Nov 06 Accessory to murder trial begins for former Nazi camp guard in Germany By David Rising, Associated Press There is no evidence linking Johann Rehbogen to a specific crime, but over 60,000 people were killed at the Stutthof concentration camp and prosecutors argue that as a guard, he was an accessory to at least hundreds of those deaths. Continue reading
Nov 05 Watch 4:39 News Wrap: New wave of U.S. sanctions hit Iran In our news wrap Monday, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani sounded defiant in the face of new sanctions from the U.S., targeting everything from oil exports to shipping to finance. Also, Taliban fighters killed at least 17 Afghan soldiers and police… Continue watching
Nov 05 At least 79 students kidnapped from school in Cameroon By Edwin Kindezka Moki, Associated Press Armed separatists kidnapped children age 11-17 and three staff members from a Presbyterian school in a troubled English-speaking region of Cameroon, the governor said Monday. Continue reading
Nov 05 Earth’s ozone layer is healing, UN report says By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press The upper ozone layer above the Northern Hemisphere should be completely repaired in the 2030s and the gaping Antarctic ozone hole should disappear in the 2060s, according to a scientific assessment released Monday at a conference in Quito, Ecuador. Continue reading
Nov 05 This school helps girls in Tanzania transform their lives By Larisa Epatko The founders of Secondary Education for Girls’ Advancement in Tanzania recognize that keeping girls in school is the key to giving them more opportunities. Continue reading
Nov 05 Iran president warns of ‘war situation’ as sanctions resume By Nasser Karimi, Amir Vahdat, Associated Press Iran greeted the re-imposition of U.S. sanctions on Monday with air defense drills and a statement from President Hassan Rouhani that the nation faces a "war situation," raising Mideast tensions as America's maximalist approach to the Islamic Republic takes hold. Continue reading
Nov 04 Voters in Pacific territory choose to keep ties with France By Charlotte Antoine, Associated Press Final results had 56.4 percent of voters in New Caledonia deciding to remain part of France, which has ruled the an archipelago east of Australia since the mid-19th century. Continue reading
Nov 03 Watch 4:58 Bolsonaro’s victory in Brazil is another big win for populism With a history of racist, homophobic and misogynistic remarks, far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro was elected president last Sunday of Latin America’s biggest country, campaigning as an antidote to a political class embroiled in corruption scandals. The victory was the latest… Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch 9:30 Hungary’s extremism may be harbinger of Europe’s political future By Christopher Livesay, Joan Martelli Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban was once thought to be the best person to lead a sphere of former Soviet states toward western-style democracy, but he has instead taken the country on a more populist course, one that's alarmed other… Continue watching
Nov 03 ‘We are not killers:’ Migrants in caravan respond to Trump By Sonia Pérez D., Associated Press President Trump said he told the U.S. military at the southwest border that if they face rock-throwing migrants, they should react as though the rocks were “rifles.”… Continue reading