July 27, 2016 Investigation into slaying of Brazilian journalist urged The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists is urging Brazilian authorities to conduct a thorough investigation into the killing of journalist Joao Miranda do Carmo, who was shot to death Sunday in front of his house in the central-western state of Goias.
July 27, 2016 Mexican official: drug lord will finish sentence at home Mexico's interior secretary says the government has exhausted its options and will comply with a judge's order to release drug lord Ernesto Fonseca Carrillo to serve out the remainder of his sentence at home.
July 27, 2016 Guatemala orders new graft probe of former president, ex-VP A Guatemalan judge has formally ordered prosecutors to investigate former President Otto Perez Molina and his ex-vice president in another corruption case.
July 27, 2016 AP EXPLAINS: Why Syria's al-Qaida may be considering a split Al-Qaida's branch in Syria is considering splitting ties with the global terror group, members say.
July 27, 2016 Formula 1 chief's mother-in-law missing in Brazil Brazilian police say they are investigating the apparent disappearance of the mother-in-law of Formula 1 chief Bernie Ecclestone.
July 27, 2016 Syrian TV: Car bomb in northern Syria kills one, wounds 50 Syria's state TV says a car bomb has exploded in a predominantly Kurdish town in northern Syria, killing at least one person and wounding 50 people.
July 27, 2016 Kerry talks with new Philippine president critical of US America's top diplomat has shared a working lunch with the new Philippine president, who has criticized U.S. security policies and publicly made friendly overtures to China.
July 27, 2016 US Marine Corps horse honored for Korean War valor A U.S. Marine Corps horse who served under fire during the Korean War has been posthumously decorated for bravery.
July 27, 2016 US fines Chile-based airline LATAM $22 million over bribes U.S. authorities say Latin America's largest airline has agreed to some $22 million in civil and criminal fines in connection with a scheme to pay bribes to end a labor strike in Argentina a decade ago.
July 27, 2016 AP PHOTOS: Mexican farmers using fireflies to save forest In the village of Nanacamilpa, tiny fireflies are helping save the towering pine and fir trees on the outskirts of the megalopolis of Mexico City.