July 25, 2016 Magnitude 6.2 quake strikes Chile A 6.2-magnitude earthquake has struck Chile's north-central region but authorities say no injuries or damage were reported and discounted the possibility of a tsunami.
July 25, 2016 Kerry meets SEAsia ministers after Chinese diplomatic win U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is meeting with his counterparts from South East Asia after they were unable to agree on a statement criticizing China for territorially expansion in the South China Sea.
July 25, 2016 Mexican mayor gunned down, second one in 2 days The mayor of a town in one of Mexico's most violent drug corridors was shot to death, the second mayor killed in Mexico in two days.
July 24, 2016 Mexican mayor shot to death, second in 2 days The mayor of a town in one of Mexico's most violent drug corridors has been shot to death, the second mayor killed in Mexico in two days.
July 24, 2016 Rio Athletes Village faces leaks, power outages; Australia refuses to move in Australian athletes will not move into their rooms at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics until serious plumbing, electrical and cleaning problems are fixed, with the troubled South American games opening in under two weeks.
July 24, 2016 Report: Mexican drug lord denies he's back in business Fugitive drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero denied in an interview published Sunday that he is getting back into the drug trade or trying to muscle in on the Sinaloa cartel's operations.
July 24, 2016 Turkey to hire 20,000 teachers following coup attempt Turkey says it plans to hire more than 20,000 teachers to replace those who have been fired in a purge of suspected coup plotters in schools and other institutions.
July 24, 2016 Prosecutor: Venezuela first lady's nephews confess drug deal Two nephews of Venezuela's powerful first lady allegedly confessed to trying to smuggle 800 kilograms (1,763 pounds) of cocaine into the U.S. following their arrest last year in Haiti, according to prosecutors in the politically-charged case.
July 24, 2016 ASEAN split on how to deal with China in South China Sea row Southeast Asia's main grouping opened a meeting of their foreign ministers Sunday, deeply divided on how to deal with China's territorial expansion in the South China Sea that has impacted some of its members and whipped up an increasing diplomatic quagmire.