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July 15, 2016

Cuba's Elian Gonzalez now a bearded college graduate

Elian Gonzalez, the Cuban boy at the center of a tense international custody battle in 2000 that became a cause celebre on both sides of the Florida Straits, is a college graduate.

July 15, 2016

South Sudanese refugees could surpass 1 million this year

The United Nations refugee agency says the number of South Sudanese refugees in East Africa could pass 1 million this year, and it calls on armed parties to allow safe passage for people fleeing the latest fighting.

July 15, 2016

40 indicted on drug-trafficking charges in Puerto Rico

U.S. authorities in Puerto Rico say a federal grand jury has indicted 40 people alleging involvement in a multimillion-dollar drug-trafficking ring.

July 15, 2016

Investigation of Mexico dump didn't confirm student fire

The most recent forensic investigation of the southern Mexico garbage dump where the government contends 43 students were incinerated could not say there was a fire there that night.

July 15, 2016

World leaders express horror at attack; sympathy for France

World leaders are expressing dismay, sadness and solidarity with France over the attack carried out by a man who drove truck into crowds of people celebrating France's national day in Nice, killing at least 84 people: UNITED STATES President Barack Obama condemned what "appears to be a horrific terrorist attack" in Nice.

July 15, 2016

Albania gov't makes concessions on reform, key to EU talks

Albania's ruling Socialists say they will approve anything the opposition Democratic Party wants in a judicial reform package, fundamental to ensuring the launch of the membership negotiations with the European Union, if it's also agreed on with Brussels and the U.S.

July 15, 2016

CDC collecting semen from men infected with Zika

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is collecting semen samples from men who have been infected with Zika to learn more about the virus’ transmission patterns.

July 15, 2016

Missing Calgary girl's body believed found, man charged

Police in Calgary say they've found a body believed to be that of a 5-year-old girl reported missing this week after her mother was found dead, and a suspect has been charged with murder in both deaths.

July 15, 2016

Helping Palestinians was an uphill battle for US aid chief

After 11 years of helping oversee the U.S. government's aid efforts to lay the foundations for a future Palestinian state, the outgoing chief of the U.S. Agency for International Development mission in the West Bank and Gaza Strip is unsure whether that vision has inched any closer to reality.

July 15, 2016

S. Korea premier pelted with eggs, bottles over missile site

Angry residents in a rural South Korean town have thrown raw eggs and water bottles at the prime minister to protest a plan to deploy a U.S. missile defense system in their neighborhood.