Curfew in Santiago after Chileans continue clashes with police

Oct 20,2019
Chileans angry over social and economic issues clashed with security forces for a second day Saturday despite a state of emergency declared to quell the worst violence in years in one of Latin America's most stable countries.
Erdogan expresses hope for mediation by Putin
Oct 20
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he hopes that Russian President Vladimir Putin will mediate to resolve the situation in northern Syria.
Catalan leaders demand talks with Madrid as thousands protest again
Oct 20
Barcelona returned to relative calm after six days of demonstrations against the jailing of separatist leaders left hundreds injured in the tourist hotspot and pro-independence groups demanding new talks with the Spanish government.
Abe visits flooded areas in Nagano Prefecture
Oct 20
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has visited Nagano Prefecture in central Japan to see areas that were flooded by a powerful typhoon.
US makes history with first all-female spacewalk
Oct 19
US astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir on Friday became the first all-female pairing to carry out a spacewalk -- a historic milestone as NASA prepares to send the first woman to the Moon.
British PM tries to sell Brexit deal to MPs
Oct 18
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will on Friday seek to sell his Brexit deal to sceptical MPs, as he returns home fresh from an EU victory but risking defeat in parliament.
Kurdish forces say they will accept ceasefire
Oct 18