July 12, 2016 Spain: Police arrest 11 for alleged money laundering Spanish police say they have arrested 11 people — mostly Russians and Ukrainians — in an operation targeting foreign organized crime gangs involved in money laundering.
July 12, 2016 US report accuses UK officials of hampering HSBC probe A U.S. report is accusing British officials of hampering a probe into HSBC, one of the world's largest banks.
July 12, 2016 China intensifies opposition ahead of South China Sea ruling China has intensified the drumbeat of its opposition to an international tribunal's ruling expected Tuesday that could threaten its expansive claims in the South China Sea.
July 12, 2016 Survey: Europeans worry migrants may increase terror threat The refugee crisis and the threat of terrorism in Europe are very much related to one another in the minds of many Europeans, according to a survey conducted across the continent.
July 12, 2016 Israeli group sues Facebook over Palestinian violence An Israeli rights group says it's suing Facebook for $1 billion on behalf of families of victims of Palestinian attacks.
July 12, 2016 Venezuela seizes Kimberly-Clark factory Venezuela's government has seized a factory belonging to Kimberly-Clark Corp. after the U.S. personal care giant said it was no longer possible to manufacture in this crisis-wracked South American nation.
July 12, 2016 Mexico ombudsman: Slain student was brutally tortured Mexico's National Human Rights Commission says a classmate of 43 college students who disappeared in 2014 had been tortured before his body was found the following day.
July 12, 2016 Anglican Church of Canada votes against same-sex unions The Anglican Church of Canada narrowly voted against authorizing same-sex marriages Monday after nearly a week of passionate debates about blessing such unions at the church's triennial conference.
July 11, 2016 Family of Toronto man held in Dhaka loses contact with him The family of a Toronto student who was detained after surviving a bloody hostage-taking in Bangladesh said Monday that they haven't been able to contact him for a week and are concerned about his well-being.
July 11, 2016 Thousands of Venezuelans stream over border to Colombia Tens of thousands of Venezuelans streamed across bridges into Colombia over the weekend after Venezuela briefly lifted a year-old border closure to allow people to buy food and medicine.