World Feb 08 Flash floods caused by storm Marta in northern Morocco kills at least 4 people By Associated Press
World Feb 08 Rescue teams search for survivors in northern Lebanon building collapse that killed at least 9 At least nine people were killed and six rescued from the rubble of a multistory apartment building that collapsed Sunday in the city of Tripoli in northern Lebanon, state media reported. By Associated Press
World Feb 08 Venezuela frees several prominent opposition members Venezuela’s government on Sunday released from prison several prominent opposition members after lengthy politically motivated detentions. By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press
World Feb 08 Japanese prime minister's party secures supermajority in a key parliamentary election The governing party of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi secured a two-thirds supermajority in a key parliamentary election Sunday. By Mari Yamaguchi, Foster Klug, Associated Press
World Feb 08 Iran sentences Nobel laureate and activist Narges Mohammadi to 7 more years in prison Iran sentenced Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to over seven more years in prison after she began a hunger strike, supporters said Sunday. By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press
Feb 08 Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn in stable condition after breaking leg moments into downhill event By Andrew Dampf, Pat Graham, Associated Press Lindsey Vonn's defiant bid to win the Winter Olympic downhill ended Sunday in a crash that saw her taken to safety by a rescue helicopter. Continue reading
Feb 07 Israel says Netanyahu will meet with Trump in Washington on Wednesday about U.S.-Iran talks By Natalie Melzer, Associated Press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Wednesday about American talks with Iran. Continue reading
Feb 07 Polls open in Japan's parliamentary elections as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi hopes for big win By Mari Yamaguchi, Foster Klug, Associated Press Polls opened Sunday in parliamentary elections that Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi hopes will give her struggling party a big enough win to push through an ambitious conservative political agenda. Continue reading
Feb 07 Gaza's Rafah border crossing has reopened but few are allowed through By Wafaa Shurafa, Adam Geller, Noha Elhennawy, Associated Press Far fewer people than expected have crossed the Rafah border crossing due to disagreements, delays and restrictions negotiated by Israeli, Egyptian, Palestinian and international officials. Continue reading
Feb 07 Drone attack by paramilitary group in Sudan kills 24, including 8 children By Samy Magdy, Associated Press A drone attack by a notorious paramilitary group hit a vehicle carrying displaced families in central Sudan on Saturday, killing at least 24 people, including 8 children, a doctors’ group said. Continue reading