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July 29, 2016

5 points from AP interview with N. Korean diplomat

Here are five points on tensions between North Korea and the U.S. from Pyongyang's top diplomat for U.S. affairs, interviewed by The Associated Press on Thursday: ___ SANCTIONS AGAINST KIM RANKLED GREATLY Han Song Ryol, director-general of the U.S. affairs department at North Korea's Foreign Ministry, emphasized the authoritarian country's anger over Washington's July 6 announcement putting leader Kim Jong Un on a list of sanctioned individuals in connection with alleged human rights abuses documented by the United Nations Human Rights Commission.

July 29, 2016

Rio preparing for worst as terror threat hangs over Olympics

A half-million foreign tourists, dozens of heads of state and the attention of the world's media. If there were ever a headache for anti-terror forces, it's the Olympics.

July 29, 2016

3 killed during Colombia's celebration of soccer title

Colombia's celebration of victory in the South American club soccer championship has ended in violence, with three fans killed in a night of boisterous revelry.

July 29, 2016

El Salvador strikes blow against gang in operation

Authorities in El Salvador are claiming a strong blow against the leadership and financing of one of the country's principal street gangs.

July 29, 2016

Brazil's former president files petition at the UN

Lawyers for former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva say they have filed a petition at the U.N.

July 29, 2016

At 90, Fidel Castro is symbol of Cuban resistance to change

White-haired, thin and bent at nearly 90, Fidel Castro in person is a faint echo of the man who remade his country, defied the United States and fueled socialist uprisings around the world.

July 29, 2016

The Latest: Pope prays at Poland's Black Madonna icon

The Latest on Pope Francis' visit to Poland and World Youth Day celebrations (all times local): 11:45 a.m.

July 28, 2016

Trump has a record of siding with Putin on key issues

Donald Trump has refused to condemn Russia's military takeover of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula, saying if elected he would consider recognizing it as Russian territory, in the latest of a series of statements that have raised eyebrows about the Republican candidate's intentions toward the Kremlin.

July 28, 2016

Venezuelan opposition seats lawmakers in challenge to Maduro

Venezuela's congress has sworn in three opposition lawmakers in violation of a Supreme Court ruling that is likely to further inflame the country's political divisions.

July 28, 2016

Peru's new president sworn in surrounded by Ivy League aides

Pedro Pablo Kuczynski assumes Peru's presidency Thursday with a Cabinet that shares his Ivy League, pro-business pedigree — a reliance on technocrats that could become a liability as he deals with an unfriendly congress and a resurgent left.