U.S. says Iran took mine off tanker; Iran denies involvement The U.S. military on Friday released a video it said shows Iran's Revolutionary Guard removing an unexploded limpet mine from one of the oil tankers targeted near the Strait of Hormuz, suggesting the Islamic Republic sought to remove evidence of its involvement from the scene.June 14, 2019
U.S. blames Iran for attacks on 2 tankers near Persian Gulf Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday that the United States government blames Iran for attacks on two oil tankers near the Persian Gulf, casting it as the latest in a series of "provocative actions" that have sharply raised tensions in the region.June 13, 2019
Tankers on fire in Gulf of Oman after suspected attack All 44 crew members from both vessels were reportedly rescued and suffered only minor injuries. The incidents come weeks after alleged attacks on four tankers that the U.S. has blamed on Iran.June 13, 2019
Voices of Vietnam documentary: A Lost Homeland "A Lost Homeland" is a new documentary about the Vietnamese refugees who fled their country after the Fall of Saigon in 1975.June 11, 2019
Hundreds rally at State Capitol calling for peace in Sudan Sudanese refugees and their supporters gathered in St. Paul, calling for people in the U.S. to support opposition to attacks on peaceful protesters by the Sudanese military. They fear more violence and repression to come.June 10, 2019
U.N. says at least 95 people killed in attack on Mali village It's the latest in a spate of deadly attacks in a region that has seen escalating tensions between ethnic groups. The U.N. says a group of armed men poured into the village Sunday evening.June 10, 2019
Massive extradition bill protest fills Hong Kong streets Hundreds of thousands of protesters marched through Hong Kong on Sunday to voice their opposition to legislation that would allow people to be extradited to mainland China where they could face politically charged trials.June 9, 2019
D-Day 75: Nations honor veterans, memory of fallen troops Thursday's second day of ceremonies to mark the surprise Allied offensive by air and sea moved to France after spirited commemorations in Portsmouth, England, the main embarkation point for the transport boats that carried tens of thousands of soldiers to Normandy, each not knowing whether he would survive the day.June 6, 2019
'Lest We Forget' documentary on 75th anniversary of D-Day From the Veterans History Project of the Library of Congress, "Lest We Forget" is a documentary that features the voices of World War II veterans talking about their efforts to protect the world from tyranny.June 6, 2019
Queen, world leaders honor veterans on D-Day anniversary D-Day saw more than 150,000 Allied troops land on the beaches of Normandy in northwest France on June 6, 1944, carried by 7,000 boats. The Battle of Normandy, codenamed Operation Overlord, was a turning point in the war, and helped bring about Nazi Germany's defeat in May 1945.June 5, 2019
D-Day's 24 hours changed 20th century, and Europe, forever For thousands of Allied military personnel, nothing could have prepared them for what happened on June 6, 1944, on five cold, forbidding beaches in northern France. It was D-Day, one of the most significant 24-hour periods of the 20th century, the horrifying tipping point in World War II that defined the future of Europe.June 2, 2019
U.K. volunteers still honor U.S. airmen, 75 years after D-Day 75 years after D-Day, Britain remains dotted with memorials to American soldiers of World War II, many built and still tended by local people who honor those who died and remember the thousands of others they drank and danced with, and fought alongside.June 1, 2019