December 12, 2016 Attorney General: Hate crimes are stain on America's "soul" Attorney General Loretta Lynch says hate crimes tear at the fabric of American communities and are a stain on our "nation's very soul." Lynch spoke Monday at a mosque in Virginia amid a large spike in hate crimes targeting Muslims.
December 12, 2016 Venezuela shuts Colombia border to fight currency smuggling Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has ordered the closure of the border with Colombia for 72 hours in a crackdown on currency smuggling by what he says are "mafias" trying to destabilize the socialist-run economy.
December 12, 2016 Colombia's president calls for new approach to drugs war Colombia's president has reiterated a call for a new approach in the drug war and cautioned that countries won't succeed alone.
December 12, 2016 Syrian troops take even more ground in rebel part of Aleppo Syria's state media and an opposition monitoring group say the government troops and allied militias have seized a wide strip on the southern edge Aleppo from rebels, closing in on tens of thousands of civilians squeezed into the center of the city.
December 12, 2016 Soccer player reportedly wakes up with no memory of Colombia plane crash Some 2 weeks after a plane crash in Colombia killed 71 people and left only a few survivors, a Brazilian soccer player who was on the plane reportedly woke up from his coma -- but had no memory of what happened.
December 12, 2016 China says EU, US not complying in anti-dumping disputes China has taken action through the World Trade Organization accusing the United States and the European Union of failing to comply with the trade body's anti-dumping agreement.
December 12, 2016 Venezuelans prepare for largest currency note to be yanked Venezuelans are rushing to spend their 100-bolivar notes after President Nicolas Maduro's announcement they will be taken out of circulation to stop the "mafias" who smuggle contraband on the Colombian border.
December 12, 2016 Iraq: Suicide attacks in Fallujah kill at least 2 people An Iraqi spokesman says two suicide car bombings targeting security checkpoints in the city of Fallujah have killed at least two people.
December 12, 2016 Trucker nabbed in Mexico with ammo is charged U.S. embassy officials in Mexico say the Mexican government is charging the trucker arrested last week with 268,000 bullets in Ciudad Juarez with smuggling military ammunition.
December 12, 2016 EU, Cuba sign cooperation pact, vow Trump will not hurt ties The European Union and Cuba signed a first-ever agreement on closer ties on Monday, and vowed that the arrival in office of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump would not impact on their future relations.