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April 27, 2017

Venezuela increasingly isolated as it announces withdrawal from OAS

Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez announced the decision after a meeting at the group's Washington headquarters.

April 27, 2017

Venezuelan authorities rely on arbitrary arrests, jailing, to silence critics, says Amnesty International

Venezuelan authorities are increasingly rounding up and even torturing innocent people in a brutal crackdown on complaints about the government and deteriorating living conditions in the beleaguered nation, according to a new report by Amnesty International released Wednesday.

April 27, 2017

UN says slight drop in war deaths, but more women among them

The United Nation reports a slight drop in the number of civilians dying in Afghanistan's protracted 16-year war during the first three months of this year, but in a surprising twist more women and children are among the dead and wounded than in previous casualty reports.

April 27, 2017

The Latest: US drone strike kills 7 in northwest Pakistan

The Latest on Pakistan (all times local): 5:05 p.m.

April 27, 2017

A look at North Korea's evolving brinkmanship

North Korea observers have long marveled at the ability of a small, impoverished, autocratic nation to go toe-to-toe with the world's superpowers.

April 27, 2017

UN rights expert to visit Panama after 'Panama Papers' leak

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April 27, 2017

Paraguay congress axes measure for presidential re-election

Paraguay's Chamber of Deputies has rejected a proposed constitutional amendment allowing for presidential re-election, voting nearly four weeks after a secret Senate ballot to approve the measure set off riots in which protesters burned furniture in Congress.

April 27, 2017

Venezuela threatens to exit OAS as pressure on Maduro mounts

Venezuela is threatening to pull out of the Organization of American States as the socialist government's response to political unrest that has been blamed for 26 deaths in recent weeks draws rebuke from the hemisphere's major powers.

April 27, 2017

South Korea's economy grows at fastest pace in 3 quarters

South Korea, Asia's fourth-largest economy, grew at the fastest clip in nearly a year thanks to recovery in exports, the central bank said Thursday, despite a backlash from Chinese consumers over the deployment of a U.S. missile defense system.

April 27, 2017

Deported Mexican migrants offered jobs _ in bullet-proofing

Deported Mexican migrants may take heart — or not — from getting job offers in one booming area of their home country's economy: the auto bullet-proofing industry.