December 22, 2018 Canada to embark on campaign to win release of citizens Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said Saturday that Canada will embark on a campaign to win the release of two citizens detained by China in apparent retaliation for the arrest of a top Chinese tech executive.
December 21, 2018 Colombia guns down dissident rebel behind press kidnapping A former leftist rebel who terrorized residents of southern Colombia after abandoning the country's peace process and plunging into drug trafficking has been killed in combat, Colombian President Ivan Duque announced Friday.
December 21, 2018 Canada demands China release Canadians for the first time Canada moved away from diplomatic caution on Friday and made is first formal demand for China to immediately release two Canadians who have been detained in apparent retaliation for Canada's arrest of a top Chinese tech executive.
December 21, 2018 Serbia not as optimistic as Trump over deal with Kosovo Serbia's president said Friday he doesn't share U.S. President Donald Trump's optimism that an agreement between Serbia and Kosovo is "within reach," two decades after their war.
December 21, 2018 Cleric: 1988 Lockerbie plane bombing will never be forgotten The tragedy of Lockerbie will never be forgotten, a Church of Scotland minister vowed Friday as memorial services were held in Scotland and the United States to honor the 270 people killed when a bomb brought a Pan Am plane down over the Scottish town 30 years ago.
December 21, 2018 Kurds call for larger French role after US leaves Syria A senior Kurdish politician Friday called on France to play a stronger role in Syria following the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the country, warning that Kurdish fighters may have to withdraw from the front lines in the fight against the Islamic State group.
December 21, 2018 The Latest: Kurd pol: France should strengthen role in Syria The Latest on developments in and related to Syria (all times local): 2:10 p.m.
December 21, 2018 Iraq receives 90-day extension to Iran sanctions waiver The U.S. has granted Iraq a 90-day Iran sanctions waiver to allow it to continue to import electricity from Tehran, the State Department told the Associated Press on Friday.
December 21, 2018 UN council to vote on monitors for truce at key Yemen port The U.N. Security Council called a vote for Friday on a resolution that would authorize the use of U.N. monitors to observe the implementation of a cease-fire in Yemen's important port of Hodeida and the withdrawal of rival forces from that area.
December 21, 2018 Llamas help Andes peoples survive, but youths are leaving Stormy winds, frosty nights and a scorching midday sun make life difficult on the Andean plateau, but the docile, tough-natured llama is one reason why indigenous people have been able to survive the harsh conditions for millennia.