July 11, 2016 Mexico to challenge state laws that could protect governors Mexico's federal government says it will file challenges with the country's Supreme Court against laws enacted in two states that purport to be anti-corruption, but that critics say could protect their outgoing governors.
July 11, 2016 Cuba opens 1st bulk goods store, but wholesale still elusive Cuba has quietly opened a first-of-its-kind store specializing in bulk goods in Havana: Zona +, a high-ceiling space with racks stacked with large tins of tomato sauce, toilet paper and cooking oil by the gallon.
July 11, 2016 5 ex-Honduran police to face drug trafficking charges in US The U.S. ambassador in Honduras says five former Honduran police officers have turned themselves over to U.S. authorities to face drug-trafficking charges.
July 11, 2016 South Africa twins accused of plot to blow up US mission Twin brothers have been charged with conspiring to blow up a U.S. mission and various Jewish institutions in South Africa.
July 11, 2016 Carter: US will use Iraq city as base to retake Mosul Defense Secretary Ash Carter has arrived in Iraq, saying U.S. and coalition forces will use the newly retaken air base in Qayara (kee-AH'-rah) as a staging hub, as Iraqi security forces move closer to the long-awaited battle to recapture Mosul from Islamic State militants.
July 11, 2016 Chilean rights activists allege prisoner disappearances Human rights activists have presented a criminal complaint in Chile for the alleged disappearance of some 100 political prisoners that were reportedly kept at an enclave of German immigrants called Colonia Dignidad during the country's 1973-1990 military dictatorship.
July 11, 2016 North Korea threatens over US missile system in South Korea North Korea has threatened unspecified "powerful" measures over a U.S. plan to deploy an advanced missile defense system in South Korea.
July 11, 2016 Italian police examine body in search for missing US airman Italian authorities are investigating whether a body found in the Adriatic Sea could be related to the disappearance of a U.S. airman some 40 kilometers (30 miles) away.
July 11, 2016 2 Guantanamo detainees sent to Serbia in latest releases A Tajik and a Yemeni national each held for roughly 14 years at Guantanamo Bay have been freed and sent to the Balkan nation of Serbia, the U.S. Department of Defense announced Monday.
July 11, 2016 Gabby Douglas, Simone Biles headline US women's gymnastics team bound for Rio Simone Biles wouldn't let herself believe it.