Oct 15 Watch 6:06 ’22 July’ explores the deadliest attacks in Norway since WW2 By Jeffrey Brown The film “22 July” is a dramatization of the 2011 massacre at a Norwegian summer camp. A right-wing fanatic killed 77 people. Jeffrey Brown talks with British director Paul Greengrass about the film, the country’s reaction to the massacre and… Continue watching
Oct 15 5 important stories that aren’t about the midterms By Joshua Barajas, Erica R. Hendry Washington state just eliminated the death penalty, Hungary bans sleeping in public areas and other stories we're reading now. Continue reading
Oct 15 Watch 8:58 African migrants now departing from Morocco to Europe By Malcolm Brabant Libya has cracked down on African migrants seeking to flee to Europe. As a result, Morocco has become the new jumping off point from the African continent. One flashpoint is Ceuta, a Spanish enclave at the northern tip of the… Continue watching
Oct 15 Trump says Saudi king ‘denies any knowledge’ of missing journalist By Hope Yen, Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump also said he is dispatching Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to the region. Continue reading
Oct 14 Mattis pushes closer ties to Vietnam amid tension with China By Robert Burns, Associated Press By making a rare second trip this year to Vietnam, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is signaling how intensively the Trump administration is trying to counter China's military assertiveness by cozying up to smaller nations in the region that share American… Continue reading
Oct 14 Saudis reject threats as stocks plunge after Trump comments By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Saudi Arabia warned Sunday it will respond to any "threats" against it as its stock market plunged following President Donald Trump's warning of "severe punishment" over the disappearance of Washington Post contributor Jamal Khashoggi. Continue reading
Oct 13 Newspaper says Turkey has audio of Saudi writer’s slaying By Zeynep Bilginsoy, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Turkish officials have an audio recording of the alleged killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi from the Apple Watch he wore when he walked into the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul over a week ago, a pro-government Turkish newspaper reported Saturday. Continue reading
Oct 13 Battles over safe Ebola burials complicate work in Congo By Cara Anna, Al-Hadji Kudra Maliro, Associated Press The deadly virus' appearance for the first time in the far northeast has sparked fear. Continue reading
Oct 13 Officials broach idea of charging for National Mall protests By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The National Park Service is exploring whether to require protest organizers to pay for law enforcement and other support services for their demonstrations at the nation's capital. Continue reading
Oct 13 Pope defrocks 2 more Chilean priests accused of sex abuse By Associated Press To show greater transparency about how he's responding to the church's global sex abuse crisis, the pontiff publicly explained why they were removed. Continue reading