February 21, 2019 Mexican Senate approves quasi-military National Guard Mexico's Senate has unanimously approved a watered-down version of the militarized National Guard the government wants to use to combat a rising wave of crime.
February 21, 2019 Venezuela to close border with Brazil amid Maduro's refusal of humanitarian aid Venezuela's controversial President Nicolas Maduro announced on Thursday that he plans to close the country's border with Brazil "totally and completely" until further notice.
February 21, 2019 Pacific typhoon expected to lash Guam with gusty wind, rain A growing typhoon in the Pacific is heading toward the Mariana Islands and could lash Guam with strong winds, rain and surf this weekend.
February 21, 2019 Abuse victims: Italian law helps bishops dodge investigation U.S. and Italian advocates for victims of pedophile priests are pressing for Italy to overhaul legislation that allows bishops to dodge accountability for predator clergy in the predominantly Roman Catholic country where the church wields considerable political influence.
February 21, 2019 The Latest: Venezuela's Maduro closes Brazil border The Latest on the political crisis in Venezuela (all times local): 1:15 p.m. Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro is ordering the border with Brazil closed as opposition leaders plan to bring in foreign humanitarian aid from neighboring nations.
February 21, 2019 A global look at the Catholic Church's sex abuse problem Pope Francis' high-stakes sex abuse prevention summit is meant to call attention to the crisis as a global problem that requires a global response.
February 21, 2019 The Latest: Back-to-back suicide car bombs kill 14 in Syria The Latest on developments in Syria (all times local): 6:10 p.m.
February 21, 2019 Venezuelans travel to border in caravan to pick up aid A caravan of opposition leaders is heading toward Venezuela's border with Colombia ahead of a Saturday showdown over humanitarian aid.
February 21, 2019 More than 150 IS militants handed over to Iraq from Syria An Iraqi security official says the U.S.-backed Syrian forces fighting the Islamic State group in Syria have handed over more than 150 Iraqi members of the group to Iraq.
February 21, 2019 Iraqi rapper gives angry youth in city of Basra music outlet A youth-led protest movement in the southern Iraqi port city of Basra, which saw riots last summer over failing services and soaring unemployment, has found an artistic outlet in the words and beats of homegrown rapper Ahmed Chayeb.