Sep 03 Firefighters try to save relics as fire engulfs Rio museum By Peter Prengaman, Associated Press The esteemed museum, which houses artifacts from Egypt, Greco-Roman art and some of the first fossils found in Brazil, was closed to the public at the time of the fire, which broke out at 7:30 p.m. Sunday local time. Continue reading
Sep 03 Myanmar court sentences Reuters reporters to 7 years in jail By Victoria Milko, Aung Naing Soe, Associated Press Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo had been reporting on the brutal crackdown on the Rohingya when they were arrested and charged with violating the colonial-era Official Secrets Act, punishable by up to 14 years in prison. They had pleaded… Continue reading
Sep 02 Rights group says strike on bus in Yemen is ‘apparent war crime’ By Samy Magdy, Associated Press An airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi rebels in Yemen that killed dozens of people last month is an "apparent war crime," an international rights group said Sunday. Continue reading
Sep 01 Amsterdam officials say ‘terrorist motive’ alleged in attack on Americans By Mike Corder, Associated Press A 19-year-old Afghan citizen had a "terrorist motive" for allegedly stabbing two Americans at the main train station in Amsterdam, city authorities in the Dutch capital said Saturday. Continue reading
Sep 01 Trump: Canada ‘will be out’ of trade deal unless it’s ‘fair’ By Luis Alonso Lugo, Paul Wiseman, Rob Gillies, Associated Press President Donald Trump warned Canada on Saturday that it "will be out" of a revised North American trade agreement unless it's "fair" to the United States. Continue reading
Aug 31 Watch 3:32 U.S. and Canada will keep talking after missing a trade deal deadline The United States and Canada failed to reach a new free trade agreement by a self-imposed deadline Friday. Instead, President Trump announced he will sign a pact with Mexico in 90 days, and that Canada could still join it. The… Continue watching
Aug 31 Watch 3:30 News Wrap: Russian-backed separatist leader killed in Eastern Ukraine explosion In our news wrap Friday, Russia accused Ukraine of assassinating Alexander Zakharchenko to destabilize the region. Kiev denied the charge. Also, there's word that Russian intelligence bragged in 2016 that it had then-candidate Donald Trump "over a barrel." The Associated… Continue watching
Aug 31 Watch 4:19 Europe’s dry summer yields an archaeological treasure trove By Julia Griffin Prolonged, extreme heat in parts of Europe this summer has meant sweaty suffering for residents. But one group celebrated the unusually warm and dry conditions: archaeologists. Crop marks and glacial melt have revealed a treasure trove of historic landmarks. Julia… Continue watching
Aug 31 Trump administration to cut $300 million from UN Palestinian refugee agency By Susannah George, Associated Press That's according to individuals familiar with a policy review into U.S. funding for the U.N. Relief and Works Agency, which provides aid to Palestinians in the West Bank, Gaza Strip, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon. Continue reading
Aug 30 Watch 9:22 What’s behind China’s mass crackdown on Uighur Muslims? Uighur Muslims in China have long reported state suppression, but now they say repression is stronger than ever. Advocates for the Muslim minority say Uighurs are now being rounded up by the hundreds of thousands and put in camps for… Continue watching