October 31, 2016 Argentina ex-leader Fernandez in court over corruption case Former Argentine President Cristina Fernandez has gone before a judge as part of an investigation into alleged corruption in the granting of public works contracts.
October 31, 2016 Kerry, UK foreign secretary host meeting on Libya U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson are hosting a meeting in London designed to break Libya's political stalemate.
October 31, 2016 Romania: 2 Canadians to sleep in coffins at Dracula's Castle A Canadian brother and sister are passing Halloween night curled up in red velvet coffins in the Transylvanian castle that inspired the Dracula legend, the first time in 70 years anyone has spent the night in the gothic fortress.
October 31, 2016 Upset at being sidelined in talks, Pakistan warns Taliban Two senior Taliban figures say that Pakistan has issued a stark warning to the militant group, apparently surprised over being excluded from the insurgents' secret talks with the Afghan government.
October 31, 2016 Members of Venezuela's divided opposition begin talks with the gov't Some members of Venezuela's divided opposition began talks with the government Sunday night as part of a Vatican-led attempt to defuse the country's political crisis ahead of another big street protest to call for the removal of socialist President Nicolas Maduro.
October 31, 2016 New reports emerge of army attacks on Myanmar's Rohingya Just five months after her party took power, Myanmar's Nobel Prize-winning leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, is facing international pressure after recent reports that soldiers have been killing, raping and burning homes of the country's long-persecuted Rohingya Muslims.
October 31, 2016 Macri's 'zero poverty' promise a distant goal for Argentina Norma Colque threw open the rusting metal-grill door at her soup kitchen and dozens of hungry children waving plastic containers rushed past their parents to the head of the line.
October 31, 2016 Some of Venezuela's opposition begin talks with president Some members of Venezuela's divided opposition began talks with the government Sunday night as part of a Vatican-led attempt to defuse the country's political crisis ahead of another big street protest to call for the removal of socialist President Nicolas Maduro.
October 30, 2016 Countries agree on huge marine reserve for Antarctica New Zealand officials say the countries which decide the fate of Antarctica have agreed to create a huge marine reserve there.
October 30, 2016 Evangelical pastor win's runoff election for Rio mayor A Brazilian evangelical pastor has beaten his opponent in a landslide victory to become Rio de Janeiro's mayor, signaling a move toward the right in Latin America's largest nation.