March 25, 2019 Former Afghan hostage being tried on assault against wife Former Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle has gone on trial in Canada on charges that he repeatedly assaulted his wife.
March 25, 2019 Brazilian judge orders release of former president Temer A Rio de Janeiro federal judge has ordered the release of former President Michel Temer from jail.
March 25, 2019 The Latest: Blackouts again hit much of Venezuela The Latest on Venezuela's political and economic crisis (all times local): 2:55 p.m. Power outages have hit across Caracas and in other parts of Venezuela about two weeks after the country suffered its worst blackouts ever.
March 25, 2019 Mexico restarts search for missing, digging for 1970s victim The Mexican government is re-launching its search for the country's 40,000 missing people by resuming a decade-old effort to dig for remains of an activist who disappeared in 1974.
March 25, 2019 Canadian judge rules ex-Gitmo sentence has expired A Canadian judge has ruled that a war crimes sentence for former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Omar Khadr has expired.
March 25, 2019 7 in South Sudan charged with sabotage and insurgency Seven people including South Sudanese academic and activist, Peter Biar Ajak, were charged in court Monday with sabotage, insurgency and possession of weapons for allegedly staging an uprising in South Sudan's main national security prison in October.
March 25, 2019 US cautions Russia over military mission in Venezuela U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has told the Russian foreign minister that Russia's dispatch of military personnel to Venezuela is increasing tensions there.
March 25, 2019 Uganda holds 3.6 tons of gold possibly from Venezuela A gold refinery primarily owned by a Belgian is facing Ugandan sanctions over the questionable importation of 7.4 tons of gold earlier in March.
March 25, 2019 Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea A look at recent developments in the South China Sea, where China is pitted against smaller neighbors in multiple disputes over islands, coral reefs and lagoons in waters crucial for global commerce and rich in fish and potential oil and gas reserves: ___ EDITOR'S NOTE: This is a weekly look at developments in the South China Sea, the location of several territorial conflicts in the region.
March 24, 2019 No 'financial ceiling' in search for missing in Mexico Families of missing people swarmed Mexico's president Sunday after he vowed to ramp up efforts to identify thousands of bodies.