southern philippines. a military official says one of the blast happened inside the jolo cathedral in the province. it has seen the violence between the muslims and christians for decades. the u.s. envoy heading up talks with the taliban says there's been significant progress. but some issues still need to be worked out. he tweeted he is heading to afghanistan after six days of negotiations in qatar. he says the talks were more productive than past sessions. rescue efforts in brazil are now resuming after heavy rain forced them to stop overnight. it's quite unfortunate because hundreds of people are still missing after a dam holding back industrial waste from a mine collapsed. so far, 34 people confirmed dead there. venezuela's military attache in washington is being branded a traitor by the defense ministry. this after he told cnn he is