August 24, 2016 FMs from Japan, China, SKorea meet, slam NKorea missile The foreign ministers of China, Japan and South Korea, meeting for their annual trilateral talks, have criticized North Korea's fresh missile launch just hours earlier in the day.
August 24, 2016 OAS rights' commission asks protection for Guatemala judge The Inter-American Human Rights Commission is calling on Guatemala's government to provide protection for a judge involved in high-profile anti-corruption cases.
August 23, 2016 Jury convicts man of murder in Quebec election rally killing A jury has convicted a Quebec man of second-degree murder in the fatal election-night shooting of a lighting technician at a rally where the province's then-separatist leader was celebrating her party's victory.
August 23, 2016 Half of 117 bodies buried in common grave not linked to file Academics and human rights activists in Mexico say a preliminary analysis shows that little attempt was made to identify bodies buried by government officials in a common grave in the central state of Morelos.
August 23, 2016 Campaign season opens quietly for Haiti's presidential redo Campaigning for Haiti's presidential redo election has gotten off to a very quiet start, with major candidates waiting for the weekend to hold their first events.
August 23, 2016 North Korea seeks UN meeting on US-South Korea exercises North Korea is warning that joint military exercises between South Korea and the United States are pushing the situation on the Korean peninsula "to the brink of a war" and is asking for an urgent meeting of the U.N.
August 23, 2016 Turkish, US officials discuss US-based cleric's extradition Turkish and American justice officials met on Tuesday to discuss Turkey's demands for the extradition of a U.S.-based cleric accused of masterminding last month's failed coup attempt.
August 23, 2016 Utah man describes harsh conditions in Venezuela jail A Utah man being held in Venezuela on weapons charges says he's been harassed by police and forced to sleep in a hot cell barely big enough for a small bed.
August 23, 2016 US soldier killed in southern Afghanistan The U.S. military says an American soldier has been killed and another wounded by a roadside bomb during an operation in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province.
August 23, 2016 IS struggles to retain grip as it loses ground in Iraq As the Islamic State group loses ground in Iraq, the militants are showing strains in their rule over areas they still control, growing more brutal, killing deserters and relying on younger and younger recruits, according to residents who fled battleground territories.