August 11, 2016 Man allegedly caught with 2-year-old girl's body in duffel bag had violent criminal past A man arrested at the Mexican border Tuesday after allegedly being caught with the body of a 2-year-old girl stuffed in a duffel bag was previously convicted of a slew of crimes, including involuntary manslaughter, having drugs with the intent to sell them and being a felon in possession of a gun, The LA Times reported.
August 11, 2016 Libyan official: '70 percent' of last IS bastion liberated A Libyan official says U.S.-backed forces in Libya have liberated "70 percent" of the city of Sirte, the Islamic State group's last bastion in the North African country.
August 11, 2016 The Latest: 2 Turkish military attaches flee, minister says The Latest on political and military developments in Turkey (all times local): 1:05 p.m.
August 11, 2016 US seeks to ease Chinese anger over missile defense plans A senior U.S. military official says an advanced U.S. missile defense system that is to be deployed in South Korea only targets North Korea, not China.
August 11, 2016 Tiny Polish car catches a wave in auto-crazy Cuba Ramses Fernandez's most cherished possession is barely larger than a refrigerator, with the legroom of an economy airplane seat and a little more horsepower than a riding lawnmower.
August 11, 2016 2 Russians killed in reported foiled attacks in Crimea The Russian intelligence agency FSB says one of its employees and a soldier were killed in separate incidents described as foiled terrorist attacks.
August 10, 2016 Belize supreme court says anti-gay law unconstitutional Belize's Supreme Court has declared unconstitutional a portion of the small Central American country's criminal code that outlawed gay sex.
August 10, 2016 Turkey: 4 soldiers killed in PKK attack on military vehicle Turkey's state-run news agency says Kurdish rebels have attacked soldiers near the border with Iraq, killing four of them.
August 10, 2016 Brazil Senate sends suspended President Dilma to trial Brazil's Senate has voted to put suspended President Dilma Rousseff on trial for allegedly breaking fiscal rules in her managing of the federal budget.
August 10, 2016 Bahamas reports 1st Zika case; says it was contracted abroad Authorities in the Bahamas are reporting the archipelago's first Zika case and say it was contracted elsewhere.