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February 21, 2019

Hurricanes create natural climate change labs in Puerto Rico

The hurricanes that pounded Puerto Rico in 2017, blasting away most of its forest cover, may give scientists clues to how the world will respond to climate change and increasingly severe weather.

February 20, 2019

UN gives green light for North Koreans to travel to Vietnam

U.N. diplomats say the Security Council committee monitoring sanctions against North Korea has given a green light to Kim Jong Un's delegation to travel to Vietnam next week for talks with U.S. President Donald Trump on denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula.

February 20, 2019

Mexico invites international experts on case of 43 students

The Mexican government will once again invite a team of international experts to investigate the case of 43 students missing since 2014.

February 20, 2019

Mexican court nixes 70-year-old capo's plea for house arrest

A court in Mexico has denied a request by convicted drug lord Miguel Angel Felix Gallardo to serve out his sentence under house arrest due to his bad health and advanced age.

February 20, 2019

Venezuela seeks UN support against 'military aggression'

Venezuela's U.N. Mission is inviting ambassadors of 46 countries to an informal meeting Friday with Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza to underline the U.N. Charter's commitment to noninterference in a nation's internal affairs and oppose "threats of military aggression."

February 20, 2019

Tortoise feared extinct found on remote Galapagos island

A living member of species of tortoise not seen in more than 110 years and feared to be extinct has been found in a remote part of the Galapagos island of Fernandina.

February 20, 2019

Nicaraguan poet-priest Cardenal leaves hospital, thanks pope

Renowned Nicaraguan poet and priest Ernesto Cardenal was released from a hospital Wednesday two weeks after he entered for treatment for an infection that provoked other ailments.

February 20, 2019

Powerful political leader warns against squandering peace

A prominent Afghan political leader who once had the support of some officials to lead Afghanistan's negotiating team with the Taliban, warned the president Wednesday against squandering the best opportunity at peace in more than 17 years of war.

February 20, 2019

Kidnappings, murders on the rise in Mexican state where woman was decapitated: ‘There is a lot of suffering going on’

The death of a Mexican businesswoman snatched by sicarios while picking up her child at a friend’s home and who body was found decapitated inside a black bag briefly rattled and heightened fears in the state of Veracruz that has been plagued by growing violence.

February 20, 2019

Abuse survivors demand Vatican transparency, accountability

Survivors of clergy sexual abuse met with organizers of a Vatican prevention summit Wednesday and demanded transparency, zero tolerance for abuse and for religious superiors to be held accountable when they protect priests who rape and molest children.