October 29, 2016 Philippines, US verifying if Chinese left disputed shoal The Philippines and the U.S. are verifying if Chinese coast guard ships left a disputed shoal after President Rodrigo Duterte reached out to Beijing, allowing Filipino fishermen back to the rich fishing area that China seized in 2012 as tensions spiked in the South China Sea.
October 29, 2016 Canadian teen pleads guilty to mass shooting at high school A teenager has pleaded guilty to murdering two people and wounding seven others in a mass shooting at a high school in a remote aboriginal community in western Canada earlier this year.
October 29, 2016 Former head of Guatemala's congress convicted of bribery A court in Guatemala has sentenced the former leader of Congress to 13 years and four months in prison for trying to bribe a judge to issue a ruling favoring the vice president at the time, who is also accused of corruption.
October 29, 2016 Philippines verifying if Chinese ships left disputed shoal The Philippine defense chief says authorities are trying to verify a report that Chinese coast guard ships have left a disputed shoal and that Filipino fishermen have regained access to the rich fishing area that China seized in 2012.
October 28, 2016 The Latest: UN prepares for chemical attacks in Iraq's Mosul The Latest on the conflict in Iraq (all times local): 12:30 p.m.
October 28, 2016 Stores in Mexico's Zihuatanejo resort close to protest crime Dozens of stores in the Mexican beach town of Zihuatanejo have closed temporarily or hung banners in their doorways to protest crime and violence in the once-idyllic resort.
October 28, 2016 Top court ruling attempts to quiet Venezuela birther debate It's official: President Nicolas Maduro is Venezuelan.
October 28, 2016 Anti-violence group says Brazil's killings drop slightly The number of homicides in Brazil dipped slightly last year, according to a report Friday from an anti-violence watchdog group.
October 28, 2016 Annual Ibero-American summit losings its luster Spain, Portugal and their former Latin American colonies have been holding annual meetings for a quarter century, few as piquant as the 2007 affair when then-King Juan Carlos lost his temper with Venezuela's president.
October 28, 2016 Venezuelans step up pressure on Maduro with 12-hour strike Stores and schools are closed and rush-hour traffic noticeably lighter as many residents in Venezuela's capital have stayed home to express their opposition to President Nicolas Maduro.