Mar 11 WATCH: UK’s Theresa May and EU’s Jean-Claude Juncker address Brexit deal By Jill Lawless, Raf Casert, Associated Press The British government said Monday that frenzied last-minute diplomacy had won "legally binding changes" to overcome a roadblock in its divorce deal with the European Union. Watch live in our player. Continue reading
Mar 11 Desperation spreads in Venezuela after days without power By Fabiola Sanchez, Scott Smith, Associated Press In Venezuela, years of hardship for millions of people got abruptly worse after the power grid collapsed, intensifying the country's long-running misery. Continue reading
Mar 11 Leaders invite NATO secretary-general to address Congress By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press Leaders of both parties are inviting NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg to address a joint meeting of Congress next month around the 70th anniversary of the trans-Atlantic alliance. Continue reading
Mar 11 Flight recorders found in Ethiopian jetliner crash By Elias Meseret, Yidnek Kirubel, Associated Press Authorities in Ethiopia, China and Indonesia grounded all Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft Monday following the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines jetliner that killed 157 people, and investigators found the flight recorders from the field where the plane went down. Continue reading
Mar 11 Ethiopian crash victims were aid workers, doctors, students By Associated Press They were all among the 157 people from 35 countries who died Sunday morning when an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 jetliner crashed shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa en route to Nairobi, Kenya. Here are some of their… Continue reading
Mar 11 UK’s Theresa May fights to save Brexit deal By Jill Lawless, Danica Kirka, Associated Press The House of Commons is due to vote Tuesday on whether to approve a Brexit deal that it resoundingly rejected in January. There are few signs of any big shift in opinion, with British lawmakers still divided over whether to… Continue reading
Mar 10 Head of UN Women: Technology revolution must benefit women By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The head of the U.N. women’s agency is calling for the revolution in technology to be used to benefit the world’s poor, and especially women, who will not achieve gender equality without “the giant leap that 21st century innovations can… Continue reading
Mar 10 India says election to be held in 7 phases in April, May By Associated Press India’s Election Commission announced Sunday that the upcoming national election will be held in seven phases in April and May, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party seeks a second term. Continue reading
Mar 10 Algeria’s president arrives home amid protests By Associated Press Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has landed at a military airport south of the capital and quickly departed in a convoy after spending two weeks in a Swiss hospital. Continue reading
Mar 10 First time in Baghdad: Iran’s president to visit Iraq By Nasser Karimi, Associated Press Iran’s president is making his first official visit to Iraq this week as he faces mounting pressure from hard-liners at home in the wake of the Trump administration’s unraveling of the nuclear deal. Continue reading