February 17, 2017 Despite charges, Brazil's Lula eyes another run He is facing several corruption charges, Brazil's largest-ever graft probe has decimated the political party he founded and his hand-picked successor was impeached and ousted from office.
February 16, 2017 Mattis: US not ready to collaborate militarily with Russia Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says the U.S. is not ready to collaborate militarily with Russia, appearing to close the door for now on any effort to work more with Moscow in the fight against Islamic State militants in Syria.
February 16, 2017 Venezuelan court upholds sentence against opposition leader Venezuela's highest court has upheld a 14-year prison sentence for opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez, ruling a day after U.S. President Donald Trump called for his release after meeting with Lopez's wife.
February 16, 2017 Mexican says she was stolen as baby in Spain under Franco Amnesty International and Ligia Ceballos Franco have filed a complaint with Mexican prosecutors, claiming the woman was stolen as a baby in Spain during the dictatorship of Francisco Franco and handed over to a well-heeled Mexican family who raised her as their own.
February 16, 2017 UN: Israel-Palestinian conflict must not drift to extremism The U.N.'s Mideast envoy is warning that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict must never be allowed "to drift into the abyss of the extremism and radicalism sweeping the region." Nickolay Mladenov told the U.N.
February 16, 2017 G20 diplomats to discuss development, crisis prevention Foreign ministers from the Group of 20 leading industrialized and emerging economies are starting two days of talks in the former German capital, with a focus on global development.
February 16, 2017 A broader Israel-Arab deal _ rare opportunity or diversion? President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have pledged to seize what they believe is an opportunity for an ambitious Israeli-Arab peace deal.
February 16, 2017 Hezbollah says two-state Israel-Palestine peace 'gone' Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah says statements made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump one day earlier mark the end of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
February 16, 2017 Trump's ambassador pick is well-known figure in West Bank President Donald Trump's nominee for ambassador to Israel may be causing controversy in Washington.
February 16, 2017 Tillerson meets Asian allies, condemns NKorea missile test The United States, South Korea and Japan are condemning North Korea's latest missile test and say they'll enhance security cooperation in response.