February 8, 2017 Bipartisan US lawmakers urge Trump to sanction Venezuela A bipartisan group of 34 U.S. lawmakers has sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to step up pressure on Venezuela's government by immediately sanctioning officials responsible for corruption and human rights abuses, The Associated Press has learned.
February 8, 2017 Outraged with series about Chavez's life, Venezuela prez orders a remake Chavez, who died of cancer in 2013, called himself the leader of the Bolivarian Revolution and ruled Venezuela for 14 years with a strong socialist fist.
February 8, 2017 Video of baby Jesus dancing to cumbia music angers Catholic Church in Mexico Some say there is a risk that the sacred image will be identified as a toy and the mockery will continue and grow.
February 8, 2017 Authorities: Colombian national abducted in southern Mali Authorities say a Colombian working with the Catholic church in southern Mali has been abducted in the latest kidnapping to strike the vast Sahel region.
February 8, 2017 Chile's worst wildfires destroy town, death toll at 10 Flames from one of Chile's worst wildfires completely consumed the town of Santa Olga as the death toll from the blazes since November rose to 10, officials said Thursday.
February 8, 2017 More than 100 fast-spreading wildfires rage in Chile Flames from more than 100 raging wildfires in Chile continue to spread quickly from the mountains to the Pacific Ocean, destroying forests, livestock and whole towns in a destructive path that is now dangerously close to the coastal city of Concepcion.
February 8, 2017 Zimbabwe judge orders protesting pastor to be freed on bail A Zimbabwean judge has ordered that a pastor arrested for organizing anti-government protests be freed on bail.
February 8, 2017 EU, US experts oversee vetting of Albania's judiciary The European Union and United States are sending five experts to Albania to assess how the country evaluates the personal and professional backgrounds of judges and prosecutors.
February 8, 2017 German, Uruguayan leaders hope to advance EU-Mercosur talks The leaders of Germany and Uruguay say they hope to push forward talks on a free-trade deal between the European Union and South America's Mercosur group amid uncertainty about the new U.S. administration's approach to trade.
February 8, 2017 Iran displays ancient Persian artifacts returned from the US Iran is displaying hundreds of ancient and Persian artifacts, some dating back as far as 3,500 years and all of them recently brought back home from museums and collections in Western countries.