January 13, 2017 Detention hearing scheduled for California man accused of shooting US diplomat A California man accused of shooting a U.S. diplomat in Mexico will be back in a federal courtroom.
January 13, 2017 As talks loom, 'hard Brexit' option raises fear of tariffs Is it cod or haddock? That's the sort of question that will matter to Britain if it leaves the European Union's tariff-free single market and ends up operating under rules overseen by the World Trade Organization.
January 13, 2017 Definitions of 'comfort women' reveal Japan-S. Korea divide "Comfort women," used by the Japanese military used for sex, were present wherever the army invaded and occupied Asia countries from the early 1930s through the end of World War II.
January 13, 2017 US concerned over disappearance of Pakistani activists The United States has expressed concern over the disappearance of five Pakistani anti-Taliban activists and bloggers who mysteriously went missing last week.
January 13, 2017 Surge in targeted killings of al-Qaida operatives in Syria The convoy of vehicles was driving on a dirt road in northwestern Syria when the aerial attack by the U.S.-led coalition struck, turning the vehicles into balls of fire and the people inside into unrecognizable charred corpses.
January 13, 2017 Report: More than 16,000 Iraqis killed by violence in 2016 Violence and military operations claimed the lives of more than 16,000 civilians in Iraq last year, a research group that tracks civilian deaths in Iraq said Thursday, making it one of the deadliest years for war-weary Iraqis since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.
January 13, 2017 Missing Mexican priest found dead A Roman Catholic diocese in northern Mexico says a priest missing since Jan. 3 has been found dead.
January 12, 2017 Venezuela arrests opposition lawmaker on weapons charges Venezuelan officials have arrested a hard-line opposition activist on weapons charges.
January 12, 2017 Violent protests at Peru's capital over new highway toll Hundreds of Peruvians threw homemade explosives and rocks while police fired tear gas during a protest Thursday over a new road toll into Lima.
January 12, 2017 Mexico president tries again to calm anger over gas hike Mexico's president tried again on Thursday to calm anger over the big jump in gasoline prices this month amid a historically weak currency and continued threats by Donald Trump to steer manufacturers back to the United States.