Jan 13 Crafters united to help Australia’s wildlife, but some donations don’t help By Alison Thoet Crafters took up their tools to lend some comfort to hurt animals in the wake of historic and deadly Australian bushfires. But some facilities receiving these items say the outpouring of generosity may not be serving the animals who need… Continue reading
Jan 13 WATCH: Barr says U.S. sending home some Saudi cadets after shooting By Eric Tucker, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press The trainees who are being removed had jihadist or anti-American sentiments on social media pages or had “contact with child pornography,” U.S. officials said. Continue reading
Jan 13 Canada to get access to recorders from downed plane in Iran By Rob Gillies, Associated Press Canada's Transportation Safety Board said Monday that Iranian officials have invited it to participate in analysis of the voice and flight data recorders from the Ukrainian jetliner shot down by a missile that killed 176 people including 57 Canadians. Continue reading
Jan 13 A timeline of U.S.-Iran relations By Gretchen Frazee The U.S. and Iran have a complicated history dating back decades. Continue reading
Jan 13 U.S. troops knew Iran strike was coming hours ahead By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press At 11:00 p.m. on Jan. 6, two hours before the missile strikes, U.S. military officials gave the order for American troops at Ain al-Asad air base, in western Iraq, to go on lockdown. Continue reading
Jan 13 Vatican tamps down clamor over Benedict’s new celibacy book By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press The French daily Le Figaro late Sunday published excerpts of the book “From the Depths of Our Hearts: Priesthood, Celibacy and the Crisis of the Catholic Church," co-authored with conservative Cardinal Robert Sarah. Continue reading
Jan 13 Trump officials point to dissent in Iran amid lingering questions over U.S. strike By Robert Burns, Associated Press Defense Secretary Mark Esper added to the uncertainty over the intelligence behind last week’s killing of Gen. Qassem Soleimani when he said Sunday that he had seen no hard evidence that four American embassies had been under possible threat. Continue reading
Jan 13 Tens of thousands flee erupting volcano in Philippines By Joeal Calupitan, Jim Gomez, Associated Press Experts warned that the eruption could get worse and plans were being made to evacuate hundreds of thousands more. Continue reading
Jan 13 Video shows Iran police shot tear gas and bullets at protesters By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Videos sent to the New York-based Center for Human Rights in Iran and later verified by The Associated Press show a crowd of demonstrators near Azadi, or Freedom, Square fleeing as a tear gas canister landed among them. Continue reading
Jan 13 Queen agrees to let Harry and Meghan move part-time to Canada By Frank Augstein, Danica Kirka, Associated Press The British monarch said in a statement that “today my family had very constructive discussions on the future of my grandson and his family."… Continue reading