June 2, 2016 Prisoner tells of 'mental torture' in secret Guantanamo camp A Somali prisoner at Guantanamo Bay prison has told a military judge that he and others have been subjected to "mental torture" in the high-security section of the prison known as Camp 7.
June 2, 2016 US hedge fund files claim against Peru over defaulted bonds A Connecticut hedge fund has filed a $1.6 billion claim against Peru in a decades-old dispute over bonds issued by the nation's former dictator.
June 2, 2016 Brazilian lawmakers look to raise salaries despite crisis Members of Brazil's Congress are moving toward raising their own salaries and those of the nation's highest court.
June 2, 2016 Colombia police rescue dogs from troubled neighborhood Authorities have returned to a rugged Bogota neighborhood to rescue the dogs and cats left behind when police shut down the country's largest open-air drug market.
June 2, 2016 Lionel Messi in court to testify in tax fraud case Lionel Messi and his father are in court to defend themselves from tax fraud charges.
June 2, 2016 Philippine rebels to discuss peace talks with new government Philippine communist rebels say they plan to meet with the government of incoming President Rodrigo Duterte to discuss a resumption of long-stalled peace talks, and will demand an end to the U.S. military presence in the country.
June 2, 2016 Defense Secretary Carter: US-Philippines relationship stable U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter says the American alliance with the Philippines remains "iron clad," following the election of a new Philippines president who has said his country needs to chart a course more independent of the United States.
June 2, 2016 News Guide: German vote recognizing Armenian genocide Germany's Parliament voted Thursday to label the killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks a century ago as genocide.
June 2, 2016 Brussels urges Albania to complete a judicial package reform The European Union has urged Albania to complete a package of judicial reforms if it wants to launch full membership talks with the bloc.
June 2, 2016 Venezuela blasts OAS as diplomats try to defuse conflict Thousands of Venezuelans rallied in support of President Nicolas Maduro as regional governments seemed to back away from a threat to punish his administration for violating its commitment to democracy.