September 16, 2016 Japan court rejects Okinawa move to block US base relocation A Japanese court has ruled that Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga's revocation of a reclamation permit for a U.S. military base on the southern island was illegal, supporting the central government plan to go ahead with the reclamation despite protests by local residents.
September 16, 2016 Russia urges Syrian rebels to separate from 'terrorists' Russia is urging Syrian rebels to separate themselves from 'terrorists' to ensure that the Russia-U.S.-brokered cease-fire continues to hold in Syria, where a relative calm has prevailed since the truce went into effect two days ago.
September 16, 2016 Swedish appeals court upholds detention order for Assange A Swedish appeals court has upheld a detention order for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is wanted by prosecutors in a rape investigation.
September 16, 2016 China says Canadian man it released treated 'based on law' China said Friday that a Canadian citizen it detained for two years over spying allegations was allowed to leave the country after a local court issued a verdict in his case, but it refused to say what the verdict was or why he was detained at all.
September 16, 2016 Witness says Philippine president ordered killings of 1,000 A former Filipino militiaman testified before the country's Senate on Thursday that President Rodrigo Duterte, when he was still a city mayor, ordered him and other members of a liquidation squad to kill criminals and opponents in gangland-style assaults that left about 1,000 dead.
September 16, 2016 Venezuela's resort island devastated by economic crisis This resort island was once mobbed with international tourists who loved the sparkling blue water, fine white sand and flawless sunny days.
September 16, 2016 Canadian jailed in China over spying allegations freed A Canadian citizen who was detained in China for two years over accusations of spying has been freed and has returned to Canada.
September 16, 2016 March on Mexico independence president resign A social media campaign drew hundreds to a march demanding President Enrique Pena Nieto's resignation as Mexico prepared for its annual independence celebration.
September 16, 2016 Ex-speaker latest to fall in Brazil's corruption scandals The once powerful speaker of Congress' lower house is the latest top politician to fall before the mammoth corruption scandals that have caused widespread anger among Brazilians.
September 15, 2016 Barrick suspends operations at mine in Argentina after spill Barrick Gold Corp. says it is temporarily suspending operations at its Veladero mine in Argentina due to a new spill.