Apr 13 Pressure mounts on UK officials to send Assange to Sweden By Gregory Katz, Associated Press More than 70 British lawmakers have urged the government to make sure that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces Swedish justice if prosecutors there reopen a rape allegation against him. Continue reading
Apr 13 Kim open to another summit with Trump, with conditions By Associated Press North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he is open to a third summit with President Donald Trump, but set the year's end as a deadline for Washington to offer mutually acceptable terms for an agreement to salvage the high-stakes… Continue reading
Apr 12 Watch 5:39 News Wrap: Trump ‘strongly’ considering sending migrants to sanctuary cities In our news wrap Friday, President Trump says he is “strongly” considering a plan to move detained migrants into sanctuary cities to punish political rivals who oppose his immigration policies. Speaking to reporters during a White House event, Trump said,… Continue watching
Apr 12 Suicide bombing at Pakistan open-air market kills at least 20 By Abdul Sattar, Associated Press No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but Sunni militant groups have claimed similar bombings in the past against Shiites, whom they view as apostates deserving of death. Continue reading
Apr 12 Congo’s Ebola outbreak not yet a global emergency, WHO says By Jamey Keaten, Maria Cheng, Associated Press A top Red Cross official said Friday he's "more concerned than I have ever been" about the possible regional spread of the Ebola virus after a new spike in cases, as the World Health Organization met on whether to declare… Continue reading
Apr 12 Sudanese army says it holds president, won’t extradite him By Maggie Michael, Associated Press Sudanese military officials who ousted President Omar al-Bashir said they will not extradite the longtime ruler but will put him on trial at home, before the nation. He faces charges of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide for his… Continue reading
Apr 12 Labour Party says UK should oppose Assange extradition to U.S. By Jonathan Lemire, Eric Tucker, Associated Press Key figures in Britain's opposition Labour Party said Friday the government should oppose the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States on charges of conspiring to break into a Pentagon computer. Continue reading
Apr 11 Watch 4:01 Controversial WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrested in London Julian Assange, the controversial figure who founded anti-secrecy organization WikiLeaks, was arrested Thursday in London, seven years after taking refuge in the Ecuadorian Embassy there. Assange was defiant while being carried out by police. The U.S. will seek his extradition… Continue watching
Apr 11 Watch 5:15 News Wrap: Powerful blizzard knocks out power in the Midwest In our news wrap Thursday, a powerful spring blizzard hammered the central U.S., bringing heavy snow and gusty winds. The bomb cyclone has knocked out power to nearly 56,000 customers across Minnesota and Iowa. Meanwhile, a Southern California federal grand… Continue watching
Apr 11 Watch 9:16 What U.S. charges against Julian Assange mean for journalists The arrest of Julian Assange renewed attention on the long-running U.S. attempt to prosecute the controversial WikiLeaks founder. Amna Nawaz talks to Jesselyn Radack of the whistleblower and source protection group ExposeFacts, former federal prosecutor Amy Jeffress and Jamil Jaffer,… Continue watching