December 13, 2016 Colombia court gives Santos power to quickly implement peace Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has gotten a major boost in his bid to deliver peace with the country's Constitution Court granting him "fast-track" authority to quickly implement reforms mandated by an accord with leftist rebels.
December 13, 2016 Canada task force makes recommendations for legal weed A federal task force tasked with coming up with recommendations for the legalization of marijuana in Canada says Canadians over 18 years old should be able to carry up to 30 grams for recreational purposes.
December 13, 2016 Puerto Rico police charge man fed 11 puppies to caiman Authorities in Puerto Rico say they arrested a man after he allegedly fed at least 11 pitbull puppies to a caiman that he kept in his backyard.
December 13, 2016 The Latest: UN cites reports of civilians killings in Aleppo The Latest on the Syrian conflict as the government is poised for the final sweep to retake the remaining rebel area of eastern Aleppo (all times local): 12:05 p.m.
December 13, 2016 Venezuelans rush to unload bank notes before they become worthless Venezuelans took a break from lining up to buy food and medicine on Tuesday and waited with hundreds of others to deposit bank notes about to become worthless.
December 13, 2016 Mexico rights agency to accompany returning migrant caravan Migrants returning to Mexico for the holidays will form a caravan of at least 150 vehicles to travel from Nuevo Laredo to their homes in central Mexico.
December 13, 2016 Unearthed: 2 tunnels leading into California from Mexico found Mexican police have discovered two additional tunnels that officials believed drug traffickers used to sneak from the border city of Tijuana into the United States.
December 13, 2016 Jerusalem mayor hopes Trump will move US Embassy to the city Jerusalem's mayor said Tuesday that he is confident Donald Trump will move the American Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, a break in U.S. policy that is sure to anger Palestinians, who claim the eastern sector of the city for their future capital.
December 13, 2016 Carter says 3 key Islamic State militants killed in Syria U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter says the U.S. has killed three key leaders of the Islamic State group in Syria.