kullab, Murtada Faraj, Associated Press Three anti-government protesters were shot dead and at least 58 others wounded in Baghdad and southern Iraq on Saturday, security and medical officials said, as Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi formally submitted his resignation to parliament. Continue reading
Nov 30 Hong Kong elders, youths vow to keep up pro-democracy fight By Eileen Ng, Associated Press Hundreds of silver-haired activists joined young Hong Kong protesters for a unity rally Saturday, vowing that their monthslong movement will not fade away until there is greater democracy in the Chinese territory. Continue reading
Nov 30 Dutch police arrest suspect in stabbing of 3 teens By Mike Corder, Associated Press Dutch police arrested a 35-year-old homeless man Saturday on suspicion of stabbing three teens on a street in The Hague that was crowded with Black Friday shoppers. Continue reading
Nov 30 Focus on early release of terror convict in London stabbings By Gregory Katz, Associated Press Neil Basu, London’s police counterterrorism chief, said 28-year-old Usman Khan was attending a program that works to educate prisoners when he launched Friday’s attack just yards from the site of a deadly 2017 van and knife rampage. Continue reading
Nov 30 Albania’s search for quake victims ends; death toll up to 51 By Llazar Semini, Associated Press The search and rescue operation for earthquake survivors in Albania has ended, the prime minister said Saturday, with the death toll at 51 and no more bodies believed to be in the ruins. Continue reading
Nov 29 Watch 2:41 Iraqi prime minister to resign after months of bloody protest By Nick Schifrin The growing protest movement in Iraq has claimed dozens more casualties. Acceding to public demands, Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi said he will resign. But in the streets, the killing goes on, with security forces shooting down scores more of the… Continue watching
Nov 29 Watch 3:43 News Wrap: Stabbing attacks jolt London, the Netherlands In our news wrap Friday, stabbing attacks in London and the Netherlands have jolted both countries at the start of the holiday season. In the first incident, a man killed two people near London Bridge before he was shot and… Continue watching
Nov 29 Watch 10:45 As Taliban peace talks resume, what’s at stake for Afghan women? By Jane Ferguson During his surprise Thanksgiving trip to Afghanistan, President Trump announced he had restarted talks with the Taliban. The ability of the conflict-wracked nation to achieve peace is at stake -- but so is progress for women, who could not work,… Continue watching
Nov 29 Dutch police arrest suspect in stabbing of 3 teens By Mike Corder, Associated Press Dutch police arrested a 35-year-old homeless man Saturday on suspicion of stabbing three teens on a street in The Hague that was crowded with Black Friday shoppers. Continue reading
Nov 29 Gas station strike paralyzes Lebanon as crisis deepens By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press Nationwide protests that began Oct. 17 over widespread corruption and mismanagement have worsened Lebanon’s worst economic and financial crises. Continue reading