Headlines- After gunfire outside the White House correspondents' dinner in Washington, DC, US President Donald Trump was evacuated.
- After attending high-level discussions and presenting Pakistani officials with Tehran's list of demands for ending the war, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi left Islamabad, Pakistan.
- US President Donald Trump has called off envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff's planned visit to Pakistan for peace talks with Iran.
- An intercepted ship affiliated to the Iranian "shadow fleet" is being escorted back to Iran by a Navy helicopter, according to US Central Command (CENTCOM).
- About ten minutes after he announced on Saturday morning that Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner would not be traveling to Pakistan for diplomatic talks, US President Donald Trump claimed that Iran sent over a new peace offer that was "much better" than what they would have worked with going into the meeting.
- On Saturday, Tuareg rebels and an Al-Qaeda affiliate took credit for synchronized operations throughout Mali.
- In the first elections since the start of the Gaza war, Palestinians in the West Bank and central Gaza cast votes for local councils on Saturday.
Tag: Video Report
Lifting Weights
We go to a gym in Maryland to meet some women weightlifters. They talk about overcoming the stigma of pumping iron with the guys and the joys and benefits of their demanding sport
Weekend News: Serbia Kosovo
More than 1,000 people turned out on December 14 in Belgrade for the regular weekly anti-government march…
Some 2,000 people in Santa Claus costumes have taken part in a charity run in Kosovo’s capital, Pristina
Vietnamese Refugee Thrives in Louisiana
Since the 1970s more than 4 million Vietnamese have immigrated to America. Most of them are on America’s West Coast, but a large group live in Texas and Louisiana in America’s Deep South. That’s where Theresa Nguyen ended up in 1979 when she came here with her family
Good News
As Kenya marks the anniversary of the end of British colonial rule more than five decades ago (Dec 12, 1963), two communities in the Great Rift Valley want the United Nations to investigate a colonial-era land grab….Rwanda this week (Dec 9) co-hosted the annual Anti-Corruption Excellence Award summit to celebrate and encourage successes against graft, including at home
Indian Capital Hosts its First Queer...
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In Gabon, US Military Joins Counter-Poaching...
Poaching is a major threat to the survival of forest elephants in Africa. Now, the U.S. military is helping to train park rangers who are fighting to protect the elephants in the Central African country of Gabon
Kenyan Safari Doctors Risk Al-Shabab to...
In Kenya’s remote island communities near the border with Somalia, the threat from al-Shabab militants has scared away most medical personnel. But one group of volunteers the Safari Doctors – is braving the danger to provide much-needed regular health care to the area’s most vulnerable
Bosnian Authorities Postpone Closure Of Makeshift...
Bosnian authorities have indefinitely postponed the scheduled closure of a makeshift migrant tent camp in the northwest of the country
A Unique NYC Department That Has...
Millions have come to New York in search of a better life and the city has been carefully saving little titbits of information about many of them. The New York City Department of Records and Information Services has it all from videos and pictures, passport scans and city building photographs to mayoral mail exchanges and death certificates of famous individuals
Largest Historically Black College in US...
Historically Black Colleges and Universities, or HBCUs, are facing declining enrollments as are many other American universities. But North Carolina A&T, the country’s largest HBCU, has boasted of growth as it continues to welcome international students to its campus