Feb 26 Death toll rises to 24 from Delhi riots during Trump India trip By Sheikh Saaliq, Emily Schmall, Associated Press The clashes are between Hindu mobs and Muslims protesting a new citizenship law that fast-tracks naturalization for foreign-born religious minorities excluding Muslims. Continue reading
Feb 26 An increasingly isolated Iran tries to control virus crisis By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press President Hassan Rouhani said there were no immediate plans to quarantine cities, but he acknowledged it may take “one, two or three weeks” to get control of the virus in Iran. Continue reading
Feb 26 Death toll rises to 22 from New Delhi protests over new citizenship law By Sheikh Saaliq, Emily Schmall, Associated Press The dead included a policeman and an intelligence bureau officer, and the government has banned public assembly in the affected areas. Continue reading
Feb 25 U.S. soldier in South Korea tests positive for novel coronavirus By Associated Press A U.S. military statement said the 23-year-old soldier who tested positive was in self quarantine at his off-base residence. He had been based in Camp Caroll in a town near Daegu. Continue reading
Feb 25 Watch 7:40 News Wrap: Trump criticizes Supreme Court's Ginsburg, Sotomayor In our news wrap Tuesday, President Trump criticized two liberal members of the U.S. Supreme Court, saying Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor should recuse themselves from cases involving him. Also, Trump wrapped up his visit to India with… Continue watching
Feb 25 Watch 2:30 Hosni Mubarak, whose autocratic rule launched Egypt's Arab Spring protests, dies at 91 By Nick Schifrin Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has died at age 91. A deeply polarizing figure who spent 30 years in power, Mubarak was an autocratic leader who jailed and tortured opponents, but he remained friendly toward the United States and other… Continue watching
Feb 25 Watch 9:47 Sick Venezuelans struggle to survive amid crumbling health system, lack of care By Marcia Biggs, Frank Carlson As Venezuela grapples with a political, economic and humanitarian crisis, its health care system is crumbling. Shortages of doctors, drugs, power and clean water have led to illness epidemics, and families suffering the consequences no longer trust the country’s disintegrating… Continue watching
Feb 25 Stocks sink, bonds soar on fears coronavirus will stunt economy By Alex Veiga, Stan Choe, Associated Press The losses came a day after the market's biggest drop in two years. Investors plowed money into bonds, sending the yield on the 10-year Treasury to a record low. Continue reading
Feb 25 WATCH: Trump defends India's Modi over controversial citizenship law By Associated Press President Donald Trump said Modi "wants people to have religious freedom.”… Continue reading
Feb 25 WATCH: Pompeo blasts China and Iran for virus response Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused the two governments of censorship and of trying to cover up the severity of the spread of the deadly illness. Continue reading