May 29, 2016 Breakaway Taliban faction expresses support for peace talks A senior leader of a breakaway Taliban faction says it is willing to hold peace talks with the Afghan government but will demand the imposition of Islamic law and the departure of all foreign forces.
May 29, 2016 Lufthansa suspends travel to Caracas over unstable Venezuelan economy German airline Lufthansa says it is suspending its flights to Caracas, citing the difficult economic situation in Venezuela.
May 29, 2016 Germany's Lufthansa to suspend flights to Venezuela German airline Lufthansa says it is suspending its flights to Caracas, citing the difficult economic situation in Venezuela.
May 29, 2016 Fiji pulls some peacekeepers from Egypt amid security fears Fiji says it's bringing home about 65 of the 300-plus peacekeepers it has stationed in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula and has closed remote bases there as the security situation deteriorates.
May 29, 2016 Bale alright on the night as Ronaldo fails to shine Cristiano Ronaldo stole the headlines with the winning kick in a penalty shootout in the Champions League final, more than compensating for what was a quiet game by his standards.
May 28, 2016 Ex-presidents meet with Venezuela government, opposition A group of former presidents has held secret meetings with members of Venezuela's opposition and government representatives in the Dominican Republic in an attempt at mediating the South American nation's political standoff.
May 28, 2016 Putin visits Orthodox monastic community at Mount Athos Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived at the northern Greek peninsula of Mount Athos, on a visit to the autonomous Orthodox Christian monastic community here.
May 28, 2016 Drug lord 'Chapo' Guzman's lawyers split on extradition case Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's fight to stave off extradition to the United States has led to a schism between his own lawyers.
May 28, 2016 Argentine court sentences ex-dictator for Operation Condor A court in Argentina has sentenced former junta leader Reynaldo Bignone to 20 years in prison for Operation Condor crimes.
May 28, 2016 A look at the Operation Condor conspiracy in South America Argentina's last dictator and 14 other former military officials were sentenced Friday to prison for human rights crimes committed during the Operation Condor conspiracy.