Mar 21 Marines cut training to cover costs of hurricane damage, border mission By Lolita Baldor, Associated Press The top Marine general warned the problem is "imposing unacceptable risk" to Marine Corps combat readiness. Continue reading
Mar 21 Watch 2:48 In Mozambique, cyclone survivors grow frantic amid shortage of food As the death toll from a deadly tropical cyclone climbs to 550, Mozambique’s political situation is adding to the woes of its people. Survivors of the catastrophe are scrambling to find food and supplies, but there’s a sense more aid… Continue watching
Mar 21 Watch 7:59 News Wrap: Dozens die when ferry capsizes in northern Iraq In our news wrap Thursday, at least 94 people died after an overcrowded ferry sank in northern Iraq. Passengers were celebrating Kurdish holidays when the vessel capsized in the Tigris River near Mosul, where heavy rains and snowmelt fed a… Continue watching
Mar 21 Watch 4:40 How ‘Brexit paralysis’ is damaging the British government The political divide in the United Kingdom continues to grow fiercer as the deadline for Brexit nears. While Prime Minister Theresa May is seeking an extension for the UK to leave the European Union, every option the country currently has… Continue watching
Mar 21 Watch 6:19 With Trump’s Golan Heights move, Netanyahu may be the biggest winner President Trump announced Thursday that the U.S. will now recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights, a strategic 40-mile strip of land on the Syrian-Israeli border. The decision, which Trump announced via Tweet, overturns decades of U.S. policy in the… Continue watching
Mar 21 U.S. abruptly endorses Israel’s sovereignty over Golan Heights in big shift By Matthew Lee, Deb Riechmann, Associated Press In a tweet that appeared to catch many by surprise, Trump said the time had come for the United States to take the step, which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warmly welcomed as a "miracle" on the Jewish holiday of Purim. Continue reading
Mar 21 Watch 6:23 A culinary tradition for the Persian new year By Jeffrey Brown Nowruz, the Persian holiday celebrating the new year, is observed in Iran and parts of Western and Central Asia. It marks the first day of the vernal equinox. Najmieh Batmanglij, author of eight cookbooks on Iranian cuisine that are widely… Continue watching
Mar 21 Arrest order issued for Brazil’s ex-president Michel Temer By Peter Prengaman, Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press Temer is being investigated in several corruption cases. Continue reading
Mar 21 Overloaded ferry sinks in Tigris near Iraq’s Mosul, killing at least 83 By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Farid Abdulwahed, Associated Press The accident occurred as scores of people were out in the tourist area celebrating the Kurdish new year and the arrival of spring. Continue reading
Mar 21 EU leaders open to Brexit delay if May can push through deal By Lorne Cook, Jill Lawless, Associated Press The British prime minister has a tough road ahead because Parliament has already rejected her deal twice. Continue reading