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July 6, 2016

Myriad of problems overshadow excitement of upcoming Rio Olympics

Copacabana Beach is an Olympic construction site. The beach volleyball venue is going up, broadcast studios rise on scaffolding above the sand and a mammoth tent is jammed with thousands of pricey souvenirs.

July 6, 2016

Russian Kaliningrad region poses challenge at NATO summit

Only 160 miles (250 kilometers) north of Warsaw, where NATO begins a two-day summit Friday, lies the Russian region of Kaliningrad, the most militarized plot of land in Europe — and one of the catalysts for a planned build-up of forces by the Western military alliance on its eastern flank.

July 6, 2016

Quebec town ravaged by train fire wants rail to bypass it

A runaway oil train brought death and destruction to this tiny community in Quebec, killing 47 people and destroying dozens of buildings.

July 6, 2016

China paper warns US of 'price' to pay in South China Sea

The flagship newspaper of China's ruling Communist Party has warned Washington that there will be a "price" to pay if it crosses China's "bottom line" by meddling in disputes over the South China Sea.

July 6, 2016

AP News Analysis: Brexit raises new opportunities for Putin

President Vladimir Putin has remained poker-faced as Britain voted to exit the European Union, but the Russian leader stands to gain significantly from the British departure, which would weaken the EU and create new tensions in the bloc.

July 6, 2016

Marijuana can be sold at Uruguay pharmacies, but few want to

Rossana Rilla could sell marijuana under Uruguay's pioneering law that lets pharmacies distribute pot.

July 6, 2016

Brazil trying to locate ex-Guantanamo detainee possibly in country

Brazilian authorities are trying to locate a former Guantanamo Bay detainee who was resettled in Uruguay and may have entered neighboring Brazil.

July 6, 2016

Italian police arrest homeless man in death of US student

Italian police say they have detained a homeless man in the death of an American student whose body was found in the Tiber River.

July 5, 2016

El Salvador rights body urges probe of poet's 1975 killing

El Salvador's human rights agency says the government has failed to properly investigate the 1975 killing of poet Roque Dalton, who was allegedly slain by leaders of a leftist guerrilla group in which he was a member.

July 5, 2016

Brazil looks for ex-Guantanamo detainee possibly in country

Brazilian authorities are trying to locate a former Guantanamo Bay detainee who was resettled in Uruguay and may have entered neighboring Brazil.