December 19, 2018 Brazil's chief justice dashes da Silva's hopes for release The chief justice of Brazil's Supreme Federal Court quickly overturned a lower court ruling Wednesday that could have opened the way for former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to get out of jail.
December 19, 2018 Scientists lobby Mexico president over endangered porpoise A group of prominent scientists issued an appeal Wednesday to Mexico's new president, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, calling on him to take the unprecedented step of outlawing the possession of gill nets in the upper Gulf of California to save the critically endangered vaquita porpoise.
December 19, 2018 MLB, MLBPA, Cuba strike deal letting players sign without defecting Major League Baseball, its players union and the Cuban Baseball Federation reached an agreement Wednesday that would let players from the island sign with big-league clubs without having to defect from the Communist nation.
December 19, 2018 3rd Canadian arrest in China, but Trudeau isn't certain they're related A third Canadian has been detained in China, the Canadian government said Wednesday, but Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the latest case doesn't seem to the fit the pattern of the previous two and said he favors deescalating the tensions.
December 19, 2018 ISIS-inspired NYC terror plotter sentenced to decades in prison A Canadian man was sentenced to 40 years in prison Wednesday for plotting to carry out attacks on the New York City subway system, Times Square and concert venues in the summer of 2016.
December 19, 2018 Mexico: 3 arrested in killing of young migrants in Tijuana Three people were detained in the killing of two young Honduran migrants in Tijuana, authorities said Wednesday, and Mexican media reported the victims had come to the border city across from San Diego as part of the caravan of more than 6,000 people that arrived last month.
December 19, 2018 Third China Canadian arrest: no reason to believe related A third Canadian has been detained in China, the Canadian government said Wednesday, but an official said there is no reason to believe that the case is linked to the detention of two other Canadians last week.
December 19, 2018 UN General Assembly endorses global migration accord The U.N. General Assembly endorsed a sweeping accord to ensure safe and orderly migration Wednesday over opposition from five countries, including the United States and Hungary.
December 19, 2018 Taliban say talks focused on US withdrawal from Afghanistan The latest talks between the Taliban and a U.S. peace envoy on the war in Afghanistan focused on the withdrawal of NATO troops, the release of prisoners and halting attacks on civilians by pro-government forces, a Taliban spokesman said Wednesday.
December 19, 2018 US links ex-Serb police general with killing of 3 Americans The U.S. has linked a former Serbian police commander to the 1999 murder of three Albanian-American brothers and banned him and his family from entering the United States.