April 25, 2017 Rio slum dwellers protest deadly gang, police gunbattles Hundreds of Brazilians have taken to the streets of the Alemao slum complex in Rio de Janeiro to protest gunbattles between police and gangsters that have killed at least four people and wounded six others, including three policemen.
April 25, 2017 Puerto Rico doctor among 4 accused in prison contraband case A doctor and three corrections officers in Puerto Rico have been accused of smuggling cocaine and cellphones into the U.S. territory's prisons.
April 25, 2017 UN hosts aid-pledging conference for beleaguered Yemen The United Nations secretary-general and high-ranking government officials from dozens of countries are meeting to drum up funds for war-torn Yemen, considered the world's greatest humanitarian crisis.
April 25, 2017 Venezuela investigates shooting of Caracas police chief, death toll at 26 The number of deaths since protests started a month ago rose to 26 on Tuesday.
April 25, 2017 Fears of military-grade weapons in wrong hands amid Venezuela unrest Experts and U.S. policy makers have reportedly expressed concerns over the possibility of criminals acquiring part of Venezuela’s military-grade weapons amid the country’s civil unrest.
April 25, 2017 ASEAN leaders likely to go soft on sea feud in Manila summit Southeast Asian leaders will express serious concern over territorial disputes in the South China Sea when they gather in an annual summit in Manila this week, but a draft of a communique to be issued at the end of the meeting indicates they will adopt subdued language on a conflict that has increasingly alarmed Asian and Western governments.
April 25, 2017 Tennessee Amber Alert: Teacher planned to take girl to Mexico, documents show A Tennessee teacher charged with kidnapping a 15-year-old student and driving her to California had planned to take the girl to Mexico and took a boat from San Diego on a test run, according to federal court documents filed Monday.
April 25, 2017 Official: Taliban kill 8 policemen in northern province An Afghan official says the Taliban have killed eight policemen and overran three security checkpoints in northern Takhar province.
April 25, 2017 Truck carrying radioactive material stolen in Mexico, 9 states on high alert The Interior Department said in a statement the truck was stolen Sunday in Tlaquepaque, a town in Jalisco state.
April 25, 2017 The Latest: US, Japan, S. Korea envoys discuss N. Korea The Latest on tensions on the Korean Peninsula (all times local): 11:15 a.m.