August 9, 2016 Former Philippine President Fidel Ramos talks China ties Former Philippine President Fidel Ramos says he wants to focus on points of common interest with China such as tourism and commercial fishing as part of efforts to smooth relations with Beijing roiled by the South China Sea dispute.
August 9, 2016 Tropical Storm Javier churns near tip of Mexico's Baja Mexican authorities evacuated people from low-lying areas around the resort city Cabo San Lucas as a slightly weakened Tropical Storm Javier churned near the tip of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula.
August 9, 2016 2 years of anti-IS airstrikes have redrawn the Iraqi map Two years ago, the U.S.-led coalition dropped the first airstrikes on the Islamic State group, ushering in a deeper phase of intervention that dramatically changed the fight against the militant group in Iraq.
August 9, 2016 The Latest: 30 killed in bombing in Pakistani city of Quetta The Latest on the bombing outside a hospital in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta (all times local): 11 a.m.
August 9, 2016 Delta shutdown strands 1,000-plus at Narita airport in Japan More than 1,000 people spent the night at Narita airport outside Tokyo because of the computer shutdown that halted Delta Air Lines flights worldwide.
August 9, 2016 39 killed by mudslides in Mexico; new storm aims for Baja Mountain communities in two Mexican states are recovering from weekend mudslides that killed 39 people during heavy rains brought by remnants of Hurricane Earl.
August 8, 2016 Stinging criticism: Brazilians taunt US athletes over Zika After months of dire predictions from abroad about the mosquito-borne Zika virus, some Brazilian fans are doing some stinging of their own: They're booing U.S. athletes and taunting them over the fears that kept some competitors at home.
August 8, 2016 Peru minister: Strong evidence of police death squads Peru's new interior minister says there is strong evidence that police officers ran death squads in 2011-2015 and prosecutors are investigating.
August 8, 2016 Afghan official: Gunmen abduct American, Australian in Kabul An Afghan security official says five gunmen wearing military uniforms have abducted an American and an Australian in the Afghan capital, Kabul.
August 8, 2016 Delta grounds flights due to systems problems Delta Airlines says it is has grounded flights after experiencing unspecified systems issues.