Mar 03 Watch 6:35 Greece seeks to bring back ancient sculptures from the UK By Christopher Livesay, Joan Martelli When the Parthenon in Athens fell into ruins in the 1800s about half the marble sculptures there were removed and sent to the British Museum.Greece wants the marble sculptures returned but so far, Britain has refused. In a story we… Continue watching
Mar 03 Algeria’s president runs for 5th term, promises key changes By Oamar Ouali, Associated Press Algeria’s ailing president said Sunday that if he wins a fifth term in April, he would promote political changes that his critics have demanded and call an early presidential election in which he would not run. Continue reading
Mar 03 5 years on, Malaysia open to proposals to resume MH370 hunt By Eileen Ng, Associated Press Malaysia's transport minister said Sunday that the government is open to new proposals from U.S. technology firm Ocean Infinity or any other companies to resume the hunt for Flight 370, as families of passengers marked the fifth anniversary of the… Continue reading
Mar 03 U.S., South Korea end spring military drills to back diplomacy By Hyung-Jin Kim, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press South Korea and the U.S. are eliminating their massive springtime military drills and replacing them with smaller exercises in what they call an effort to support diplomacy aimed at resolving the North Korean nuclear crisis. Continue reading
Mar 03 WATCH: SpaceX’s new crew capsule aces space station docking By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press SpaceX’s new crew capsule arrived at the International Space Station on Sunday, acing its second milestone in just over a day. Continue reading
Mar 02 Watch 4:00 What the SpaceX launch means for America’s space program By PBS NewsHour The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida early Saturday on its way to the International Space Station. If the mission is successful, NASA astronauts could head into space from American soil later this year for… Continue watching
Mar 02 Watch 9:34 Libya’s political instability makes room for ISIS to regroup By Christopher Livesay, Alessandro Pavone This week Libya's prime minister and the a rival opposition leader agreed to hold nationwide elections in the war-torn country. A previous election attempt was delayed as territorial disputes and instability were allowing groups like ISIS to take advantage of… Continue watching
Mar 02 US-backed Syrian fighters advance on 2 fronts against IS By Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press The ground assault into the last area held by the Islamic State group intensified Saturday as U.S.-backed Syrian fighters made “remarkable progress” amid heavy clashes, including the capture of a hill overlooking a tent encampment for the extremists, officials with… Continue reading
Mar 02 8 killed in India-Pakistan fighting amid high tensions By Roshan Mughal, Aijaz Hussain, Associated Press Indian and Pakistani soldiers have again targeted each other’s posts and villages along their volatile frontier in disputed Kashmir, killing at least six civilians and two Pakistani troops, officials said Saturday. Continue reading
Mar 02 Oil pipeline explosion in Nigeria leaves more than 50 people missing By Hilary Uguru, Associated Press Deadly accidents caused by leaking pipelines are alarmingly common. In January, an overturned oil tanker exploded in Odukpani in Cross River state while dozens of people were scooping up the leaking fuel. Police said at least 12 people were killed… Continue reading