August 17, 2016 Alberta to ban spear hunting after bear video sparks outrage The Alberta government says an online video showing a black bear being killed by a spear is unacceptable and it plans to ban the practice.
August 17, 2016 Afghan family excited their son released from Guantanamo An Afghan family in the eastern province of Khost says they're excited their son is among 15 prisoners released from Guantanamo Bay detention center and transferred to the United Arab Emirates this week.
August 17, 2016 Mexican police, troops hunt for group abducted in resort Police and troops are searching for 10 to 12 suspected gang members who were abducted in a shocking raid by gunmen on an apparent celebration at an upscale restaurant in the popular beach resort of Puerto Vallarta.
August 17, 2016 Russian warplanes take off from Iran to target IS in Syria Russia's Defense Ministry says that Russian warplanes have taken off from a base in Iran to target Islamic State fighters in Syria.
August 17, 2016 Abduction of Mexican drug lord's son could unleash violence A "gutsy" move by a rising Mexican drug cartel to abduct a son of imprisoned drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is raising alarms of a possible wave of bloodshed as it challenges his Sinaloa Cartel.
August 17, 2016 Brazil's Rousseff proposes plebiscite if restored to power Brazil's suspended President Dima Rousseff is proposing to let Brazilians decide if they want to hold new, early presidential elections if lawmakers restore her to power.
August 17, 2016 Turkish police raid 44 companies in probe into failed coup Turkey's state-run news agency says police have launched simultaneous raids on 44 companies suspected of providing financial support to U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen's movement.
August 17, 2016 At Mexico's lone gun store, even the boss discourages sales There's just one place in all of Mexico where you can legally buy a gun.
August 17, 2016 Lawyers: Salvadoran military officers won't be extradited Lawyers and relatives of four Salvadoran military officers sought by Spanish courts for trial on their alleged role in the killing of six Jesuit priests say El Salvador's Supreme Court has rejected the foreign court's petition.
August 17, 2016 Guatemala's Santiaguito volcano spouts ash plume Guatemala's Santiaguito volcano has spouted a plume of ash that rose 16,400 feet (5,000 meters) above sea level and scattered ash into neighboring Mexico.