Oct 29 Watch 7:21 Why Chernobyl has suddenly become a hotspot for global tourists By Simon Ostrovsky The site of the world’s worst radiological catastrophe is unexpectedly coming back to life -- due to an American television show. Scores of tourists are visiting Chernobyl, located in northern Ukraine, in response to an HBO miniseries that illuminates the… Continue watching
Oct 29 House OKs bill punishing Turkey for Syria move By Associated Press The 403-16 roll call was Congress' latest show of dismay over President Donald Trump's policies in the region. Continue reading
Oct 29 UK lawmakers back Dec. 12 election By Jill Lawless, Danica Kirka, Associated Press Prime Minister Boris Johnson hopes that electing a new crop of lawmakers will provide a solution to the deadlock that has stalled the U.K.'s departure from the European Union. Continue reading
Oct 29 Lebanon prime minister resigns amid nationwide protests By Andrea Rosa, Bilal Hussein, Associated Press Saad Hariri spoke Tuesday after nearly two weeks of nationwide mass demonstrations. Continue reading
Oct 29 UK election appears likely in effort to break Brexit stalemate By Danica Kirka, Jill Lawless, Associated Press The main opposition Labour Party has said it would agree to the government's request to send voters to the polls in December. Continue reading
Oct 29 Masked gunman opens fire on Iraqi protesters, killing 18 By Zeina Karam, Joseph Krauss, Associated Press The attack, which happened overnight, came as Iraqis took to the streets for a fifth consecutive day, protesting their government's corruption, lack of services and other grievances. Continue reading
Oct 29 Hong Kong bars pro-democracy activist from election By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press Joshua Wong, 23, became known as the young face of Hong Kong's "Umbrella Movement" that peacefully occupied streets for 79 days in 2014. Continue reading
Oct 29 Protests erupt in Chile despite president’s new Cabinet By Michael Weissenstein, Eva Vergara, Associated Press Thousands of protesters crowded again into central Santiago, and one group set fire to a building that houses a fast-food restaurant and stores. Continue reading
Oct 28 Watch 3:02 U.S. military says Syria objectives remain unchanged, despite al-Baghdadi’s death By Nick Schifrin The leader of the Islamic State group is dead. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died over the weekend in a U.S. special forces raid in northwest Syria. U.S. officials said Kurdish partners provided useful intelligence about al-Baghdadi's location. The terrorist leader motivated… Continue watching
Oct 28 Who was Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi? By Ali Rogin Who was he and how did he shape ISIS? Here are some of the outlines of his life. Continue reading