October 27, 2016 Talks continue on day EU-Canada trade deal was to be signed Talks to have one of Belgium's regions lift a veto on the European Union's free trade deal with Canada continue on the day that the landmark agreement was supposed to be officially signed in Brussels.
October 27, 2016 Philippine leader's meeting with Japan emperor canceled Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is leaving Japan without meeting Emperor Akihito as the scheduled meeting had to be canceled because of the death of the emperor's uncle.
October 27, 2016 EU concerned over politicians' detention in Turkey Top European Union officials have voiced concern over the detention of two leading political figures in the largest city in Turkey's mainly Kurdish southeast.
October 27, 2016 Earthquake rattles Rome A strong earthquake is rattling Rome, just two months after a powerful temblor toppled villages in central Italy, killing nearly 300 people.
October 27, 2016 Venezuela braces for anti-government protests amid crisis Venezuela's standoff deepened after congress voted to open a political trial against President Nicolas Maduro for breaking the constitutional order and opposition leaders called for mass protests on Wednesday to drive the unpopular socialist leader from office.
October 26, 2016 The Latest: Activists: Syria airstrikes kill 17, mostly kids The Latest on developments in the civil war in Syria (all times local): 2:30 p.m.
October 26, 2016 Info from accused nurse led to murder probe: source A police source says a nurse charged in the deaths of eight nursing home residents made incriminating remarks while she was being treated for her addiction at a Toronto clinic.
October 26, 2016 The Latest: Protesters gather in Venezuelan capital The Latest on Venezuela's political crisis (all times local): 11:45 a.m.
October 26, 2016 Vatican, Argentine church to open "dirty war" archives The Vatican and Argentina's Catholic Church say they have finished cataloguing their archives from the country's brutal "dirty war" and will make them available to victims who have long accused the church of complicity with the military dictatorship.
October 26, 2016 US defense chief: Don't seek repayment of enlistment bonuses U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter has ordered the Pentagon to stop seeking repayments of enlistment bonuses given to California National Guard members who served overseas.