May 02 Trump's Yemen war policy survives Senate's bid to override veto By Susannah George, Associated Press The Senate on Thursday failed to overturn President Donald Trump's veto of legislation that would have ended U.S. military assistance for the Saudi-led war in Yemen against Iran-backed rebels, but lawmakers promised to keep close watch on the administration's ties… Continue reading
May 02 Afghan grand council agrees on recommendations for Taliban talks By Amir Shah, Associated Press The council overwhelmingly backed talks between Kabul and the Taliban and also called for the U.N. to remove its global terrorist designation for the Taliban. Continue reading
May 02 Catholic services in Sri Lanka capital canceled again By Bharatha Mallawarachi, Associated Press Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith canceled all Sunday services in the diocese based on the latest security reports. Continue reading
May 02 Trump invites Hungarian leader Orban to May meeting By Pablo Gorondi, Associated Press Orban faced years of harsh criticism from the Obama administration over weakening of democratic checks and balances. Continue reading
May 02 WikiLeaks' Assange fights U.S. extradition request By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Assange is scheduled to appear in court via videolink Thursday over a U.S. request to extradite him for allegedly conspiring to hack a Pentagon computer. Continue reading
May 01 Watch 7:12 News Wrap: Motive unclear in UNC Charlotte shooting that killed 2 students In our Wednesday news wrap, police in Charlotte, North Carolina, are trying to determine a motive in Tuesday’s college campus shooting. A former student allegedly opened fire in a classroom at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, killing two… Continue watching
May 01 Watch 2:44 In Venezuela, Maduro holds on to power as Guaido's military support falters By William Brangham After Tuesday’s violent clashes, Wednesday dawned quiet in Caracas but eventually grew chaotic again. Police threw tear gas at Venezuelans demonstrating in support of opposition leader Juan Guaido. Meanwhile, it was unclear why Guaido’s earlier talks with military leaders about… Continue watching
May 01 Watch 5:35 With proposed changes, is Facebook sincere about prioritizing privacy? While Facebook remains one of the world's largest companies, it has lost some public trust in recent years, due to the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Russian influence campaigns during the 2016 election and privacy issues. Now, founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg… Continue watching
May 01 Anti-Semitic attacks last year killed most Jews in decades By Aron Heller, Associated Press Israeli researchers recorded nearly 400 cases worldwide last year, with more than a quarter of the major violent cases taking place in the United States. Continue reading
May 01 Olympic runner loses fight over testosterone rules By Graham Dunbar, Associated Press The sports world's highest court ruled female runners with unusually high testosterone must take medication to reduce their levels of the male sex hormone if they want to compete in certain event. Continue reading