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September 14, 2016

2 weeks on job, Brazil's new president faces big challenges

In the two weeks since his predecessor's ouster, Brazilian President Michel Temer has rubbed elbows with world leaders in China, been vociferously booed at the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games and signaled he will move forward with unpopular measures such as trimming pension benefits.

September 14, 2016

Son from elite family sent to prison in Haiti for kidnapping

A man from a wealthy Haitian family has been convicted of running a kidnapping ring that preyed on other members of the elite in this impoverished country.

September 14, 2016

Ex-Guantanamo prisoner on hunger strike worsens in Uruguay

A former Guantanamo prisoner who was resettled in Uruguay was treated by paramedics Wednesday for the effects of a hunger strike he launched to press officials into letting him relocate to another country.

September 14, 2016

2 dead, 3 wounded in shooting at Mexican prosecutor's office

Mexican authorities say a man has opened fire at a prosecutor's office in the western state of Jalisco, killing a woman and wounding three more.

September 14, 2016

Yemeni officials: drone kills 5 suspected al-Qaida fighters

Yemeni security officials say a suspected U.S. drone has struck a car traveling in the southern Bayda province, killing five suspected al-Qaida fighters.

September 14, 2016

UN chief lack of safety holding up Syrian aid

Humanitarian aid to Syrians is being held up by a lack of security arrangements despite a Russia-U.S. brokered cease fire deal, U.N.

September 14, 2016

The Latest: Turkey delivers food aid and toys to Syrian town

The Latest on developments in Syria, where a cease-fire brokered by the U.S. and Russia has come into effect (all times local): 5:00 p.m.

September 14, 2016

Cuba dissident: Fake site duped me into ending hunger strike

Guillermo "Coco" Farinas became one of Cuba's best-known dissidents by starving himself — launching two dozen hunger strikes demanding government concessions on human rights.

September 14, 2016

UK, Argentina agree measures on Falklands, in a sign of thaw

Britain and Argentina have agreed to lift restrictions affecting the Falkland Islands, in a thawing of relations between the former wartime enemies.

September 14, 2016

US official says IS has lost half its territory in Iraq

A senior U.S. official says Iraqi forces backed by the U.S.-led coalition have retaken half the territory the Islamic State group once held in the country.