July 28, 2016 High-ranking police official shot to death in Nicaragua Nicaraguan officials say a high-ranking national police officer has been shot to death outside his home.
July 28, 2016 Paraguay rebels demand ransom after kidnapping Mennonite man The Paraguayan People's Army guerrilla group is asking for a $700,000 ransom to release a kidnapped Mennonite man.
July 28, 2016 Toronto police officer sentenced to 6 years in teen shooting A Toronto police officer has been sentenced to six years in the shooting death of a teen on a streetcar in a case that sparked protests in Canada's largest city after it was caught on video and posted on YouTube.
July 28, 2016 The Latest: Syria's Assad offers amnesty to rebels The Latest on developments related to the Syrian war and international effort on the crisis (all times local): 11:30 a.m.
July 28, 2016 Mexico drug lord in DEA agent's killing sent to house arrest A Mexican drug lord convicted in the killing of a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent has been transferred from prison to house arrest near Mexico City.
July 28, 2016 N. Korea: US has crossed red line, relations on war footing North Korea's top diplomat for U.S. affairs tells The Associated Press that Washington "crossed the red line" and effectively declared war by putting leader Kim Jong Un on its list of sanctioned individuals.
July 28, 2016 German FM: Trump victory could affect trans-Atlantic ties Germany's foreign minister says a victory for Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential elections could affect trans-Atlantic ties.
July 28, 2016 Missing ex-Guantanamo detainee reappears in Venezuela Uruguay's foreign minister says that a resettled former Guantanamo prisoner who had been missing since last month has appeared in Venezuela.
July 28, 2016 Venezuela critics press for progress on presidential recall Venezuela's socialist government is digging in its heels to stop a presidential recall vote as it fights to hold onto power amid an economic collapse.
July 27, 2016 Ex-Guantanamo detainee who went missing in Uruguay reappears in Venezuela A resettled former Guantanamo prisoner who disappeared last month in Uruguay, setting off alarm bells in neighboring countries and recriminations in Washington, has reappeared in Venezuela, an official said Wednesday.