Australian papers censor front pages in press freedom campaign

Oct 21,2019
Newspapers across Australia ran heavily redacted front pages on Monday in protest against government secrecy and a crackdown on press freedom, a rare show of unity in a fractious media landscape.
UK PM seeks another Brexit delay in letter to EU
Oct 20
The British prime minister has asked the European Union for another delay to the country's planned departure from the bloc after the UK parliament postponed a vote on his Brexit deal with the EU.
Curfew in Santiago after Chileans continue clashes with police
Oct 20
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.