October 19, 2016 Lufthansa plane lands in Canada after smoke detected German airline Lufthansa says a jet headed from Frankfurt to Orlando made an emergency landing in Gander, Newfoundland after the crew detected smoke in the cockpit.
October 18, 2016 Retaken villages show IS increasingly driven underground This farming village east of Mosul was turned into a bunker during more than two years of Islamic State rule: A network of tunnels and cramped living quarters betrays an extremist group increasingly forced to operate underground by a punishing air campaign and mounting territorial losses.
October 18, 2016 WestJet flight from London to Toronto diverts to Greenland A WestJet flight from London to Toronto carrying 250 passengers and nine crew members was diverted to Greenland because of a mechanical issue.
October 18, 2016 Venezuela pushes back opposition-favored regional elections Venezuela has postponed until next year gubernatorial elections the opposition is heavily favored to win.
October 18, 2016 The Latest: Syrian activists say strikes hit Aleppo villages The Latest on the developments in the Syrian civil war (all times local): 1:55 p.m.
October 18, 2016 UN torture expert: No visit to Guantanamo before terms ends The U.N.'s special representative on torture expects he will end his six-year term without visiting the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
October 18, 2016 Kurds pause in Mosul offensive, say Iraqi army will advance Iraq's Kurdish forces say they are pausing in their advance on Mosul after capturing a handful of villages to the east from the Islamic State group as the Iraqi army presses ahead with the next stage of the operation to retake the IS-held city.
October 18, 2016 Hurricane's destruction puts schools on hold in Haiti School always provided a sense of security for 12-year-old Love Manie Simeus.
October 18, 2016 The Latest: Iraqi special forces delay their push on Mosul The Latest on the Iraqi offensive to retake the city of Mosul from the Islamic State group (all times local): 11:30 a.m.
October 18, 2016 Mexico: 6 have hands severed plus 1 dead in drug dispute Mexican authorities say six people have been found alive with their hands cut off in the western state of Jalisco, along with another person who was killed.