May 16 Watch 7:18 How failing infrastructure and climate change leave many South Africans without water By Fred de Sam Lazaro It's been 25 years since South Africa dismantled apartheid, and while political progress has occurred, the young democracy continues to face hurdles. In recent years, extreme drought pushed the country to the brink of disaster, and although rainfall finally mitigated… Continue watching
May 16 4th migrant child dies in U.S. custody since December By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press A 2½-year-old Guatemalan child has died after crossing the border, raising new alarms about the treatment of migrant families seeking asylum in the United States. Continue reading
May 16 Why it's so hard to grasp the sum of the Islamic State's archaeological looting By Fiona Greenland, James Marrone, Oya Topçuoğlu, Tasha Vorderstrasse, The Conversation Looted artifacts are believed to be a significant source of income for the Islamic State, but it is difficult to apply a dollar value to historic sites. Now, a paper in the International Journal of Cultural Property offers the first… Continue reading
May 16 Facebook busts Israeli company's campaign to disrupt elections By Isabel Debre, Raphael Satter, Associated Press Facebook's head of cybersecurity policy told reporters that the tech giant had purged 65 Israeli accounts, 161 pages, dozens of groups and four Instagram accounts. Continue reading
May 16 China arrests 2 Canadians in case linked to tech giant Huawei By Associated Press China has formally arrested two Canadian citizens it is believed to be holding to pressure Canada into releasing an executive of the Chinese tech giant Huawei, bringing the two men closer to trial on vaguely defined state security charges. Continue reading
May 16 U.S. and European officials bring charges in global malware case By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The malware enabled criminals from Eastern Europe to take remote control of infected computers and siphon funds from victims' bank accounts, and targeted companies and institutions across all sectors of American life. Continue reading
May 15 Trump issues order on foreign espionage that appears to target China's Huawei By Associated Press The executive order announced by the White House Wednesday does not name specific countries or companies, but the administration has been trying to keep allied nations from using equipment from the Chinese tech company Huawei. Continue reading
May 15 Watch 4:36 News Wrap: Amid tensions with Iran, U.S. orders non-essential staff out of Iraq In our news wrap Wednesday, tensions between the U.S. and Iran have prompted new diplomatic and military moves. The State Department ordered non-essential government staff out of neighboring Iraq, where Germany and the Netherlands also halted military training missions. Meanwhile,… Continue watching
May 15 U.S. pulls nonessential embassy staff from Iraq amid Mideast tensions By Jon Gambrell, Philip Issa, Associated Press It's the latest sign of tensions sweeping the Persian Gulf region over still-unspecified threats that the Trump administration says are linked to Iran. Continue reading
May 15 Facebook limits livestreaming in effort to crack down on extremism By Sylvie Corbet, Masha Macpherson, Associated Press Facebook said it's tightening up the rules for its livestreaming service with a "one strike" policy applied to a broader range of offenses. Continue reading