December 1, 2016 Brazil judge in Petrobras probe urges Senate to oppose bill The federal judge presiding over the corruption-kickback investigation at Brazil's state oil company Petrobras urged senators on Thursday to oppose legislation that would allow judges and prosecutors to be charged with abuse of authority.
December 1, 2016 Victims' relatives in Brazil say soccer-team crash avoidable Relatives of victims who died in an air crash that killed most the Brazilian soccer club Chapecoense spoke out in anger on Thursday, several saying the crash was avoidable.
December 1, 2016 Victim advocates: pope told of priest arrested in Argentina Advocates for clerical sex abuse victims have expressed outrage that a priest accused of sexually abusing deaf children in Italy wasn't sanctioned by the Vatican, and allegedly went onto abuse children in Pope Francis' native Argentina.
December 1, 2016 Mexico's central bank chief resigns for international post The head of Mexico's central bank says he is resigning to become the new general manager of the Bank for International Settlements in Switzerland.
December 1, 2016 Preparations set for Thai prince to succeed to throne Thailand is preparing to welcome a new king with final arrangements scheduled to formalize the accession of Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn to the throne.
December 1, 2016 EU leader expects bloc to extend sanctions on Russia in 2017 European Council President Donald Tusk says he thinks the European Union will extend sanctions against Russia, but that it will be harder to preserve the West's unity on Moscow when Donald Trump is U.S. president.
December 1, 2016 Cuban family reveals complex reaction to Castro death When Nancy Belcourt was a girl, two of her uncles fled their home in the central Cuban countryside to join rebels fighting a counter-revolution against Fidel Castro.
December 1, 2016 Buzz Aldrin, second man on moon, evacuated from South Pole Officials say former American astronaut Buzz Aldrin, one of the first men to walk on the moon, has been evacuated by plane from the South Pole for medical reasons.
December 1, 2016 No justice in Veracruz, as journalist's death is unsolved The death of reporter Regina Martinez was almost too much for her colleagues to bear.
December 1, 2016 Pakistan welcomes Trump's role in solving issues with India Pakistan's Foreign Ministry spokesman says Pakistan welcomes U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's willingness to play a role in resolving its outstanding problems with New Delhi.