Dec 08 Protesters: Ukraine's leader must defend nation at summit By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press Several thousand people rallied Sunday in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv to demand that the president defend the country’s interests in this week’s summit with Russia, Germany and France on ending the war in eastern Ukraine. Continue reading
Dec 08 Devastating factory fire kills at least 43 in Indian capital By Sheikh Saaliq, Ashok Sharma, Associated Press A fire believed to be caused by an electrical short circuit engulfed a building in India’s capital on Sunday where handbags and other items were made by workers earning as little as 2 dollars per day, killing at least 43… Continue reading
Dec 08 Hong Kong protests mark 6-month mark with massive rally By John Leicester, Associated Press Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators crammed into Hong Kong's streets, their chants echoing off high-rises, in a mass show of support for the protest movement entering its seventh month. Continue reading
Dec 07 Watch 10:46 Scotland is a key battleground in Brexit-dominated election By Malcolm Brabant Britain will go to the polls on Thursday in what’s being viewed as a historic election. The country voted in 2016 to leave the E.U., but Brexit opponents in Parliament have thwarted successive Conservative governments from achieving that aim. As… Continue watching
Dec 07 AP Fact Check: Trump and the people he forgets he knew By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Associated Press A look at some remarks by President Trump from the NATO summit in London and from back home as the Democratic effort to impeach him moves ahead. Continue reading
Dec 07 Tensions as yellow vests join French retirement protests By Nadine Achoui-Lesage, Mstyslav Chernov, Associated Press A few thousand yellow vest protesters marched from the Finance Ministry complex on the Seine River through southeast Paris, pushing their year-old demands for economic justice — and adding the retirement reform to their list of grievances. Most marchers were… Continue reading
Dec 07 Johnson, Corbyn clash in final debate before UK election By Jill Lawless, Associated Press British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn clashed Friday night in the last head-to-head debate before a general election next week. Continue reading
Dec 07 Iran frees Chinese-American scholar for US-held scientist By Nasser Karimi, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Iran and the U.S. conducted a prisoner exchange Saturday that saw a detained Princeton scholar released for an Iranian scientist held by America, marking a rare diplomatic breakthrough between Tehran and Washington after months of tensions. Continue reading
Dec 06 Watch 6:13 News Wrap: Gunman who killed 3 at Fla. air station was member of Saudi Air Force In our news wrap Friday, Florida officials confirmed that a gunman who killed three people at Naval Air Station Pensacola was a member of the Saudi Air Force. The attack happened in a classroom where the suspect was undergoing aviation… Continue watching
Dec 06 Watch 4:54 Why French protests over pensions could threaten Macron's international agenda By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn Protesters have shut down Paris and much of France in angry response to proposed pension reforms. The changes, which would unify the current system and increase workers’ ability to change sectors, represent the delivery of a campaign promise from President… Continue watching