Mar 16 Why the color of St. Patrick's Day changed from blue to green By Bryan McGovern, The Conversation St. Patrick’s Day usually conjures images of partying, Catholicism, Irish nationalism and, perhaps most famously, the color green: green clothes, green shamrocks, green beer and green rivers. But the holiday used to be a solemn feast day when you’d be… Continue reading
Mar 16 Nightclub fire in North Macedonia leaves at least 59 dead, more than 150 injured By Konstantin Testorides, Associated Press The blaze broke out around 2:30 a.m. local time during a concert by a local pop group at Club Pulse, Interior Minister Panche Toshkovski told reporters. Continue reading
Mar 15 More than 100,000 protestors rally in Belgrade against Serbia's president and government By Jovana Gec, Dusan Stojanovic, Associated Press The rally was part of a nationwide anti-corruption movement that erupted after a concrete canopy collapsed at a train station in Serbia's north in November, killing 15 people. Continue reading
Mar 15 Pope works on signature reform from hospital as he enters 5th week of pneumonia treatment By Colleen Barry, Associated Press Working from the hospital, Pope Francis has approved a three-year implementation and evaluation process for his reform project that aims to make the church a more welcoming and responsive place. Continue reading
Mar 15 Watch 3:17 News Wrap: Israel hits Gaza with deadly strikes as ceasefire talks remain stalled In our news wrap Saturday, Israeli strikes killed nine people in Gaza as talks with Hamas on the next phase of the ceasefire remain stalled, U.S. forces struck Yemen’s capital in an effort to stop Houthi attacks, the U.S. expelled… Continue watching
Mar 15 Watch 6:17 Children bear the brunt of violence in Sudan's brutal civil war, report says By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery This week, the head of the United Nations Children’s Fund told global leaders that Sudan’s humanitarian crisis is the world’s biggest and most devastating. A new UNICEF report says 30 million people in Sudan are in need of aid, more… Continue watching
Mar 15 Trump orders U.S. strikes in Yemen, promising 'lethal force' until Houthis stop sea attacks By Michelle L. Price, Lolita C. Baldor, Samy Magdy, Associated Press President Donald Trump said he ordered a series of airstrikes on Yemen's capital, Sanaa, on Saturday, promising to use “overwhelming lethal force” until Iranian-backed Houthi rebels cease their attacks on shipping along a vital maritime corridor. Continue reading
Mar 15 Electric grid failure in Cuba leaves millions without power for 4th time in 6 months By Associated Press The massive blackout is the fourth in the last six months as a severe economic crisis plagues the Caribbean country. The Ministry of Energy and Mines, in a statement on social media, attributed the latest outage to a failure at a substation in the… Continue reading
Mar 15 Hamas lays out terms for hostage release while health officials say Israeli strikes killed 9 in Gaza By Samy Magdy, Associated Press Hamas said Saturday it will only release an American-Israeli and the bodies of four other hostages if Israel implements their ceasefire agreement, calling it an “exceptional deal” aimed at getting the truce back on track. Meanwhile, Israeli airstrikes killed nine people… Continue reading
Mar 15 UK's Starmer urges Putin to prove he is serious about peace by agreeing to Ukraine ceasefire By Pan Pylas, Associated Press British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Saturday urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to sign up to a ceasefire in its war against Ukraine if he is serious about peace, and said allies will keep increasing the pressure on the Kremlin, including by moving planning… Continue reading