Aug 20 Watch 7:29 Meet the CIA’s disguise artists who helped Cold War spies disappear Legendary spy power couple Jonna and Tony Mendez met while working for the CIA in the Soviet Union, building the tools of espionage: the disguise kit, the camera that could hide anywhere, the cyanide pen. There they followed guidelines they… Continue watching
Aug 20 Sudan’s army and pro-democracy movement form joint ruling body By Samy Magdy, Associated Press The new, 11-member body — called the Sovereign Council — is to rule Sudan for a little over three years until elections can be held. Continue reading
Aug 20 How a Japan-South Korea dispute ended a key intelligence pact By Bryan Wood The agreement streamlines intelligence sharing between the U.S., Japan and South Korea about North Korean nuclear activity. It automatically renews annually unless one of the countries decides to pull out by Aug. 24. Continue reading
Aug 20 Italy prosecutor orders evacuation of migrant rescue ship By Colleen Barry, Aritz Parra, Associated Press Italy's interior minister had refused to open Italian ports, even after six countries stepped forward to take the migrants and despite a fissure in Italy's imploding governing coalition. Continue reading
Aug 20 Thousands detained during lockdown on Kashmir By Aijaz Hussain, Associated Press The crackdown began just before Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist-led government on Aug. 5 stripped Jammu and Kashmir of its semi-autonomy and its statehood, creating two federal territories. Continue reading
Aug 20 UK and EU harden their positions on Brexit as G-7 nears By Raf Casert, Danica Kirka, Associated Press UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's office said that unless the trade backstop on the Irish border was abolished "there's no prospect of a deal."… Continue reading
Aug 20 Italy’s prime minister resigns after losing party support By Associated Press Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte's right-wing coalition partner, the League party, has decided to yank its support for his populist government. Continue reading
Aug 20 Militants leave key rebel town as Syrian troops advance in Idlib By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press Government troops moved into northern and western neighborhoods of Khan Sheikhoun, marking a significant gain for President Bashar Assad's forces as they try to chip away at territory controlled by the opposition in Idlib. Continue reading
Aug 20 Afghans restore art shattered by Taliban as peace deal nears By Cara Anna, Associated Press Museum workers in Kabul have been trying to reassemble ancient Buddha figurines as a nervous country waits for the Taliban and the U.S. to reach a deal on ending America's longest war. Continue reading
Aug 19 Watch 6:10 News Wrap: NYPD fires Pantaleo, 5 years after Eric Garner’s death In our news wrap Monday, the white police officer involved in the 2014 death of Eric Garner, an unarmed black man, has been fired. New York's police commissioner said Daniel Pantaleo could no longer perform his job effectively, but Garner’s… Continue watching