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July 14, 2016

The Latest: German official: UK's EU proposals 'unworkable'

The Latest on British political developments (all times local): 9:25 a.m.

July 14, 2016

South Sudan evacuations continue; some locals turned back

The United States, India and other countries continue to evacuate their citizens from South Sudan, where a fragile cease-fire appears to hold amid fears of a return to civil war.

July 14, 2016

Brazil deputies pick acting president's ally as speaker

The lower house of Brazil's congress has elected a new speaker.

July 14, 2016

New UK Treasury chief says there'll be no emergency budget

Britain's new Treasury chief says there will be no emergency budget — even though there are questions marks hanging over the economy following the country's decision to leave the European Union.

July 14, 2016

Boris Johnson's long record of insults, gaffes

Britain's new foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, has a long history of making provocative and sometimes insulting comments that are distinctly undiplomatic in their tone.

July 14, 2016

Germany's Bayer increases offer for seed company Monsanto

German drug and chemicals firm Bayer says it has increased its offer for U.S. seed company Monsanto Co. to $125 per share from its initial bid of $122 per share.

July 14, 2016

Support sought for kids left behind by UN troops in Haiti

The first time Rosa Mina Joseph met Julio Cesar Posse he was hanging out in civilian clothes on the beach in her hometown in southern Haiti, where he was stationed as a member of a U.N.

July 14, 2016

Syria's Assad says he doesn't know who killed Marie Colvin

Syria's President Bashar Assad has denied that his forces targeted U.S.-born journalist Marie Colvin who was killed in Syria in 2012 and says that he does not know how she died.

July 14, 2016

Afghan official: No plans to peace effort with the Taliban

An Afghan official says there are no plans to revive a peace process aimed at bringing the Taliban to the negotiating table.

July 14, 2016

China blames Philippines for stirring up trouble in dispute

China blamed the Philippines for stirring up trouble and issued a policy paper Wednesday calling the islands in the South China Sea its "inherent territory," a day after an international tribunal said China had no legal basis for its expansive claims.