Mar 04 Guaido returns to Venezuela and calls for more anti-Maduro protests By Christopher Torchia, Associated Press A defiant Juan Guaido returned home to Venezuela on Monday despite concerns the opposition leader might be detained and urged supporters at a rally to intensify their campaign to topple the government of President Nicolas Maduro. Continue reading
Mar 04 Putin suspends Russian obligations under INF nuclear pact By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press In a decree, Putin suspended Russia's obligations under the terms of the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty and said it will continue to do so "until the U.S. ends its violations of the treaty or until it terminates."… Continue reading
Mar 04 Trump administration prepares to tighten Cuba trade embargo By Michael Weissenstein, Matthew Lee, Associated Press Under the new rules, the U.S. would allow lawsuits against foreign companies using properties confiscated by the Cuban government after the 1959 revolution. Continue reading
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