August 12, 2016 Kenya: Briton on cocaine trafficking charges gets bail A Kenyan judge has ruled that a British national charged with trafficking nearly 100 kilograms (220 pounds) of cocaine should be released on bail.
August 12, 2016 Mexico City sees smog alert, unusual for summer rainy season Mexico City officials have issued a pollution alert for the capital and surrounding suburbs after ozone levels reached more than 150 percent of acceptable levels.
August 12, 2016 Venezuela and Colombia agree to gradual reopening of border Venezuela and Colombia have agreed on the gradual reopening of their border one year after the Venezuelan government closed crossings to crack down on smuggling.
August 12, 2016 Dead Canada attack suspect prepared martyrdom video A tip from the FBI triggered what Canadian police on Thursday called a "race against time" as police scrambled to identify and locate a balaclava-wearing would-be suicide bomber they feared was on the verge of committing a terror attack in Canada.
August 12, 2016 Canadian police say they thwarted possible terrorist threat Canada's national police force says it has halted a possible terrorist threat, but it is providing few other details.
August 12, 2016 Cuba subdued ahead of Fidel Castro's 90th birthday Fidel Castro greeted his 80th birthday from his sickbed, gripping a newspaper to show he was alive two weeks after stepping down as president.
August 12, 2016 Mexico: 2nd suspect detained in slaying of Veracruz reporter Mexican authorities say they have detained a second suspect in the killing of a journalist who was dragged from her home earlier this year.
August 12, 2016 Business groups appeal to China over cybersecurity law A coalition of international business groups has appealed to China to change proposed cybersecurity rules they warn will harm trade and isolate the country.
August 12, 2016 Opposition Ecuador journalist to beg in streets to pay libel An Ecuadorean opposition journalist convicted of libeling President Rafael Correa says he is broke and must take up a public collection to pay the $141,000 judgment.
August 12, 2016 Ecuador to set date for Assange to be questioned by Sweden Ecuador says it's ready to set a date for Swedish prosecutors to question WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has been holed up in the South American country's embassy in London for four years.