Apr 29 Watch 5:59 News Wrap: Catholic clergy in Sri Lanka demand crackdown on Islamic extremists In our Monday news wrap, Catholic clergy in Sri Lanka are demanding a crackdown on Islamic extremists after the Easter bombings that killed more than 250 people. Security forces continued to search for suspects amid calls for tougher action. Also,… Continue watching
Apr 29 Watch 9:38 Families of Colombia’s disappeared endure ‘never-ending grief’ and a wrenching search In Colombia, an estimated 83,000 people have been forcibly disappeared since 1958. But peace accords between the government and the FARC, the country’s largest guerrilla group, in 2016 mandated that finding the missing was a necessary step toward reconciliation. Special… Continue watching
Apr 29 Protesters go bananas after artwork removed from Polish museum By Monika Scislowska The 1973 video "Consumer Art," by prominent artist Natalia LL, showing a young woman eating a banana with great pleasure, was removed from the National Museum in Warsaw last week after the new museum head was summoned to the Ministry… Continue reading
Apr 29 Islamic State leader appears in video for first time in 5 years By Zeina Karam, Bassem Mroue, Associated Press Al-Bagdadi acknowledged that IS lost the war in the eastern Syrian village of Baghouz, which was captured last month by the U.S.-backed Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces. Continue reading
Apr 29 Afghan leaders convene to set agenda for Taliban talks By Kathy Gannon, Associated Press President Ashraf Ghani hopes to showcase unity at the four-day meeting that brings together politicians, tribal elders, many prominent figures and others. Continue reading
Apr 29 Japan’s emperor is abdicating. What happens now? By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press Japan's 85-year-old Emperor Akihito ends his three-decade reign on Tuesday when he abdicates to his son Crown Prince Naruhito. Continue reading
Apr 29 Mozambique cyclone death toll rises to 38 By Farai Mutsaka, Associated Press Flooding and pounding rains have hampered efforts to deliver aid to badly hit communities several days after the storm. Continue reading
Apr 29 Sri Lanka bans face coverings in crackdown after Easter bombings By Krishan Francis, Associated Press The Catholic Church in Sri Lanka has urged the government to crack down on Islamic extremists. Continue reading
Apr 28 Watch 11:09 Peruvian women alleging forced sterilization seek justice By Kira Kay For more than 20 years, thousands of Peruvian women have been seeking justice, alleging they were sterilized without consent in the 1990s under an aggressive population control campaign carried out by the government of former President Alberto Fujimori. But in… Continue watching
Apr 28 Thousands march in Hong Kong against extradition law By Associated Press Hong Kong police said around 22,800 protesters marched through downtown on Sunday in opposition to changes to an extradition law widely seen as eroding the territory’s independent legal system. Continue reading