December 23, 2016 Egypt: Trump should have chance to resolve Mideast conflict Egypt says its president received a call from President-elect Donald Trump in which they both agreed to give the incoming U.S. administration a chance to try and resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
December 23, 2016 Rights group: Saudi-led forces used Brazilian bombs in Yemen An international rights group says it found evidence that a Saudi-led coalition used Brazilian-made rockets carrying cluster bombs when it targeted schools in northern Yemen earlier this month.
December 22, 2016 Mexicans mourn dead, seek relatives, after fireworks blast Some brought photos of their missing loved ones to the Mexican fireworks market where a series of explosions killed at least 33 people, while others who had already claimed their dead began to mourn their loss.
December 22, 2016 The Latest: Israeli national confirmed among Berlin dead The Latest on the deadly truck attack on a Berlin Christmas market(all times local): 8:50 a.m.
December 22, 2016 UN panel urges Mexico congress pass general law on torture The head of a United Nations delegation investigating torture in Mexico says diverse definitions of the practice continue creating loopholes that lead to impunity.
December 22, 2016 AP PHOTOS: Highland Guatemalans mark St. Thomas festival Fireworks are launched to accompany three bands playing simultaneously at the corners of an emblematic market after eight days of uninterrupted celebrations honoring St. Thomas, the patron of the Mayan town of Chichicastenango.
December 22, 2016 5 things to know about Syria's Aleppo Syrian President Bashar Assad's forces and years of fighting have laid waste to much of the city of Aleppo, but he has won it back after nearly six years of war.
December 22, 2016 Israeli military: Forces kill Palestinian lobbing explosive The Israeli military says forces shot and killed a Palestinian who was lobbing an explosive device at troops carrying out an operation in the West Bank.
December 22, 2016 Lawyer for U.S. man jailed in Venezuela has not seen him in weeks, she claims Holt has been granted a fifth hearing date on Jan. 5, after four previous ones were suspended at the last minute.
December 22, 2016 In Colombia, hundreds of jailed rebels await amnesty law Some 4,000 jailed Colombian guerrillas are waiting anxiously on an amnesty bill that would allow them to leave behind long prison sentences and rejoin their comrades as part of a peace deal.