December 26, 2016 Air safety directive grounds some flights in Mexico The Mexican airline Interjet says it's had to cancel some flights due to a mandatory safety inspection of its Russian-made Superjet 100 aircraft.
December 26, 2016 Assad gains Aleppo, but others likely to shape Syria's fate Under different circumstances, Syrian President Bashar Assad's capture of Aleppo would project an aura of invincibility.
December 26, 2016 Argentine president shakes up economic team Argentine President Mauricio Macri is shaking up his economic team a year into an administration that has struggled to spur growth and lower inflation.
December 26, 2016 China resumes ties with Sao Tome in triumph over Taiwan China and Sao Tome and Principe have officially resumed diplomatic relations after the African island nation abruptly broke away from Beijing's rival, Taiwan.
December 26, 2016 Michael Weissenstein named AP Caribbean news director Michael Weissenstein, a veteran correspondent and editor who currently serves as Cuba bureau chief for The Associated Press, has been named all-formats news director of a newly unified Caribbean Bureau, headquartered in Havana.
December 26, 2016 Japan ex-PM Yoshida's forgotten Pearl Harbor visit recounted Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who will visit Pearl Harbor with President Barack Obama on Tuesday, wasn't even born when Japan's former leader Shigeru Yoshida went there just six years after the country's World War II surrender, by himself and feeling awkward.
December 26, 2016 Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea A look at recent developments in the South China Sea, where China is pitted against smaller neighbors in multiple disputes over islands, coral reefs and lagoons in waters crucial for global commerce and rich in fish and potential oil and gas reserves: ___ EDITOR'S NOTE: This is a weekly look at the latest developments in the South China Sea, home to several territorial conflicts that have raised tensions in the region.
December 26, 2016 6 decapitated heads found in western Mexico Authorities in the western Mexico state of Michoacan say six decapitated heads have been found on Christmas Day.
December 25, 2016 Scholars team up to dispel 400-year-old 'fake news' about US Leading scholars from around the globe are teaming up to shed more light on how America got its start.
December 25, 2016 Powerful earthquake shakes Chile A powerful earthquake shook southern Chile on Sunday, but there were no immediate reports of deaths and only minor known damage.