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December 19, 2016

The Latest: Buses leave 2 Syrian villages under Aleppo deal

The Latest on developments in the civil war in Syria where a cease-fire deal is back on and evacuations of civilians and rebels resume (all times local): 9:10 a.m.

December 19, 2016

Looting leaves stores in ruins in Venezuela's Ciudad Bolivar

Hundreds of people in Venezuela's Ciudad Bolivar are massing outside the few supermarkets that survived massive looting over the weekend, waiting for them to open.

December 19, 2016

Remains of a rare 3-million-year-old creature found in eastern Argentina

The animal, a mammal, has been described as a mix of a horse and an elephant.

December 19, 2016

Legendary Chilean soccer club enjoys West Bank homecoming

For over a week, Palestinian soccer fans have been enjoying a special Christmas-season present: the first visit by Chilean soccer club Deportivo Palestino to the West Bank.

December 19, 2016

Mexico arrests sports official for alleged corruption

Mexican prosecutors have arrested a top official of the nation's athletics federation for allegedly embezzling about 4.8 million pesos (almost $250,000).

December 19, 2016

Brazil's former President Lula indicted for 5th time on corruption charges

Lula, a towering figure in Brazilian politics, has been accused of being the lead orchestrator of the sprawling Petrobras corruption scheme.

December 19, 2016

Jordan tourist site shut after deadly attack, probe launched

Jordanian troops with armored vehicles have blocked access to a popular tourist site — a Crusader castle — following attacks in the area that killed 10 people the previous day, including a Canadian visitor.

December 19, 2016

China disputes US claim it's top source of synthetic drugs

Chinese officials tell the Associated Press that U.S. assertions China is America's biggest source of deadly synthetic opioids are unsubstantiated.

December 19, 2016

Beijing denies US claim that China is synthetic drug king

U.S. assertions that China is the top source of the synthetic opioids that have killed thousands of drug users in the U.S. and Canada are unsubstantiated, Chinese officials told The Associated Press.

December 19, 2016

Brazil's Silva to stand yet another corruption trial

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is now facing a fifth trial on corruption allegations.