Dec 17 Powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake causes widespread damage in Pacific island nation of Vanuatu By Charlotte Graham-McLay, Associated Press A tsunami warning was called off less than two hours after Tuesday's quake. Continue reading
Dec 17 Netanyahu says Israeli troops will remain in buffer zone inside Syria By Associated Press Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israeli forces will stay in a buffer zone on the Syrian border “until another arrangement is found that will ensure Israel’s security.”… Continue reading
Dec 17 Battle erupts over South Korean Constitutional Court that will determine the fate of impeached president By Kim Tong-Hyung, Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press During a Cabinet Council meeting on Tuesday, acting leader and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo says he will "do my utmost to inform the international society that Republic of Korea is fast regaining stability."… Continue reading
Dec 17 A senior Russian general is killed in a Moscow bombing claimed by Ukraine By Associated Press Kirillov was under sanctions from several countries, including the U.K. and Canada, for his actions in Moscow's war in Ukraine. Continue reading
Dec 16 Watch 8:45 News Wrap: French territory of Mayotte devastated by cyclone In our news wrap Monday, officials in the French territory of Mayotte say the worst storm in almost a century has devastated the archipelago, health officials in Gaza say more than 45,000 Palestinians have now been killed since the start… Continue watching
Dec 16 Watch 6:53 City that fostered Syria’s uprising celebrates life without Assad By Simona Foltyn In 2011, as the Arab Spring took hold across the Middle East, the seeds of Syria's revolution were sown by students and young people in the city of Daraa. Special correspondent Simona Foltyn reports on how the city that fostered… Continue watching
Dec 16 Watch 4:54 Syria’s rebel leaders face critical decisions as they chart new path for the country By Leila Molana-Allen, Dan Sagalyn For the first time since he fled the country he ruled with an iron fist and a willingness to kill his own people to hold power, Bashar al-Assad was heard from. In a statement from exile in Moscow, Assad claimed… Continue watching
Dec 16 Study suggests Saturn’s rings could be 4.5 billion years old just like the planet By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press New research suggests that Saturn's rings may be older than they look — possibly as old as the planet. Continue reading
Dec 16 Prince Andrew’s Chinese spy allegations again pushes King Charles III to rein in scandal-prone brother By Danica Kirka, Associated Press In the latest episode, a Chinese businessman has been barred from the U.K. because of concerns he cultivated links with Andrew in an alleged effort to influence British elites on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party. Continue reading
Dec 16 France rushes aid to Mayotte, with hundreds feared dead and hunger rising after Cyclone Chido By Gerald Imray, Thomas Adamson, Associated Press France used ships and military aircraft to rush rescue workers and supplies to its Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte on Monday after the island group was battered by its worst cyclone in nearly a century. Continue reading