February 8, 2019 Train blockades present test for Mexico's leftist president Railroad blockades by radical teachers in Mexico are testing leftist President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's commitment to nonviolence.
February 8, 2019 Québec battles with schools and police departments over efforts to ban religious symbols from heads and necks Québec's government has found itself in a pitched battle with its school districts, hospitals and police departments over efforts to ban religious symbols from the heads and necks of its teachers and cops.
February 8, 2019 Canadian serial killer Bruce McArthur, responsible for 8 murders, is sentenced to life in prison The Canadian serial killer responsible for the murders of eight men in the Toronto area was sentenced Friday to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years.
February 8, 2019 US revokes visas held by Maduro allies The United States will revoke visas held by government officials serving under Venezuela's disputed president Nicolas Maduro, officials said Thursday
February 8, 2019 Ex-Miss Costa Rica is latest to accuse Arias of sexual abuse A former Miss Costa Rica has become the latest woman to accuse Oscar Arias, an ex-president and Nobel Peace laureate, of sexual misconduct.
February 8, 2019 Brazilian MP, 43, defends herself after being slammed for showing cleavage in parliament Ana Paula da Silva, from the southern state of Santa Catarina, showed up to the ceremony on February 1 in a red jumpsuit with a deep neckline - sparking fury on social media.
February 8, 2019 Hundreds of strangers take part in Jewish funeral for Holocaust survivor Eddie Ford was a Holocaust survivor who longed for the Jewish life he had been denied, His final wish was to have a Jewish burial.
February 8, 2019 The Latest: Lawmakers body worried over Venezuela harassment The Latest on the political crisis in Venezuela (all times local): 1:15 p.m.
February 8, 2019 Fiancee hopes Saudi writer's killers will be punished The fiancee of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi says she hopeful that his killers will be punished and has appealed to legislators in the European Union and the U.S. Congress to closely follow the case.
February 8, 2019 Romania recognizes Guaido as Venezuela interim president Romania's president has officially recognized Juan Guaido as Venezuela's interim president almost a week after other European Union countries recognized him.