Oct 13 Lithuania begins parliamentary election as many voters look for change despite strong economy By Liudas Dapkus, Associated Press Lithuanians voted Sunday in the first round of parliamentary elections that could lead to the center-right governing coalition being replaced by the opposition Social Democrats and smaller center-left parties. Continue reading
Oct 13 Hezbollah claims responsibility for drone strike in central Israel in retaliation for strikes on Beirut By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press A Hezbollah drone attack on an army base in central Israel killed four soldiers Sunday, the military said, in the deadliest strike by the militant group since Israel launched its ground invasion of Lebanon nearly two weeks ago. Continue reading
Oct 13 Netanyahu mulls plan to empty northern Gaza of civilians and cut off aid to those who remain By Julia Frankel, Associated Press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is examining a plan to seal off humanitarian aid to northern Gaza in an attempt to starve out Hamas militants, a plan that, if implemented, could trap without food or water hundreds of thousands of Palestinians unwilling… Continue reading
Oct 12 Watch 2:30 News Wrap: Northern Gaza suffers under heavy Israeli bombardment In our news wrap Saturday, the death toll and destruction are growing amid more fighting on Israel’s two fronts in northern Gaza and southern Lebanon, the U.S. military says it conducted airstrikes targeting ISIS camps in Syria, Florida is assessing… Continue watching
Oct 12 Alex Salmond, former Scottish first minister who nearly got Scotland's independence from UK, dies at 69 By Pan Pylas, Associated Press Salmond, who was one of the most divisive figure in British politics at the turn of the century and who as the then-leader of the Scottish National Party took Scotland to the brink of independence in the 2014 referendum, died… Continue reading
Oct 12 Hindus in Bangladesh celebrate their largest festival under tight security amid rise in attacks By Julhas Alam, Al Emrun Garjon, Associated Press Despite pledges to keep Bangladesh's largest Hindu festival of Durga Puja safe, this year's version was subdued following the ousting of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and attacks on minority groups, especially Hindus. Continue reading
Oct 12 Israel heavily bombards Gaza's north while UN peacekeepers in Lebanon are hit again By Samy Magdy, Bassem Mroue, Associated Press Palestinians in northern Gaza described heavy Israeli bombardment Saturday in the hours after airstrikes killed at least 22 people, as Israel continued to tell people there and in southern Lebanon to get out of the way of its offensives against the Hamas… Continue reading
Oct 11 Israel's airstrike warnings terrify Lebanese civilians and draw criticism from rights groups By Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press It wasn’t until late last month, when Israel dramatically expanded its aerial campaign against Hezbollah, that Lebanese people began receiving regular warnings about upcoming airstrikes. Human rights groups say Israel’s warnings are inadequate and sometimes misleading. Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch 6:03 News Wrap: Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Japanese group for work against nuclear weapons In our news wrap Friday, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to a Japanese group of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki dedicated to abolishing nuclear weapons, new data shows an increase in migrants crossing the Darien Gap and… Continue watching
Oct 11 Watch 5:09 Israel injures UN peacekeepers again, raising more concerns about its operation in Lebanon By Leila Molana-Allen, Morgan Till It was another day of widening war in Lebanon. Israeli troops fired again on U.N. positions, wounding two. IDF troops also fired on Lebanese Armed Forces. All this as Hezbollah militants fired dozens more rockets into Israel. But as Leila… Continue watching