September 1, 2016 Ex-Guantanamo detainee plans hunger strike in Uruguay A former Guantanamo detainee new resettled in Uruguay is planning to start a hunger strike to demand he be allowed to leave the South American country.
September 1, 2016 Punishing months-long strike by Haiti doctors ends Haiti's longest and most punishing strike by medical professionals officially came to an end Thursday with young doctors returning to their jobs at the nation's biggest hospital after a nearly five-month walkout.
September 1, 2016 Police in BC city believe fentanyl involved in 9 overdoses A British Columbia police chief says nine people overdosed within a 20-minute period on what are believed to be drugs laced with fentanyl, adding that it's a miracle no one died as a result.
September 1, 2016 The Latest: Journalists blocked in Venezuela The Latest on protests in Venezuela (all times local): 10:55 a.m.
September 1, 2016 Relatives of MH17 victims seek EU help in getting radar data Frustrated relatives of those killed when Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot out of the sky over eastern Ukraine are appealing to the European Union's top diplomat to put pressure on Russia, Ukraine and the United States to hand over intelligence and radar data to investigators.
September 1, 2016 American detained after crossing from Syria into Turkey The U.S. State Department has confirmed that an American woman is being held in a Turkish prison and says consular officers are providing all possible assistance.
September 1, 2016 Brazil's Michel Temer inherits presidency on shaky ground The permanent ouster of deeply unpopular President Dilma Rousseff by Brazil's Senate means that a man who is arguably just as unpopular is now faced with trying to ease the wounds of a divided nation mired in recession.
September 1, 2016 Mexican president likely hurt by 'ill-advised' Trump meeting President Enrique Pena Nieto's decision to meet with possibly Mexico's most-disliked man is turning into a public relations disaster for him, with social media posters and politicians calling it a national humiliation likely to lower the president's already historically low popularity ratings.
September 1, 2016 G20 governments endorse trade but tighten controls Leaders of the United States, China and other Group of 20 major economies who meet this weekend say more trade would shore up sluggish global growth but are tightening their own controls on imports.