2019-04-09

Iran

Watch: Iran's lawmakers wear Revolutionary Guards' uniforms

Watch: Iran's lawmakers wear Revolutionary Guards' uniforms to Parliament after the US named the country's military elite as a foreign terrorist organization.

09/04/2019

USA

Israeli space probe prepares for historic moon landing

The spacecraft is expected to settle on the lunar nearside.

09/04/2019

France

Migrant smuggled in a coffin: UK-bound men jailed after Iraqi found

"There are in this case aggravating circumstances because to make a person lie in a coffin to transport him is not dignified," the local prosecutor has said.

09/04/2019

USA

Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud Party and rival party appear locked in close race

Exit polls show the Blue and White party, headed by former military chief Benny Gantz, has a narrow lead over the Likud, two TV stations say. Another station showed them tied.

09/04/2019

USA

Border crossings by undocumented migrants in March hit 12-year high

Officials said crossings by families hit record highs. More than 53,000 people traveling as part of families were apprehended, up from 36,000 in February.

09/04/2019

USA

Dalai Lama hospitalized with chest infection

"Today morning his holiness felt some discomfort and he was flown to Delhi for check-up," Tenzin Taklha, his personal secretary, told Reuters.

09/04/2019

Italy

Mussolini's great-grandson to run in EU elections for far-right party

"So many people want to put Mussolini on the ballot," Caio Giulio Cesare Mussolini told Il Messaggero.

09/04/2019

USA

Feds take down $1 billion fraud scheme in 'Operation Brace Yourself'

An international telemarketing network lured hundreds of thousands of elderly or disabled patients into a criminal scheme, prosecutors said.

09/04/2019

USA

Trump admin wants to make asylum harder by putting CBP agents in charge

The White House wants to make it harder for migrants to get asylum by putting border agents in charge of interviews.

09/04/2019

USA

Almost half of Homeland Security's senior leadership is in flux

Twelve of 30 positions in the department's leadership chart are being filled on a nonpermanent basis.

09/04/2019

No Comment

Brazil: Deadly rains lash Rio de Janeiro

Torrential rains doused Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday (April 9), killing at least three people and sowing chaos in Brazil's second largest city, which declared a state of emergency.

09/04/2019

Europe News

The Brief from Brussels: Facing jail for saving lives

Top stories of the day from Brussels

09/04/2019

World

Raw Politics in full: Brexit delay plea and Turkey's missile purchase

Watch Tuesday night's full episode of Raw Politics.

09/04/2019

USA

Mnuchin: White House lawyers spoke with Treasury Dept. about request for Trump tax returns

The Treasury secretary told a House subcommittee that he had not personally spoken to Trump or to anyone at the White House about the request.

09/04/2019

Focus

Minsk gears up for European Games

In partnership with Minsk 2019

Focus looks at how Belarus capital Minsk is gearing up for the European Games, readying transport and venues which are set to leave a lasting legacy.

09/04/2019

USA

White nationalism hearing hit by wave of hate speech on YouTube

The hearing comes as the role of technology companies in the hosting and spread of hate speech has come under renewed scrutiny after a gunman killed 50 people at two mosques in New Zealand.

09/04/2019

USA

SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket set for first commercial launch. Here's how to watch it live online.

The 230-foot-tall rocket is the world's most powerful.

09/04/2019

Germany

Welcome to Gadheim — the new centre of the post-Brexit EU

With the UK leaving the EU, the geographical centre of the bloc is about to shift.

09/04/2019

Algeria

Algeria: Who is Abdelaziz Bensalah, the new interim leader?

His appointment as interim leader by parliament on Tuesday triggered new demonstrations. Bensalah is seen by many as a Bouteflika loyalist.

09/04/2019

Italy

Football star helps girl relegated to eating tuna and crackers

The girl reportedly burst into tears when she was handed tuna and crackers in place of a school meal after her parents fell behind on payments

09/04/2019

Europe News

Meet the Spanish firefighter facing jail over migrant rescue mission

This is Miguel Roldan. He is a Spanish firefighter who says he helped save thousands of lives from drowning in the Mediterranean. But Italy is accusing him of aiding illegal immigration and working with human traffickers. He faces up to 20 years in prison if he is convicted.

09/04/2019

Greece

Watch: Divers get access to ancient shipwreck near Greek island

The ancient cargo ship sank in the 5th century BC. It was laden with 4,000 ancient vases, probably containing wine, most of which remain intact.

09/04/2019

USA

Netanyahu's party admits it hired 1,200 people to secretly film Arab community polling stations

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, facing a tight re-election battle, seeks to become Israel's longest-serving prime minister.

09/04/2019

Belgium

What does the EU trade with China? In charts

As officials from the EU and China meet in search of creating stronger trade ties, we take a look at why and how this summit is critical for Europe.

09/04/2019

Hungary

White cast of Hungarian opera asked to identify as African-Amerian

The Gershwin brothers had stipulated that their Porgy and Bess musical could only ever be performed by an all-black cast.

09/04/2019

USA

Barr to testify before Congress for first time since Mueller summary

While the attorney general's prepared opening statement focused on his department's 2020 budget, Democratic lawmakers planned to press him Tuesday on Russia probe results.

09/04/2019

USA

A high-stakes meeting will decide Brexit's fate — and the U.K. won't be at the table

Politicians will choose between two broad options at Wednesday's emergency summit. Both have dramatic consequences for the U.K. and beyond.

09/04/2019

World News

Euroviews. How the EU fails patients trying to access critical medicines ǀ View

Patients in Europe are unable to access the medicines they need, failed by an inconsistent system across the EU. A progressive plan for the future of healthcare provision across the continent is much needed.

09/04/2019

United Kingdom

MPs back idea of Brexit extension to June 30 ahead of EU summit

British MPs have this afternoon endorsed Prime Minister Theresa May's request to the European Union to delay Brexit until June 30, adding weight to the pitch she will make to EU leaders in Brussels on Wednesday.

09/04/2019

USA

Facebook launches new tool to help users memorialize loved ones

"This is very, very close to my heart and really matters," Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg told NBC News.

09/04/2019