August 6, 2016 China's crackdown raises familiar specter of foreign forces In halting televised confessions and emotional courtroom testimony, Chinese lawyers and activists held in a government crackdown have voiced the same ominous message: Shadowy foreign forces are funding, directing and encouraging activities bent on destabilizing China's government and smearing its reputation.
August 6, 2016 Judge lifts arrest warrant for Argentine human rights leader An Argentine judge has lifted an arrest warrant for the 87-year-old president of the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo human rights group in a highly politicized embezzlement case.
August 6, 2016 Earl makes landfall on Mexico's Gulf coast as tropical storm Tropical Storm Earl made landfall on the coast of Mexico's Veracruz state late Friday night after gaining strength as it passed over the Gulf of Mexico.
August 5, 2016 TS Earl drenches southern Mexico after hitting Belize Tropical Storm Earl pushed over Mexico's southern Gulf coast early Friday after drenching Belize and northern Guatemala.
August 5, 2016 Colombia, FARC agree on cease-fire plan once accord signed Colombia's government and the country's biggest rebel movement have agreed on procedures for implementing a cease-fire after a final peace accord is agreed on.
August 5, 2016 UK police charge 19-year-old with London stabbings British police have charged a 19-year-old Somali-Norwegian man with carrying out a stabbing rampage in London's Russell Square that killed an American woman.
August 5, 2016 Police seize 400 kilograms of cocaine in Ecuador Ecuadorean police have seized close to 400 kilograms (880 pounds) of cocaine and detained four people who allegedly tried to hide the drug in a truck that was to be put on a cargo ship in the port city of Guayaquil.
August 5, 2016 UK Black Lives Matter protesters block Heathrow airport road Activists linked to the U.S.-based group Black Lives Matter have blocked a road leading to London's Heathrow Airport and held protests in other British cities.
August 5, 2016 Takata still plans return to black for year as profit slips Takata Corp., the Japanese company at the center of a massive global air bag recall, is sticking to its forecast of posting a 13 billion yen ($129 million) profit for the fiscal year through March.