June 24, 2016 IS detain 900 Kurdish civilians in northern Syria in 3 weeks A Kurdish official and Syrian activists say Islamic State group fighters have detained some 900 Kurds in the northern Syrian province of Aleppo over the past three weeks, amid fierce fighting for control of a nearby IS stronghold.
June 24, 2016 Protest in front Shiite sheikh's home shows Bahrain dissent Hundreds of people are protesting outside the home of a Shiite sheikh, a mark of growing unrest in Bahrain sparked by the government's new crackdown on opposition groups.
June 24, 2016 Taiwan president takes first foreign trip since inauguration Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-has departed on her first overseas trip since taking office amid speculation over whether China will tighten its diplomatic stranglehold on the self-governing island it claims as its own territory.
June 24, 2016 The Latest: Australian leader urges Britain to stay in EU The Latest on Britain's referendum on whether to leave the European Union (all times local): 7:15 a.m.
June 23, 2016 Zoo in Argentina's capital to be turned into ecological park The mayor of Argentina's capital says that the Buenos Aires zoo will be turned into an ecological park.
June 23, 2016 Mexico national team coach gets reprieve after drubbing The coach of Mexico's national soccer team will keep his post despite the squad's humiliating 7-0 drubbing at the hands of Chile last week in the Copa America quarterfinals.
June 23, 2016 Activist in Mexico disappeared search killed, wife wounded An activist group in Mexico says a member of a civilian search group looking for disappeared relatives has been killed by gunmen and his wife severely wounded.
June 23, 2016 Argentina calls for Falklands negotiations, Britain says no Argentina's foreign minister says recovering sovereignty of the Falkland Islands remains a "permanent and unrelinquished" objective of the Argentine people and called for the dispute to be solved through negotiations between the two parties.
June 23, 2016 22 pct of small firms in El Salvador victims of extortion A study in El Salvador says 22 percent of small businesses in the Central American country have been victims of extortion by street gangs.