May 23 'American Taliban' Lindh freed after 17 years in prison By Matthew Barakat, Associated Press John Walker Lindh, who became known as the "American Taliban" after his capture on an Afghanistan battlefield in late 2001, was released Thursday from a federal prison in Indiana. Continue reading
May 23 Kenya court to rule if gay relations are criminal acts By Tom Odula, Associated Press Friday's court ruling is expected to be a watershed moment for LGBT equality in Kenya, where people convicted of gay sex face up to 14 years in prison. Continue reading
May 23 China keeps the door open to trade talks, but slams tech controls By Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said China hopes to restart trade talks, but only if the conditions are deemed fair. Continue reading
May 23 India's ruling party claims victory with substantial lead in votes By Emily Schmall, Associated Press The election has been seen as a referendum on India's 68-year-old prime minister, whose economic reforms have had mixed results… Continue reading
May 23 EU elections begin in the Netherlands and the UK By Mike Corder, Associated Press Four days of voting across the 28-nation bloc pits supporters of deeper integration against populist euroskeptics who want more power for their national governments. Continue reading
May 22 Watch 5:31 In besieged Idlib, young Syrians say Trump is the only person who can save them In Syria’s Idlib province, residents fear the worst humanitarian crisis in eight years of war. A deal signed last year was supposed to make it a demilitarized buffer zone, but Syrian and Russian forces have unleashed an onslaught, catching millions… Continue watching
May 22 Watch 4:56 This Jewish-Palestinian couple offers a comedic cure for Middle East conflict By Hari Sreenivasan Jess Salomon and Eman El-husseini, a Jewish-Palestinian lesbian married couple who perform standup comedy together, have gained new audiences at a moment when the political debate in Washington over U.S. support for Israel has heated up. Hari Sreenivasan reports on… Continue watching
May 22 Watch 8:00 British artisans preach patience for France's Notre Dame restoration Like Notre Dame in Paris, Britain's York Minster cathedral has dominated its landscape for centuries, boasting similar architectural characteristics and offering hope for recovery from a devastating inferno. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant visits York to see how artisans there rebuilt… Continue watching
May 22 'American Taliban' John Walker Lindh to be released By Matthew Barakat, Associated Press After being in prison for nearly two decades, John Walker Lindh, the young Californian who was captured by U.S. forces in the invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, is set to go free. Continue reading
May 22 May's leadership in peril after offer of compromise rejected By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Pro-Brexit Conservatives accused Prime Minister Theresa May of capitulating to pro-EU demands, and opposition Labour Party lawmakers dismissed her offer as too little too late. Continue reading