February 12, 2017 The Latest: US assesses N. Korea missile was not ICBM The Latest on North Korea's missile launch (all times local): 1:50 p.m.
February 12, 2017 Pakistan retaliates after US denies politician visa The chairman of Pakistan's senate says the body will not welcome any U.S. delegation, member of Congress or dignitary in Islamabad.
February 12, 2017 Panama raids homes of law firm partners in Brazil bribe case Panamanian anti-corruption prosecutors have searched the homes of the partners of a law firm accused of setting up offshore accounts that allowed a Brazilian construction company to funnel bribes to multiple countries.
February 12, 2017 IMF head: Trump good for US economy for now as trouble looms The head of the International Monetary Fund says U.S. President Donald Trump taking office is likely good for the U.S. economy in the short term, though rising American interest rates and a strengthening dollar will challenge global trade.
February 12, 2017 Venezuelans lead in US asylum requests as crisis deepens New data shows Venezuelans are leading asylum requests to the United States for the first time, as the middle class in the country are fleeing the crashing, oil-dependent economy.
February 12, 2017 The Latest: Japan says North's missile did not hit territory The Latest on North Korea's missile launch (all times local): 10 a.m.
February 12, 2017 Germany to elect new president; Steinmeier the favorite A German parliamentary assembly will elect the country's new president on Sunday, with a respected former foreign minister who last year called Donald Trump one of the world's "hate preachers" the overwhelming favorite to win.
February 11, 2017 Striking military police in Brazil agree to return to work The state government of Brazil's southeastern state of Espirito Santo and military police have reached an agreement to end a strike that had paralyzed several cities and led to an uptick in violence.
February 11, 2017 Panama arrests partners in Mossack-Fonseca firm Prosecutors in Panama say they've formally arrested the partners of a law firm involved in last year's "Panama Papers" scandal, in which thousands of pages of documents related to offshore accounts were leaked.
February 11, 2017 Canadian man who beheaded bus passenger granted total freedom A Canadian man who was found not criminally responsible for beheading and cannibalizing a fellow passenger on a Greyhound bus has been granted his freedom.