April 5, 2017 Mexico to start vaquita capture, rescue program in autumn Mexico's environmental department says the plan to capture and enclose the few remaining vaquita porpoises won't begin until autumn because waters in the Gulf of California will be calmer then.
April 5, 2017 US says North Korean missile test ended in fiery crash A North Korean missile test ended in failure Wednesday when the rocket spun out of control and plunged into the ocean in a fiery crash, a senior U.S. defense official said.
April 5, 2017 Armed gang bursts into jail, frees 3 suspects in Mexico An armed gang of 30 men burst into a jail in southern Mexico and overpowered six detectives to free three suspects.
April 5, 2017 The Latest: Australia condemns alleged Syria chemical attack The Latest on the suspected chemical attack in Syria (all times local): 8:10 a.m.
April 5, 2017 Canadian accused in Yahoo hack has bail hearing The lawyer for a Canadian man of accused in a massive hack of Yahoo emails says he has taken steps to ensure his client won't flee if released on bail.
April 5, 2017 French Guiana: government calls for roadblocks to be lifted The French government is calling on protesters in French Guiana to lift their roadblocks after a 1 billion-euro government plan to help the South American territory was presented during a Cabinet meeting.
April 5, 2017 Judge charges 4 Malians over kidnapping of Colombian nun A judge in Mali has charged four people in the kidnapping of a Colombian nun in February.
April 5, 2017 Chinese automaker eyes plants in two Mexico states hit by Trump Great Wall Motor officials met with Mexico's top railroad firms to evaluate the states' connectivity.
April 5, 2017 Chinese president visits Finland on stopover to USA Chinese President Xi Jinping is on a state visit to Finland, a stop-off en route to meet U.S. President Donald Trump.
April 5, 2017 US gives tentative OK to Chinese takeover of Syngenta U.S. regulators have given tentative approval to a Chinese conglomerate's proposed $43 billion acquisition of Swiss agribusiness giant Syngenta on condition it sells some businesses to satisfy anti-monopoly objections.