July 13, 2016
Belgium extradites Paris attacker
Belgium has extradited Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam to face trial in France. He was wounded and arrested in a dramatic raid in Brussels on 18 March after four months on the run. The 26-year-old French national was born in Brussels and lived…
July 13, 2016
Punishing Heat Wave Sets Records Across Asia
Record-high temperatures and severe drought are causing misery for hundreds of millions of people in Asia. “In Southeast Asia this heat wave joins the historical ones of 1960, 1983 and 1998, but as for duration, intensity and affected area it is…
July 12, 2016
South Korean Election Disrupts Political Landscape
For the first time in 16 years, a South Korean ruling party has failed to win a majority in a legislative election. The surprise losses suffered by President Park Geun-hye’s Saenuri Party Wednesday revealed widespread public discontent with her…
July 12, 2016
Bill Cosby loses appeal as court rules criminal prosecution can proceed
A Pennsylvania appeals court has rejected Bill Cosby’s attempt to throw out his criminal case because of what he called a decade-old deal not to prosecute him. The mid-level state superior court ruled Monday that the criminal sex assault case…
July 12, 2016
North Korea Preparing New Medium Range Missile Launch
South Korea's Yonhap news agency says North Korea is preparing a second launch of a new, powerful mid-range missile capable of reaching U.S. military installations in the Pacific. Yonhap says it learned from an unidentified government official…
July 12, 2016
Venezuelans Surprised by Rolling Blackouts
Venezuelan residents were hit by surprised darkness yesterday Monday by rolling four-hour blackouts that the government says will last 40 days, in response to a drought that has rendered hydroelectric power plants nearly useless. President Nicolas…
July 12, 2016
Microsoft, Facebook to Build Undersea Data Cable across Atlantic
Microsoft Corporation and Facebook Inc. have agreed to build an undersea cable across the Atlantic Ocean to meet the growing demand for high-speed online and "cloud" services. Microsoft and Facebook announced the move Thursday, saying the…
July 4, 2016
Praises Vietnamese Youth in Personal Exchange
U.S. President Barack Obama said interacting with young people during his three-day visit to Vietnam makes him optimistic about the country's future. In some remarkably personal exchanges with young audience members at a town-hall style event in Ho…
July 4, 2016
Protests Erupt Outside Trump Rally in New Mexico
A Donald Trump rally in New Mexico Tuesday evening was disrupted by angry demonstrators who broke through barricades. Dozens of police officers, many on horseback, repeatedly warned protesters to stay away from the sidewalk in front of the venue,…
July 4, 2016
Taliban IDs New Leader, Confirms Mansoor Death
Afghanistan’s Taliban says Mawlawi Haibatullah Akhundzada has been appointed the new chief of the group following the death of Mullah Akhtar Mansoor. In a Pashto language statement on Wednesday, the Tailban also formally confirmed Mansoor was…