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June 13, 2016

Watchdog: Nuclear powers shrinking, modernizing arsenals

A Swedish arms watchdog says the global number of nuclear warheads dropped last year, though none of the nine nuclear powers showed any signs of giving up their atomic weapons.

June 12, 2016

Radical Mexican teachers union had financial network

Prosecutors in Mexico say a radical teachers union that has led a decade of protests had set up an illegal financial network to fund demonstrations — and line their leaders' pockets.

June 12, 2016

20 years on, UN waits for working nuclear-test-ban treaty

The world was a more peaceful place when a newly sworn-in President Barack Obama pledged to "aggressively pursue" a global ban on nuclear arms tests.

June 12, 2016

Police free 15 Paraguayan women in anti-sex trafficking raid

Police in Spain, France and Paraguay have arrested around 14 people and liberated up to 15 women as part of a joint operation against sex trafficking.

June 12, 2016

Guatemala arrests 3 ex-cabinet ministers, hunts for 2 more

Three senior Guatemalan cabinet ministers were arrested Saturday on corruption charges and authorities said they were seeking to detain two more as part of a continuing crackdown that has already seen a former president jailed.

June 11, 2016

Guatemala arrests 2 ex-cabinet ministers, hunts for 3 more

Two senior Guatemalan cabinet ministers were arrested Saturday on corruption charges and authorities said they were seeking to detain three more as part of a continuing crackdown that has already seen a former president jailed.

June 11, 2016

Official: Rapist seeking revenge suspected in Mexico deaths

A Mexican law enforcement official says the prime suspect in the killings of 11 family members is a man who apparently sought revenge after one of the victims reported that he raped her and he was jailed.

June 11, 2016

Citgo Aruba to invest $450M to $650M to reopen idle refinery

Citgo Aruba announced Saturday it will invest $450 million to $650 million to reactivate an oil refinery in Aruba that has been idle since 2012.

June 11, 2016

Archaeologist points to hidden monument in Jordan's Petra

A U.S. archaeologist says satellite and drone images have led to a new discovery in the ancient city of Petra — a massive platform hidden under sand.

June 11, 2016

Brazil police: Body found on beach is missing Australian

Brazilian police have determined that a body that washed up on a beach three days ago is that of missing Australian Rye Hunt.