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Massive turnout at march in latest Hong Kong protest

By Kelvin Chan, Yanan Wang, Associated Press

Protesters turned Hong Kong streets into rivers of umbrellas Sunday as they marched from a packed park and filled a major road in the Chinese territory, where mass pro-democracy demonstrations have become a regular weekend activity this summer.

Islamic State claims bombing at Kabul wedding that killed 63

By Rahim Faiez, Cara Anna, Associated Press

The local Islamic State affiliate claimed responsibility for a suicide blast on Saturday at a wedding in Afghanistan's capital of Kabul. It was the deadliest attack in the capital this year, with 63 killed and 182 wounded.

How a group of Syrian residents assembled a secret library

By PBS NewsHour

In the midst of Syria's civil war, a group of residents in the war-ravaged town of Daraya risked their lives to assemble a secret library in the basement of a destroyed building. Those actions are now cataloged in a new…

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Yemen rebel drone attack targets remote Saudi oil field

By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Drones launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels attacked a massive oil and gas field deep inside Saudi Arabia’s sprawling desert on Saturday, causing what the kingdom described as a “limited fire” in the second such recent…

House speaker as U.S. emissary: Pelosi emerges as force abroad

By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is emerging as an alternative ambassador abroad, an emissary for bedrock democratic values and the promise of stability that some see as diminishing in the Trump era.

Indian authorities begin easing clampdown in Kashmir

By Ashok Sharma, Associated Press

Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir began restoring landline phone services on Saturday after a nearly two-week security crackdown and news blackout following a decision by India's government to downgrade the Muslim-majority region's autonomy.

Italy’s Salvini agrees to let 27 minors off migrant ship

By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press

Italy's hard-line interior minister buckled under pressure Saturday and agreed to let 27 unaccompanied minors leave a migrant ship after two weeks at sea, temporarily easing a political standoff that has threatened the viability of the populist government.

Iranian tanker to leave Gibraltar soon despite US pressure

By Aritz Parra, Hernan Muñoz, Associated Press

The shipping agent for an Iranian supertanker caught in a diplomatic standoff says the vessel is ready to depart Gibraltar on Sunday or Monday, as the U.S. made a last-minute effort to seize it again.

Sudanese protesters sign final power-sharing deal with army

By Samy Magdy, Associated Press

Sudan's pro-democracy movement signed a final power-sharing agreement with the ruling military council on Saturday at a ceremony in the capital, Khartoum.

Hong Kong’s divide: Protests for democracy, rally for China

By Yanan Wang, Kelvin Chan, Associated Press

Pro-democracy protesters marched on one side of Hong Kong’s famous harbor on Saturday to demand the government heed their demands. Across the water, a pro-government rally called for an end to the often violent protests.