August 18, 2016 Nestle 1H profit slips, sales grow behind North America Swiss food and beverage giant Nestle says first-half profits dipped due to a one-time tax expense even as revenues edged up behind growth in its key North American food business and despite a slowdown in the Chinese market.
August 18, 2016 Golf tournament formerly at Trump resort unveils Mexico home A golf tournament yanked from a Florida resort owned by Donald Trump has unveiled its new home in Mexico.
August 18, 2016 Haiti council unveils $55 million election budget Haitian electoral authorities have publicly released a $55 million budget to organize a redo of the presidential election.
August 18, 2016 Lawyer: 'El Chapo' could be returned to prison he escaped A Mexican judge has issued an injunction that could send drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman from a prison in a border state back to the maximum security prison from which he previously escaped outside Mexico City, one of his lawyers said late Wednesday.
August 17, 2016 AP EXPLAINS: For 69 years, Kashmir is torn by deadly strife When news spread in early July that Indian troops had killed a charismatic commander of Indian-controlled Kashmir's biggest rebel group, the public response was spontaneous and immense.
August 17, 2016 Iran official: No permanent Russia base for Syria strikes The speaker of Iran's parliament is stressing that Russia does not have a permanent military base within the Islamic Republic, a day after Moscow announced launching airstrikes on Syria from Iran.
August 17, 2016 More than 500 evacuated in cruise ship fire near Puerto Rico Authorities in Puerto Rico say more than 500 passengers have been evacuated after a small fire erupted on a cruise ship that runs between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.
August 17, 2016 Anti-imperialism schooling now a must for Bolivian officers Good leadership skills won't be enough for Bolivian officers seeking promotion to the rank of captain in any branch of the South American nation's military.
August 17, 2016 Tropical Storm Fiona forms over central Atlantic The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Fiona has formed over the central Atlantic, becoming the season's sixth named storm.
August 17, 2016 The Latest: Syrian media say 7 killed in Aleppo shelling The Latest on the developments in the Syrian civil war, a day after Russia used a base in Iran to launch airstrikes in the Arab country (all times local): 11:20 Syria's state-run news agency says seven civilians have been killed and nine wounded by rocket rounds fired by armed groups on a government-controlled district of the city of Aleppo.