Aug 10 After Indonesia earthquake, a new worry: deadly aftershocks By Todd Pitman, Ninek Karmini, Associated Press Seismic activity is commonplace across the Indonesian archipelago, which is home to more active volcanoes than anywhere else on Earth. The country straddles the so-called "Ring of Fire," an arc of volcanoes and fault lines that stretch across the Pacific… Continue reading
Aug 10 Canadian police say at least 4 dead in shooting By Associated Press The circumstances of the shooting are unclear, but police said on Twitter that the "incident is ongoing."… Continue reading
Aug 10 Officials: Taliban try to take Afghan city, kill at least 14 By Amir Shah, Associated Press The city was in lockdown and fighting continued throughout the day Friday, with sporadic bursts of gunfire from Taliban fighters who had hunkered down in elevated positions inside Ghazni from which they were shooting, some residents said. Continue reading
Aug 09 Watch 4:16 News Wrap: Indonesia shaken by third strong quake In our news wrap Thursday, the death toll from a powerful earthquake on the Indonesian island of Lombok soared to over 300 people. Also, Puerto Rico’s government now estimates Hurricane Maria killed least 1,400 people after it hit the island… Continue watching
Aug 09 Watch 4:47 Israel and Hamas seem to pull back from the brink of war after violence flares Israel and militant group Hamas have agreed to a tentative truce to calm tensions that have risen dramatically in recent days and the last 24 hours. Militants have fired rockets and mortars toward Israeli towns, while Israeli jets pounded targets… Continue watching
Aug 09 Watch 5:20 What new U.S. sanctions for Skripal attack say to Russia The Trump administration on Wednesday announced new sanctions on Russia in response to Moscow’s use of a nerve agent on a former Russian double-agent and his daughter earlier this year in Britain. Russia has denied any involvement. William Brangham gets… Continue watching
Aug 09 Watch 6:00 Nagasaki survivor visits the U.S. town that fueled his city’s destruction Of the thousands of people who have toured the world's original large-scale plutonium reactor in Hanford, Washington, Mitsugi Moriguchi is the first to come in a radiation-blocking jumpsuit. And there's a good reason: Moriguchi is believed to be the first… Continue watching
Aug 09 British Museum to return looted antiquities to Iraq By Associated Press The returned antiquities were seized by British police in 2003 from a now-defunct London art dealer. Continue reading
Aug 09 Yemen rebels say Saudi coalition airstrike in north kills 50 By Ahmed Al-Haj, Associated Press SANAA, Yemen — An airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition fighting Shiite rebels hit a bus driving in a busy market in northern Yemen on Thursday, killing least 50 people including children and wounding 77, Yemen's rebel-run Al Masirah TV said… Continue reading
Aug 09 Israel launches scores of airstrikes as Gaza fire persists By Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press JERUSALEM — Israeli warplanes struck dozens of targets in the Gaza Strip and three people were reported killed there, while Palestinian militants from the territory fired scores of rockets into Israel in a fierce burst of violence overnight and into… Continue reading