Sep 03 1 U.S. service member killed, 1 wounded in insider attack in Afghanistan By Associated Press The Pentagon has identified the soldier killed in Afghanistan Monday as Army Command Sgt. Maj. Timothy A. Bolyard, age 42, from Thornton, West Virginia. Continue reading
Sep 03 German government: Chemnitz protesters should shun neo-Nazis By Christoph Noelting, Kirsten Grieshaber, Frank Jordans, Associated Press The fatal stabbing of 35-year-old carpenter Daniel Hillig in the eastern city on Aug. 26 sparked a series of rallies, some of which erupted into violence. Continue reading
Sep 03 Russian state TV channel airs new program devoted to Putin By Associated Press The first episode of "Moscow. Kremlin. Putin." aired on Sunday night, stressing the Russian president's work to address various crises and stay in touch with ordinary Russians. Continue reading
Sep 03 UN agency: Trips across Mediterranean fall, but risks rise By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press The report, titled "Desperate Journeys," said that even though the number of crossings and deaths has plunged compared to recent years, the voyage is more deadly in percentage terms for those who venture across. Continue reading
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