Oct 08 Report: Suspect in poisoning of ex-spy in England is doctor recruited by Russian military intelligence By Gregory Katz, Associated Press The poisoning of Sergei Skripal, a former Russian agent who was convicted of spying for Britain, became a major international incident. Continue reading
Oct 08 Death toll in Haiti earthquake rises to 15 By Evens Sanon, Associated Press Another 333 people are injured, according to updated figures released Monday by authorities, as rescue crews worked to help victims spooked by strong aftershocks. Continue reading
Oct 08 Turkey summons Saudi ambassador over missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi By Suzan Fraser, Associated Press Turkish officials say the journalist was killed while visiting the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. Saudi officials have denied the allegations as baseless. Continue reading
Oct 08 ‘Unprecedented changes’ must be made to stop catastrophic climate change, UN report says By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Preventing an extra single degree of heat could make a life-or-death difference in the next few decades for multitudes of people and ecosystems on this fast-warming planet, an international panel of scientists reported Sunday. But they provide little hope the… Continue reading
Oct 07 Far-right presidential candidate wins first round in Brazil By Sarah DiLorenzo, Mauricio Savarese, Peter Prengaman, Associated Press Far-right, former army captain Jair Bolsonaro, who expresses nostalgia for Brazil’s military dictatorship, won the first round of its presidential election by a large margin Sunday, but fell just short of getting enough votes to avoid a second-round runoff against… Continue reading
Oct 07 Watch 4:10 Far-right populism rises in Brazil’s presidential election By PBS News Hour Much like President Trump and other populist leaders around the world, a far-right candidate on Sunday was leading Brazil’s presidential election. Jair Bolsonaro, a former fringe candidate, surged ahead in recent polling after he was stabbed nearly to death by… Continue watching
Oct 07 Pompeo cites progress made with Kim Jong Un on N. Korea trip By Matthew Lee, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that he and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made unspecified progress Sunday toward an agreement for the North to give up its nuclear weapons. Continue reading
Oct 07 Wife says Interpol officer sent knife image as danger signal By John Leicester, Gillian Wong, Associated Press Less than an hour after she publicized the text from Interpol President Meng Hongwei, the disciplinary organ of China’s ruling Communist Party said it was investigating him. Continue reading
Oct 07 Friend: Saudi journalist ‘killed’ at consulate in Istanbul By Mehmet Guzel, Suzan Fraser, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press A Turkish official also told The Associated Press that authorities believe prominent journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed at the Saudi Consulate. Continue reading
Oct 07 Haiti earthquake kills 11, injures 135 By Associated Press Emergency teams worked to provide relief in Haiti on Sunday after a magnitude 5.9 earthquake killed 11 people and left 135 injured. Continue reading