
TOPPING OUR NEWS TONIGHT...

Trial of 20 men involved in 2015 Paris attacks to begin
{O/C} An historic trial of 20 men accused of perpetrating the Paris terror attacks back in November 13, 2015, is set to begin later...

81 casualties in a fire in overcrowded Indonesian prison
{O/C} In Indonesia, a massive fire rampaged through an overcrowded prison near Indonesia's capital of Jakarta, leaving at least 41...

Panjshir said to have been taken over by Taliban
{O/C} Over to Afghanistan, where the Taliban said they have taken control of Panjshir, the last and only province they had failed to...

(Feature & reflection) Americans in the Gulf Coast pick up the pieces from Hurricane Ida
Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana on August 29, the same day on which hurricane Katrina that caused over 1,800 deaths and more...

Taliban militants abruptly ended Afghan women's protest march in Kabul
{O/C} On to the latest in Afghanistan. Taliban special forces in camouflage fired their weapons into the air, bringing an abrupt and...

2 mad cow disease cases in Brazil prompted beef giant to halt China exports
{O/C} In Brazil, 2 "atypical" mad cow disease cases in two separate domestic meat plants have prompted the world's largest beef exporter...

Progress reported in dousing the Caldor Fire
{O/C} Firefighters have gained ground in the fight against the Caldor Fire, which have been threatening South Lake Tahoe in California....

Afghan media brace for new rules from the Taliban
{O/C} In Afghanistan, news stations and the media are bracing for sequels to the Taliban's return to power. {SOT} Violating Islamic laws...

Violent extremist killed after injuring 6 people in New Zealand
{O/C} In New Zealand, 6 shoppers were stabbed and wounded in a supermarket in what New Zealand's Prime Minister described as a terror...

Yoshihide Suga bows out of party vote
{O/C} Faced with widespread criticism and nosediving public support over his COVID response, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has...

Biden's address: Defended and praised Afghanistan airlift
The U.S. airlift in Afghanistan that extricated more than 120,000 Americans, Afghans and other allies from Afghanistan and ended a...

US troop withdrawal completed, Taliban fighters declared victory
The United States has completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan in good time. Following the end of a frantic evacuation that cost the...

Hurricane Ida knocked out power in New Orleans and inundated Louisiana
Turning to the United States, where hurricane Ida slammed ashore in Louisiana. It knocked out power to the entire city of New Orleans,...

Eddie Asner dies at 91
Eddie Asner, the husky and prolific character actor who was propelled to international stardom by the irascible but lovable newsman Lou...

(Feature) Rape culture in India
India has long been notorious for its rape culture and being one of the countries with the highest rape rates. Tonight, we take a closer...

Louisiana braces for hurricane Ida
Residents across Louisiana's coast made every minute of today count to prepare for what is now being described as a "life-altering"...

Today in history 8/28/2021
August 28th, 1963: Martin Luther King Jr. capped a major civil rights march in Washington with a speech for the ages at the Lincoln...

New Zealand fights to halt virus outbreak
The New Zealand government is fighting to stamp out its first COVID outbreak after no new cases were recorded for the past six months....

(Developing story) Evacuations become urgent after two blasts in Kabul
More details of today's blasts now. At least 95 Afghans and 13 U.S. troops were killed consequently, the deadliest day for American...




















