January 18, 2017 Illicit drug overdose deaths reach record high in British Columbia last year Canada's Pacific coast province of British Columbia reached a new peak of 914 illicit drug overdose deaths last year with the arrival of the deadly opioid fentanyl.
January 18, 2017 Colombia leader says peace talks to start with rebel group Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos says rebels belonging to the National Liberation Army have agreed to free a captive politician, clearing the way for formal peace talks with the country's second-largest rebel group to begin next month.
January 18, 2017 Key players in Iran nuke deal aim message at Trump: It works The United Nations, the European Union and key players in the Iran nuclear agreement are delivering a united message aimed at U.S. President-elect Donald Trump: The deal is working and must be maintained to keep Tehran from developing a nuclear weapon.
January 18, 2017 Haiti leader promises IDs for migrants in Dominican Republic Haiti's president-elect is pledging to provide national ID cards to migrants in the neighboring Dominican Republic so they can apply for a legal residency program.
January 18, 2017 Decorated activist slain in northern Mexico A Mexican indigenous leader who was awarded the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize in 2005 has been shot dead, less than a year after another winner of the award was slain in Honduras.
January 18, 2017 Mexico arrests ex-governor sent home after US prison term Mexican prosecutors say a former state governor has been taken into custody by Mexican agents after serving a prison sentence for money laundering in the United States.
January 18, 2017 The remarkable dignity of Venezuela's women The world must be made aware of what Chavez’s revolution and his dictatorial successor Maduro have done to the integrity of the Venezuelan people and to the dignity of our women.
January 18, 2017 15-year-old student shoots teacher, 3 classmates at American school in Mexico State officials say a gunshots have been fired at a private secondary and grade school in the northern Mexican city of Monterrey, with three injuries reported.
January 18, 2017 Gunfire erupts at Mexican private school, injuries reported State officials say a gunshots have been fired at a private secondary and grade school in the northern Mexican city of Monterrey, with three injuries reported.
January 18, 2017 Russia, Turkish in joint airstrikes on IS in northern Syria The Russian military says it has teamed up with Turkey to conduct joint airstrikes against an Islamic State group's stronghold in northern Syria.