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February 8, 2017

Afghan official: Taliban bombing kills district police chief

An Afghan police spokesman says a roadside bombing has killed a district police chief in western Farah province.

February 8, 2017

Colombia's Santos may have received Odebrecht contributions

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, last year's winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, found himself embroiled on Tuesday in a widening corruption scandal rocking politicians across Latin America.

February 8, 2017

El Salvador top court OKs civil trial for its former chief

El Salvador's Supreme Court has ordered a civil trial of the body's former president on suspicion of illicit enrichment.

February 7, 2017

Mother of backpacker slain in Australia criticizes Trump

The mother of backpacker slain in an Australian hostel has written an open letter to U.S. President Donald Trump, rejecting the decision to label her daughter's death as "terror attack." The slaying of 20-year-old Mia Ayliffe-Chung and fellow Briton Tom Jackson was on a list of 78 attacks the White House says were "executed or inspired by" the Islamic State terror group — and under-reported by the media.

February 7, 2017

Canadian to give hundreds of millions in loans to Bombardier

The Canadian government says it will give Bombardier $372.5 million Canadian (US$285 million) in repayable loans over four years to support two aircraft projects.

February 7, 2017

Colombia begins formal peace talks with No. 2 rebel group

Colombia's government and the nation's second-largest rebel group formally started peace talks Tuesday in neighboring Ecuador, seeking to follow up on the peace accord already reached with the biggest rebel movement.

February 7, 2017

UN urges more airline passenger info in anti-terror fight

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February 7, 2017

Topless protesters in Argentina criticize macho attitudes

Bare-breasted demonstrators in Argentina are protesting a recent incident in which police expelled topless women sunbathers from a beach under threat of arrest.

February 7, 2017

6 dead in clash between marines and gunmen in Mexico

Officials in the western Mexican state of Sinaloa say five suspects and one marine have died in an early morning clash.

February 7, 2017

Jovenel Moise sworn in as Haiti's new president

Jovenel Moise has been sworn in as Haiti's president for the next five years after a bruising two-year election cycle.