April 4, 2017 Trump's son-in-law slated to make a visit to Iraq Monday President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, is due to spend Monday in Iraq with the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, a senior administration official said.
April 4, 2017 Families in flood-hit Colombian city search for children Jose Albeiro Vargas last saw his grandson the night a fierce rain came and unleashed havoc on this small city surrounded by rivers and mountains in southern Colombia.
April 4, 2017 UN says some 300,000 displaced by fighting in Iraq's Mosul The United Nations says around 300,000 people have been displaced by the U.S.-backed Iraqi operation to drive the Islamic State group from Mosul, the country's second largest city.
April 4, 2017 Construction begins on Chinese-funded stadium in Cambodia Cambodia has begun construction of a new $157 million football stadium funded by China, the Southeast Asian country's most important ally.
April 4, 2017 The Latest Russian media say 10 dead in St. Petersburg blast The Latest on the explosion on a train in the Russian city of St. Petersburg (all times local): 3:45 p.m.
April 4, 2017 At White House, Jordan king to present Arabs' view on peace Jordan's King Abdullah II will be able to deliver an Arab consensus on Mideast peace when he meets with President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday, after a recent summit hosted by the monarch renewed an Arab offer of recognition of Israel in exchange for Palestinian statehood.
April 4, 2017 Leftist claims win in Ecuador election, rival cries foul Leftist candidate Lenin Moreno appeared on the verge of victory in Ecuador's presidential election but his opposition rival refused to recognize the results, calling on his supporters to take to the streets to guard against "fraud." Sunday's second-round runoff in the Andean nation of 16 million was being watched closely as a barometer of whether the left, which had dominated South American politics for the past 15 years, could stop a string of right-wing victories across the region.
April 4, 2017 Venezuelan congressman injured in protest Men wielding sticks and rocks have attacked a group of Venezuelan opposition lawmakers as they staged a demonstration to demand the removal of the Supreme Court judges who issued a ruling nullifying the country's congress.
April 3, 2017 Drunk pilot sentenced to 8 months in jail in Canada An airline pilot who was so drunk he appeared to pass out in the cockpit before takeoff was sentenced on Monday to eight months in jail in Canada.
April 3, 2017 Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai to address Canada Parliament Canada's prime minister has announced that Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai will address his country's Parliament and receive the honorary citizenship bestowed upon her in 2014.