Aug 11 Muslims clash with Israeli police at Jerusalem holy site By Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press Palestinian medics said at least 14 people were wounded, one seriously, in the skirmishes with police at the site, which Muslims refer to as the Al-Aqsa mosque compound and Jews refer to as the Temple Mount. Police said at least… Continue reading
Aug 11 Norwegian police say mosque shooting is a terror attempt By Associated Press Police in Norway's capital say the shooting at a mosque that wounded one person is being investigated as an attempted terrorist attack and that the alleged perpetrator is also a murder suspect in a separate case. Continue reading
Aug 10 Moscow election protest attracts huge crowd, spurs spinoffs By Jim Heintz, Associated Press Tens of thousands of people rallied Saturday in one of Moscow’s biggest political protests in recent years, denouncing the exclusion of opposition and independent candidates from the Russian capital’s city council ballot. Continue reading
Aug 10 Police say 62 killed in Tanzania fuel tanker explosion By Associated Press At least 70 more people were reported to be injured when a damaged tanker truck exploded in eastern Tanzania on Saturday. Continue reading
Aug 10 North Korea fires 2 missiles into sea in likely protest of drills By Kim Jung-Yoon, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press North Korea on Saturday extended a recent streak of weapons displays by firing what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea, according to South Korea's military. Continue reading
Aug 09 Watch 7:32 What this music revival means for Polish cultural identity Young musicians in Poland are reviving what they are calling the country’s golden era -- which was cut short by the Nazi invasion and World War II. Dances from the 1930s such as the foxtrot and tango are making a… Continue watching
Aug 09 Trump said he got a ‘beautiful’ letter from North Korea’s Kim Jong Un By Deb Reichmann, Associated Press Trump has said he's not bothered by the flurry of missiles that Kim has launched in recent days, rattling U.S. allies in the region. Continue reading
Aug 09 Hong Kong leader Lam says priority is to stop violence By Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press Lam said traffic disruptions and confrontations between police and protesters have hurt the economy, particularly the retail and food and beverage sectors. Continue reading
Aug 09 Iraqi national dies 2 months after being deported from U.S. By Jeff Karoub, Associated Press A 41-year-old Iraqi-born man who had lived in the U.S. since he was an infant but was deported in June for committing multiple crimes died in Baghdad, American Civil Liberties Union officials said Thursday. Continue reading
Aug 08 Watch 2:55 News Wrap: Guam’s Catholic diocese sued over alleged sex abuse In our news wrap Thursday, more than 200 people in Guam are suing the U.S. territory’s Catholic diocese for sexual abuse dating back to the 1950s. The island’s former archbishop was convicted of sex abuse and cover-up in 2016 but… Continue watching