Aug 28 Young Haitians join military as widespread gang violence creates rare job opportunities By Evens Sanon, Dánica Coto, Associated Press Thousands of young Haitians are jumping at the chance to become soldiers as widespread gang violence creates rare job opportunities in a deeply impoverished country where work is scarce. Continue reading
Aug 28 Pope Francis to visit East Timor as church sex abuse scandals there are met by silence By Niniek Karmini, David Rising, Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Pope Francis will come face to face with the Timorese faithful on his first trip to the country but so far, there is no indication he will meet with any victims or even mention the abuse directly. Continue reading
Aug 28 Myanmar military court sentences journalist to life in prison, editor says By Grant Peck, Associated Press The editor of an independent online news service in Myanmar says a military court has given a life prison sentence to one of its journalists and sentenced another to 20 years after convicting them under a counterterrorism law. Continue reading
Aug 28 Russian missile hits Ukrainian President Zelenskyy’s home city as it mourns deaths in earlier attack By Illia Novikov, Associated Press It came as Kryvyi Rih was observing an official day of mourning for an attack the previous day that killed four civilians at a hotel. Local officials said Wednesday's attack struck civilian infrastructure and wounded eight people. Continue reading
Aug 28 Paris kicks off Paralympic Games with opening ceremony in heart of the city By Jerome Pugmire, Associated Press Against the backdrop of a setting sun, thousands of athletes paraded down the famed Champs-Elysées avenue to Place de la Concorde in central Paris where French President Emmanuel Macron officially declared the Paralympic Games open. Continue reading
Aug 28 Telegram messaging app CEO Durov receives preliminary charges, barred from leaving France By Barbara Surk, Associated Press Durov was detained on Saturday at Le Bourget airport outside Paris as part of a sweeping investigation opened earlier this year, and released earlier Wednesday after four days of questioning. Continue reading
Aug 27 Watch 2:53 Israel rescues hostage from Hamas tunnel in Gaza By Stephanie Sy, Solveig Rennan After 326 days in captivity, a hostage was found in the Hamas tunnels underneath Gaza and brought to safety by the Israeli military. Qaid Farhan Alkadi is the eighth hostage to be rescued from Gaza, but dozens more wait to… Continue watching
Aug 27 Watch 5:28 News Wrap: Russian missile and drone attacks across Ukraine kill at least 5 In our news wrap Tuesday, Russia launched a new wave of attacks across Ukraine killing at least five people, two workers were killed and a third injured after an explosion at a Delta Air Lines maintenance facility in Atlanta, health… Continue watching
Aug 27 Iran’s supreme leader open to new negotiations with U.S. on Tehran’s nuclear weapons program By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told its civilian government on Tuesday that there was "no harm" in engaging with its "enemy." Khamenei's remarks set clear red lines for any talks taking place under the government of reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian. Continue reading
Aug 27 Police fire teargas at Indians protesting rape and killing of trainee doctor By Bikas Das, Associated Press Thousands of protesters demanded the resignation of a top elected official in India, accusing her of mishandling an investigation into a rape and killing of a resident doctor. Continue reading