Aug 16 Watch 7:10 How people of Kashmir are reacting to India’s crackdown Nearly 4 million people in Kashmir have been confined to their homes in a total communications blackout since Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi stripped the primarily Muslim state of its semi-autonomous status 13 days ago. Amna Nawaz reports and talks… Continue watching
Aug 16 Chinese police exercises near Hong Kong build tension By Dake Kang, Yves Dam Van, Associated Press Members of China's paramilitary People's Armed Police marched and practiced crowd control tactics at a sports complex in Shenzhen across from Hong Kong on Friday, in what some interpreted as a threat against pro-democracy protesters in the semiautonomous territory. Continue reading
Aug 16 ‘Greenland is not for sale’ government responds to Trump By Zeke Miller, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Greenland's government said it saw President Donald Trump's interest in buying the semiautonomous Danish territory as "interest in investing in our country."… Continue reading
Aug 16 Hundreds join street protest in Kashmir, defying restrictions By Ashok Sharma, Associated Press The government imposed the lockdown to avoid a violent reaction to its decision on Aug. 5 to downgrade Muslim-majority Kashmir's autonomy. Continue reading
Aug 16 NASA scientists fly over Greenland to track melting ice By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press NASA researchers want to know whether the melting is being caused more by warm air or warm seawater. The answer could be crucial to Earth's future. Continue reading
Aug 16 Police and protesters clash in Zimbabwe’s capital By Farai Mutsaka, Associated Press The clashes came after Zimbabwe's High Court upheld a police ban on the opposition protest. Continue reading
Aug 16 North Korea fires more projectiles and rules out talks with South By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the projectiles launched from the North's eastern coast flew about 143 miles before landing in waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan. Continue reading
Aug 16 Tlaib says she won’t visit relatives in the West Bank By Joseph Krauss, Isaac Scharf, Associated Press Israel barred Tlaib and another congresswoman from visiting Jerusalem and the West Bank over their support for the international boycott movement, but said Tlaib could visit her relatives in the West Bank on humanitarian grounds. Continue reading
Aug 15 Watch 6:20 News Wrap: Defying U.S., Gibraltar releases seized Iranian tanker In our news wrap Thursday, Gibraltar has released the Iranian tanker it seized in July under suspicion of transporting oil to Syria, a violation of international sanctions. Authorities allowed the tanker to leave despite a last-minute effort by the U.S. Continue watching
Aug 15 Watch 3:51 With buildup of forces on border, China displays waning tolerance for Hong Kong protests By Bruce Harrison Chinese military exercises Thursday near the border with Hong Kong reiterated the country’s waning patience with months of pro-democracy demonstrations, some turning violent. Beijing officials have referred to the protests as “terrorism,” and even some Hong Kong residents have grown… Continue watching