January 4, 2019 A look at high-profile defections from North Korea North Korea's top diplomat to Italy, who South Korea's spy agency says has gone into hiding along with his wife, appears to be the latest member of the North's elite to abandon the secretive totalitarian state.
January 3, 2019 Top US trade official voices concern over Peru logging The top U.S. trade official contends Peru's government is not living up to its commitment to combat illegal logging in a case that could have broader implications as Washington debates ratifying a new North American free trade deal.
January 3, 2019 Meth, cocaine overdoses rise as Mexican cartels sidestep anti-opioid crackdown Cartels are producing and smuggling more cocaine and meth as the U.S. cracks down on opioids.
January 3, 2019 American sailor Abby Sunderland's ill-fated yacht reappears off Australian coast after nearly a decade Californian solo sailor Abby Sunderland said on Thursday her "heart skipped a beat" with news that the yacht she abandoned in the remote Indian Ocean in 2010 during and ill-fated round-the-world attempt had been found off the Australian coast.
January 3, 2019 Croatia gives Israel deadline on F-16 jets sale Croatia on Thursday urged Israel to overcome a rare disagreement with the U.S. and confirm whether it can carry through on a deal to sell 12 used F-16 fighter jets, adding that otherwise the purchase will be annulled.
January 2, 2019 US helping rescue 24 fishing crew on grounded Pacific ship A large fishing ship ran aground on a remote Pacific atoll early Thursday, and the U.S. Coast Guard said it was helping coordinate the rescue of its 24 crew members.
January 2, 2019 Mexico finds Flayed god temple; priests wore skins of dead Mexican experts have found the first temple of the Flayed Lord, a pre-Hispanic fertility god depicted as a skinned human corpse, authorities said Wednesday.
January 2, 2019 Peru's attorney general reverses course on corruption probe Peru's attorney general on Wednesday reversed his dismissal of the lead investigators in a sweeping corruption probe into top officials, retreating in the face of a growing public outcry and a bid by the president that could remove him from office.
January 2, 2019 US fired tear gas into Mexico early on New Year's Day U.S. authorities fired tear gas into Mexico during the early hours of the new year to repel about 150 migrants who tried to breach the border fence in Tijuana.
January 2, 2019 Israeli settlement activity appears to surge in Trump era With little resistance from a friendly White House, Israel has launched a new settlement push in the West Bank since President Donald Trump took office, laying the groundwork for what could be the largest construction binge in years, according to data obtained by The Associated Press.