December 12, 2016 Crash exposes gulf between Brazilians and their leaders As Brazilians mourned the recent plane crash that killed 71 people, including almost an entire soccer team, President Michel Temer spent days publicly wavering about whether to attend the memorial service in the southern city of Chapeco.
December 11, 2016 Anti-Mining Protesters Sack Buildings in Peru Indigenous protesters who oppose a planned silver mine in Peru's southern highlands have sacked public buildings and set fire to several vehicles in the regional capital of Puno.
December 11, 2016 Big crowd turns out for colorful gay pride parade in Rio Tens of thousands of people have celebrated at Rio de Janeiro's annual gay pride parade at Copacabana beach.
December 11, 2016 Russia says it helped repulse IS assault on Syria's Palmyra Russia says its air force has helped Syrian troops repulse an Islamic State attack on the historic town of Palmyra.
December 11, 2016 Venezuela pulling most widely used bill from circulation Venezuela is pulling its largest current bank note out of circulation amid raging inflation.
December 11, 2016 Netanyahu hopes to work with Trump to undo Iran deal President-elect Donald Trump will be a good friend to Israel and hopefully the two countries can work together to dismantle the international nuclear agreement with Iran, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview Sunday.
December 11, 2016 4 People Die From Swine Flu in Northern Mexico Authorities in northern Mexico have confirmed four people died of swine flu in the border state of Chihuahua.
December 11, 2016 Day of mourning declared in Turkey after twin blasts kill 29 Turkey has declared a national day of mourning after twin blasts in Istanbul killed 29 people and wounded 166 others near a soccer stadium.
December 11, 2016 Kissinger asks for patience despite Trump's provoking ideas Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has described President-elect Donald Trump as being a personality that has "no precedent in modern American history," but cautioned against judging him on his campaign rhetoric.
December 11, 2016 Army Uncovers Mexico's Largest Marijuana Plantation Mexican soldiers found the largest marijuana plantation ever detected in Mexico, a huge field covering almost 300 acres, the Defense Department said Thursday.