Mar 20 Funerals for victims of New Zealand mosque attacks begin By Nick Perry, Juliet Williams, Kristen Gelineau, Associated Press The funerals of Khalid Mustafa, 44, and Hamza Mustafa, 15, came five days after a white supremacist gunned down 50 worshippers at two mosques in Christchurch. Continue reading
Mar 20 Asylum seekers forced to wait in Mexico say they fear for their safety By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press The Trump administration's new policy calls for people seeking asylum in the U.S. to be held in Mexico as they await their hearings. Continue reading
Mar 20 Prime Minister Theresa May asks EU for Brexit delay By Jill Lawless, Lorne Cook, Associated Press May has asked the European Union to delay Britain's departure from the European Union until June 30. Continue reading
Mar 20 EU fines Google $1.7 billion for restricting competition in online advertising By Associated Press The European Commission found that Google breached EU antitrust rules by preventing other websites from using rival advertising programs. Continue reading
Mar 20 Cyclone Idai’s death toll rises above 300 in southern Africa By Farai Mutsaka, Associated Press Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi are mourning the loss of family, friends and neighbors after experiencing one of the most destructive storms in decades. Continue reading
Mar 19 Watch 2:27 Cyclone leaves Mozambique desperate and submerged A tropical cyclone tore through Mozambique on Friday, triggering mass floods and leaving immense destruction in its wake. More than 200 deaths have been attributed to the storm so far. Amid flattened and submerged buildings, aid workers struggle to reach… Continue watching
Mar 19 Watch 4:58 News Wrap: Midwest fears additional flooding from snowmelt In our news wrap Tuesday, flooding in the Midwest has claimed three lives and caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damage. Scores of cities and counties have declared emergencies as the Missouri and Platte Rivers flow beyond their banks. Continue watching
Mar 19 Watch 4:17 How Trump and Brazil’s Bolsonaro align, both personally and politically At the White House on Tuesday, President Trump welcomed Brazil’s president, Jair Bolsonaro, in the latter’s first bilateral foreign visit. The two leaders share many similar views, as they reiterated at a press conference, and Bolsonaro represents Brazil’s first pro-U.S. Continue watching
Mar 19 Families gather for burials of New Zealand attack victims By Nick Perry, Juliet Williams, Kristen Gelineau, Associated Press Relatives of those killed had been anxiously awaiting word on when they could bury their loved ones. New Zealand Police Commissioner Mike Bush said police have now formally identified and released the remains of 21 of those killed. Continue reading
Mar 19 Watch 2:16 As caliphate collapses, new ISIS threats emerge in Syria After nearly five years of fighting, a U.S.-led coalition has almost completely destroyed what's known as the territorial caliphate, the Islamic pseudo-state created in Iraq and Syria by ISIS--but that doesn’t mean the end of the terror group. Amna Nawaz… Continue watching