Jun 12 Israeli PM's wife accepts plea deal for spending government money on lavish meals By Isabel Debre, Associated Press Sara Netanyahu will pay around $15,000 in fines to quietly close the case, which accused her of running up large tabs at luxury restaurants for friends and family while the official prime minister's residence employed a full-time chef. Continue reading
Jun 12 Russians protest fabricated arrests after falsified case against journalist is dropped By Jim Heintz, Associated Press Supporters of a Russian journalist who was arrested on drug dealing charges and freed after the government admitted no evidence existed of wrongdoing marched Wednesday in Moscow to protest alleged fabrications by police. Continue reading
Jun 12 Sudan protestors end strike and plan to resume talks with army By Bassam Hatoum, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Security forces have killed over 100 people in the capital and across the country in a sweeping crackdown, according to protest organizers. Continue reading
Jun 12 As Japan premier seeks to ease tensions in Iran, Yemen rebels strike Saudi airport By Amir Vahdat, Aya Batrawy, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Shinzo Abe's trip is the highest-level effort yet to de-escalate tensions between Iran and the U.S. as Tehran appears poised to break the 2015 nuclear deal. Continue reading
Jun 12 India braces for 2nd major cyclone this year By Emily Schmall, Associated Press Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated as a severe cyclone in the Arabian Sea approached the western state of Gujarat. Continue reading
Jun 12 5-year-old Ugandan boy dies of Ebola as outbreak spreads beyond Congo By Rodney Muhumuza, Al-Hadji Kudra Maliro, Associated Press There have been three confirmed cases in Uganda for the highly contagious disease that has killed nearly 1,400 in Congo. Continue reading
Jun 12 Hong Kong police fire tear gas at extradition bill protesters By Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press Protesters had massed outside government headquarters in opposition to a proposed extradition bill that has become a lightning rod for concerns over greater Chinese control and erosion of civil liberties in the territory. Continue reading
Jun 11 Watch 6:42 News Wrap: House votes to let committees sue over subpoenas In our Tuesday news wrap, the House voted to let committees sue agencies and witnesses who defy subpoenas, such as Attorney General William Barr and former White House counsel Don McGahn. Meanwhile, President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden… Continue watching
Jun 11 Watch 10:06 Abused nuns reveal stories of rape, forced abortions By Christopher Livesay Another scandal is engulfing the Catholic Church. At a time when the Vatican has taken its most concrete steps to address a long ordeal with sex abuse and coverups, a growing chorus of nuns is speaking out about the suffering… Continue watching
Jun 11 Watch 8:25 The ruthless rise of North Korea's Kim Jong Un Life in North Korea is difficult for outsiders to imagine. A new book attempts to pull back the curtain of opacity as it examines the country’s leader, Kim Jong Un, who took over from his dictator father when his older… Continue watching