October 30, 2016 El Salvador pólice arrest ex-President Tony Saca Prosecutors in El Salvador say police have arrested former President Tony Saca for alleged illicit enrichment, unlawful association and money laundering.
October 30, 2016 International court hit by planned exit of 3 African states When the treaty creating the International Criminal Court was opened for signatories in 1998, Egyptian-born legal scholar Mahmoud Cherif Bassiouni called it "a triumph for all peoples of the world." Fast-forward 18 years, and the lofty ideal of establishing a court that would end impunity for atrocities and deliver justice to victims is reeling from the announced departures of three African member states: Burundi, South Africa and Gambia.
October 30, 2016 EU-Canada ready to sign long-delayed trade pact The European Union and Canada are preparing to sign a landmark trade pact, ending days of drama after a small Belgian region refused to endorse the agreement and deeply embarrassed the EU.
October 30, 2016 Shiite militias launch operation near Iraq's Mosul State-sanctioned Shiite militias have launched an attack on the Islamic State group west of the Iraqi city of Mosul but reiterated that they would not enter the Sunni majority city.
October 30, 2016 US report: Afghanistan's road system years from viability A U.S. report says weak capacity, corruption, funding issues, and insecurity are limiting the Afghan Ministry of Public Works' ability to maintain Afghanistan's road infrastructure.
October 30, 2016 Halloween parties become a new trend for young Cubans A teenager dressed as Batman danced through the door as Reggaeton music thumped inside for a Halloween party in the ground-floor apartment of a Soviet-era housing project in Cuba's capital.
October 30, 2016 Canadian PM plane returns to Ottawa shortly after takeoff Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's plane has returned to Ottawa shortly after taking off because of mechanical issues.
October 29, 2016 Maduro becomes talk of summit _ by not showing up A meeting of Ibero-American leaders held amid a deepening political and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela turned into a guessing game over whether the neighboring nation's president would show.
October 29, 2016 Saudi Arabia says Yemen rebels fire missile toward Mecca Saudi Arabia says rebels in Yemen have fired a ballistic missile toward the holy Muslim city of Mecca, their deepest strike yet into the kingdom.
October 29, 2016 UN panel tells Argentina to release activist Milagro Sala A United Nations panel says Argentina has arbitrarily detained activist Milagro Sala and is asking the government for her immediate release.