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June 9, 2016

US backed fighters almost surround ISIS stronghold in Syria

U.S.-backed fighters on Thursday closed all major roads leading to the northern Syrian town of Manbij, a stronghold of the Islamic State group and surrounded it from three sides, officials and Syrian opposition activists said.

June 9, 2016

Scandal-prone Brazil government casts doubt on president's impeachment

When Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was impeached and suspended last month, her permanent ouster seemed all but certain.

June 9, 2016

Family says Canadian-Iranian professor detained in Iran

The family of a retired Canadian-Iranian professor who studies women's issues across the Middle East says she has been detained in Iran without charges.

June 9, 2016

Presidential vote count drags on, leaving Peruvians on edge

Economist Pedro Pablo Kuczynski clung to a thin lead over the daughter of a jailed former president early Wednesday as the count from Peru's presidential election dragged on, straining nerves in a nation divided after a polarizing campaign.

June 8, 2016

Mall and buildings evacuated near Ottawa sinkhole

A mall and buildings around a major intersection near Parliament in Ottawa have been evacuated because of a large sinkhole.

June 8, 2016

Mexico gets first non-Pemex gas station in almost 8 decades

For the first time in nearly eight decades, the ubiquitous Pemex gas stations have competition along Mexico's highways and city streets.

June 8, 2016

Look at Brazil, America and stop and think about the 2016 election

Looking at Brazil should make us stop and think about this election means, and should mean, for our country and our future.

June 8, 2016

Mysterious noise frustrates Canadian citizens in city near Detroit

A mysterious humming noise is captivating – and torturing – a small Canadian city across the river from Detroit.

June 8, 2016

NATO troops participating in largest military exercise in Poland since end of Cold War

Some 2,000 NATO troops from the U.S., Britain and Poland conducted an airborne operation on Tuesday as part of the biggest exercise performed in Poland since the 1989 end of communism and amid concerns over Russia.

June 8, 2016

US confirms 2 al-Shabab leaders killed in Somalia operations

The U.S. Africa Command is confirming the deaths of two senior commanders of the al-Shabab extremist group in recent military operations in Somalia.