February 16, 2017 Pro-government tribal leader among dead in US raid in Yemen The main figure killed in last month's U.S. raid in Yemen targeting al-Qaida was a tribal leader who was allied to the country's U.S.- and Saudi-backed president and had been enlisted to fight Yemen's Shiite rebels, according to military officials, tribal figures and relatives.
February 16, 2017 In Ecuador election, strongman Correa's legacy on the line In a poor neighborhood on the outskirts of Ecuador's capital, the sleek glass-and-steel Docente Calderon public hospital rises above a frenzy of cinder block homes.
February 16, 2017 Guatemala's indigenous seek recognition for justice system The law works as it has for centuries in the Guatemalan indigenous community of Solola: Townsfolk bring grievances and local authorities make rulings, usually with a speed unheard of in a country where justice is often delayed, if it comes at all.
February 15, 2017 Venezuela shuts off CNN in Spanish after criticizing story Venezuela suspended CNN in Spanish on Wednesday, shutting off the news channel after officials angrily criticized a report by the network alleging government workers sold passports to members of a Middle East terror group.
February 15, 2017 Trump's secretary of state on the spot on 1st foreign trip U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has his work cut out for him.
February 15, 2017 Few good alternatives to Palestinian state The Trump Administration appears to be easing away from longstanding U.S. support for Palestinian statehood as the preferred outcome of Middle East peace efforts, which may please some allies of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel.
February 15, 2017 Remains of tortoise Lonesome George returning to Ecuador Lonesome George is returning to the Galapagos Islands, where his longevity as the last of his giant tortoise species and fruitless attempts to find him a mate made him a local legend.
February 15, 2017 Madrid police talk to Maradona after altercation at hotel Police say they were called to investigate an altercation involving Diego Maradona and a woman at a hotel in Madrid.
February 15, 2017 Pentagon chief Mattis makes clear that US committed to NATO U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Wednesday made clear that the United States was committed to NATO while also reinforcing the Trump administration's demand that allies pay their fair share.
February 15, 2017 EU on the verge of approving trade deal with Canada The European Union Commission and most of the major parliamentary groups are making a final push to approve a landmark trade deal with Canada ahead of a decisive vote in the EU's legislature.