International
DETMOLD, Germany. — A court in Germany has sentenced two men to prison over one of the worst child sex abuse cases in the country’s post-war history. The Detmold district court convicted the two men of sexually abusing dozens of young girls and boys between three and 14 years old and for producing child pornography in over 450 […]
NASSAU, Bahamas — The long road to recovery will begin Wednesday in the Bahamas as rescue teams begin to assess the damage left behind by Hurricane Dorian. After stalling over the northern Bahamas for hours and continuously battering the same devastated areas, the storm finally moved north Tuesday toward the southeastern US coast. Residents […]
ENSHI CITY, China. — Eight young children were killed in a school attack in the central Chinese province of Hubei on Monday. It was their first day of class. The attack took place at the Chaoyangpo Elementary School in Hubei’s Enshi City. According to a statement from the local government, a 40-year-old man surnamed Yu […]
PYONGYANG — North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast Wednesday, South Korea’s Joint Chief of Staff (JCS) said in a statement, the second such launch in less than a week. The missiles were launched from the Wonsan-Kalma area just after 5 a.m. local time and 5:27 a.m. (4:27 p.m. ET) […]
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — The Pentagon says two U.S. service members were killed in Afghanistan when a member of the Afghan security forces opened fire. The shooting happened Monday in Kandahar. The shooter was wounded and is in police custody. The two unidentified U.S. service members were assigned to advise and assist Afghan forces. Twelve U.S. troops have […]
HONG KONG — The Chinese government has accused pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong of committing “evil and criminal acts” that have seriously damaged the semi-autonomous city’s “reputation” and “stability.” At a press conference in Beijing on Monday, Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office spokesman Yang Guang called the situation in Hong Kong “grave,” adding that Beijing would not allow […]
PYONGYANG — North Korea says the two new short-range ballistic missiles it launched Thursday toward the East Sea, also known as the Sea of Japan, were intended to send a warning to South Korea. According to North Korea’s state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), the launches were “personally organized” by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un “as […]
SEOUL, South Korea. — South Korean fighter jets fired more than 300 warning shots at a Russian military aircraft that had violated the country’s airspace Tuesday, defense officials said, in an account furiously disputed by Moscow. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff accused a Russian A-50 command and control military aircraft of twice violating South […]
TEHRAN, Iran. — Iran has detained 17 Iranian citizens accused of acting as spies for the United States Central Intelligence Agency, according to the country’s Ministry of Intelligence. An Intelligence Ministry document sent to CNN claims Iran had broken up a CIA spying ring and captured 17 suspects, all of whom confessed to acting as spies for […]
TEHRAN — Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says its navy has captured the British-flagged oil tanker, Stena Impero, in the Strait of Hormuz, according to Iran’s state-run Press TV. The IRGC accused the British tanker of “violating international regulations,” to Press TV. Two US defense officials also told CNN that the tanker had been seized, with one […]