Aug 11 New U.S. sanctions could pitch Russia relations to new low By Susannah George, Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press Russia typically brushes off new U.S. sanctions. Not this time. Continue reading
Aug 11 Romanians protest government corruption for a second straight day By Alison Mutler, Associated Press Thousands of Romanians staged another anti-government protest Saturday a day after a previous demonstration turned violent. Continue reading
Aug 11 Jury awards $289 million to man who blames Roundup for cancer By Paul Elias, Associated Press Dewayne Johnson, 46, alleges that heavy contact with the herbicide caused his non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Continue reading
Aug 10 Watch 4:10 Trump's tariff tweet inflames Turkey's economic crisis and strained U.S. relations President Trump turned a simmering conflict with Turkey to a boil, tweeting that he would double tariffs on Turkish steel and aluminum. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey was at economic war, as the country's currency tumbled as much… Continue watching
Aug 10 Why is so little global funding devoted to adolescent health? By Laura Santhanam Adolescents make up a quarter of the population in developing countries, but on average receive less than 2 percent of all global health funding, according to a new report. Continue reading
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