Aug 05 Priests accused of abusing deaf students go on trial in Argentina By Almudena Calatrava, Associated Press Former students at an institute for the deaf say Rev. Nicola Corradi was the force behind years of "indescribable" torment through alleged sexual abuse. Two others are also on trial. Continue reading
Aug 05 Stocks plunge on Wall Street over escalating trade war By Stan Choe, Damian J. Troise, Associated Press The escalations in the trade war between the world's largest economies are rattling investors already unnerved about a slowing global economy, falling U.S. corporate profits and possibly too-weak inflation. Continue reading
Aug 05 Mexico: Texas shooting ‘act of terrorism’ against Mexicans By Amy Guthrie, Associated Press Mexico's government said it considers a shooting at a crowded department store in El Paso, Texas that left seven of its citizens dead an "act of terrorism" against Mexicans and hopes it will lead to changes in U.S. gun laws. Continue reading
Aug 05 Protests disrupt Hong Kong work day as leader vows to remain By Yanan Wang, Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press A general strike in Hong Kong descended into citywide mayhem Monday as defiant protesters started fires outside police stations and hurled bricks and eggs at officers. After disrupting traffic early in the day, they filled public parks in several districts,… Continue reading
Aug 03 Watch 8:53 A year after outbreak, Ebola has killed hundreds in the DRC By PBS NewsHour It’s been one year since the Ebola epidemic outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. So far, more than 2,400 cases have been detected and over 1,700 people have died from Ebola. Richard Preston’s new book “Crisis in the Red… Continue watching
Aug 03 Watch 4:44 U.S. withdrawal of nuclear treaty sparks arms race concerns By PBS NewsHour The Trump Administration on Friday formally withdrew from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, a Cold War-era arms pact with Russia that banned land-based missiles with ranges up to 3,410 miles. For years, the U.S. has accused Russia of violating the… Continue watching
Aug 03 Sudanese activists, army finalize power-sharing deal By Samy Magdy, Associated Press The African Union envoy to Sudan said Saturday the pro-democracy movement and the ruling military council have finalized a power-sharing agreement. Continue reading
Aug 03 Hong Kong protesters toss Chinese flag, clash with police By Yanan Wang, Associated Press Protesters and authorities clashed in Hong Kong again on Saturday, as demonstrators removed a Chinese national flag from its pole and flung it into the city's iconic Victoria Harbour and police fired tear gas after some protesters vandalized a police… Continue reading
Aug 03 UN: Monthly Afghan casualties highest since 2017 By Associated Press July saw the highest number of civilian casualties in Afghanistan in a single month since 2017, the U.N. mission said Saturday. Continue reading
Aug 03 North Korea says Kim supervised latest rocket launcher test By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press North Korea said Saturday its leader Kim Jong Un supervised another test-firing of a new multiple rocket launcher system that could potentially enhance the country's ability to strike targets in South Korea and U.S. military bases there. Continue reading