June 2, 2016 Human rights question prompts scolding from China minister China's visiting foreign minister publicly berated a Canadian journalist on Wednesday for asking a question about his country's human rights record.
June 2, 2016 Venezuela president calls Sanders a 'revolutionary friend' Venezuela's socialist president is hailing U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders as a "revolutionary friend." President Nicolas Maduro says the Democratic Party candidate would be the U.S. president if elections were free in the United States and did not depend on the electoral college.
June 1, 2016 Residents return to fire-damaged western Canadian oil city A steady stream of traffic is moving into the fire-damaged Canadian oil sands city of Fort McMurray as thousands of people who fled a wildfire at the start of May return to see what's left.
June 1, 2016 Prosecutor puts former Haiti officials on travel ban list Nine former Haitian electoral officials and 11 Cabinet ministers in former President Michel Martelly's administration have been forbidden to leave the country.
June 1, 2016 Brazil protesters, police clash outside presidency office Militants of Brazil's Homeless Workers Movement protesting cuts in low-income housing projects have clashed with police in front of the presidency's regional office in Sao Paulo.
June 1, 2016 American Jews warn Israeli leader of looming 'rupture' American Jewish leaders have told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that they are deeply disappointed over Israel's failure to carry out a historic agreement to allow non-Orthodox Jewish prayers at a Jerusalem holy site.
June 1, 2016 Panama Canal's new, expanded locks at 'full operability' The consortium designing and building the Panama Canal's new set of expanded locks says they are working at full capacity and ready to receive their first ships.
June 1, 2016 Residents make first return to fire-damaged western Canadian oil city Residents of the Canadian oil sands city of Fort McMurray began cleaning up their homes and property Wednesday as people who fled a massive wildfire at the start of May returned to see what's left.
June 1, 2016 Mexican teachers have heads forcibly shaved for not striking A dissident faction of Mexico's teachers' union is under fire for publicly humiliating teachers and administrators who defied its strike.