December 5, 2016 Chile court OK's extradition in 1976 car bombing in US Chile's Supreme Court has ruled the government can file an extradition request to the United States for two former secret police agents wanted for a 1976 car bombing in Washington that killed a former Chilean ambassador and a U.S. citizen.
December 5, 2016 Trump's Taiwan call, tweets point to flashpoints with China Donald Trump's unprecedented phone conversation with Taiwan's president and tweets criticizing China point to the possibility of major friction between the world's two largest economies.
December 5, 2016 Defendant in recovery doesn't halt 9/11 case at Guantanamo A U.S. military judge has turned down a request to halt the latest round of Sept. 11 war crimes proceedings at Guantanamo Bay while one of five defendants recovers from a surgical procedure.
December 5, 2016 Justice suspends president of Brazil's Senate from duties A Brazilian Supreme Court justice has suspended the president of the Senate from his duties as the body's leader because the high court has ordered him to stand trial on corruption charges.
December 5, 2016 Crash-struck club Chapecoense given Copa Sudamericana title The Brazilian club Chapecoense, which lost most of its players in an air crash last week, has been awarded the Copa Sudamericana championship by the governing body of South American soccer.
December 5, 2016 Brazil's government proposes setting retirement age at 65 Brazil's government is proposing fixing the minimum retirement age at 65 as part of an overhaul to a pension system many say is unsustainable.
December 5, 2016 Syrian government steps up attacks on Idlib province Syrian activists say Russian and Syrian aircraft have stepped up their assaults on the rebel-held province of Idlib, a day after air raids killed more than 60 people.
December 5, 2016 Mexico awards first deep-water oil agreement Mexico's state-owned oil company Pemex said Monday that it has awarded its first contract with a private firm for a joint operating agreement in deep-water oil drilling.
December 5, 2016 Mexico president creates 4 new protected biological reserves Mexico's president has signed decrees creating four new protected biological reserves.
December 5, 2016 Fidel Castro's ashes buried in private cemetery ceremony The Russian-made jeep ferrying the ashes of Cuban dictator Fidel Castro broke down and needed to be pushed on Saturday en route to the late leader's final resting place.