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
Aug 19 Watch 3:49 Nearly 2 million protest in Hong Kong, as Chinese forces gather near the border By Bruce Harrison In Hong Kong, nearly two million people took to the streets in a sweeping show of support for democracy in the Chinese territory. The demonstrations remained peaceful, and Hong Kong police praised the absence of violence. But Chinese military forces… Continue watching
Aug 19 Twitter shutters Chinese accounts targeting Hong Kong protests By Tami Abdollah, Associated Press The social media platform said Monday it has suspended more than 200,000 accounts that it believes were part of a Chinese government influence campaign targeting the protest movement in Hong Kong. Continue reading
Aug 19 U.S. sued over Honduran man’s suicide after he was separated from his family By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press The lawsuit alleges Marco Antonio Muñoz "yelled and screamed in desperation" as he was "dragged" away from his wife and child inside the Border Patrol's processing center in McAllen, Texas. Continue reading
Aug 19 Pentagon conducts test of previously banned missile By Robert Burns, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The test off the coast of California on Sunday marks the resumption of an arms competition that some analysts worry could increase U.S.-Russian tensions. Continue reading
Aug 19 WATCH: Reps. Omar and Tlaib address Israel’s decision to restrict their travel Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota is calling on other members of Congress to visit Israel while she and Rep. Rashida Tlaib cannot. Continue reading
Aug 19 Wildfire on Canary Islands forces thousands to evacuate By Barry Hatton, Associated Press The blaze has charred around 14,800 acres in just 48 hours. Continue reading
Aug 19 Afghanistan vows to ‘eliminate’ Islamic State havens after attack By Rahim Faiez, Associated Press President Ashraf Ghani's comments came as Afghanistan mourns at least 63 people, including children, killed in the Kabul bombing at a wedding hall late Saturday night. Continue reading
Aug 19 Iranian tanker the U.S. tried to seize heads toward Greece By Ciaran Giles, Associated Press The vessel left Gibraltar after having been detained for a month in the British overseas territory for allegedly attempting to breach European Union sanctions on Syria. Continue reading