NHC: 50% chance of cyclone over northwestern Gulf of Mexico
A low pressure system located over the northwestern Gulf of Mexico, near the Texas coast, has a 50% chance of developing into a tropical cyclone...
Famed U.S. journalist Cokie Roberts, a ‘founding mother’ of NPR, dead at 75
American journalist Cokie Roberts, regarded by National Public Radio as one of its “founding mothers” and a prominent political commentator on ABC News, died on...
Pioneering journalist Cokie Roberts dead at age 75
Cokie Roberts has died at age 75, having blazed a trail for thousands of women journalists, working for NPR, ABC and other broadcasters during an...
U.S. weighing best response to Saudi oil attacks: Pence
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Tuesday the United States was reviewing evidence that suggests Iran was behind the attacks on Saudi oil facilities...
U.N. Security Council overcomes Chinese veto threat to renew Afghanistan mission
The United Nations Security Council unanimously agreed on Tuesday to extend a U.N. political mission in Afghanistan after last-minute talks overcame a Chinese threat to...
Swedish activist Thunberg joins other teens on Capitol Hill to urge climate action
Swedish teenage climate change activist Greta Thunberg joined other youth leaders to urge U.S. lawmakers to support “transformative climate action” during two days of meetings...
Hundreds killed in Brazil’s Amazon over land, resources in past decade: HRW report
A Human Rights Watch report on Tuesday found that more than 300 people have been killed over the past decade in conflicts over the use...
Africa’s freestyle footballers show off their tricks in Nigeria
Ivorian competitor Abdul Kone wins the African Freestyle Football Championship for the second time against more than 40 contestants. Kwame Amoah Mensah reports....
Children’s education hit by Cameroon’s separatist conflict
Ongoing violence in Cameroon’s Anglophone region has forced hundreds of schools to close, leaving thousands of children without access to an education. Serena Chaudhry reports....
Russia detains two North Korean vessels after one opens fire: reports
Russian border guards have detained two North Korean boats in Russian territorial waters in the Sea of Japan after one of them attacked a Russian...