May 11, 2016 Report: 27.8 million people internally displaced last year A major aid agency says 27.8 million people around the world were internally displaced by conflict and natural disasters last year, or as many as the combined populations of New York City, London, Paris and Cairo.
May 11, 2016 AP Explains: Why Brazilian president faces impeachment Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is facing possible impeachment by Congress, with the Senate expected to vote Wednesday on a measure to suspend her.
May 11, 2016 China says US patrols justify defensive deployments China says U.S. Navy patrols in the South China Sea require it to increase the defense capabilities of the islands it controls in the area.
May 11, 2016 Uber authorized to operate in Brazil's biggest city The mayor of Brazil's biggest city has signed a decree authorizing the use of smartphone-based ride-sharing-applications like Uber.
May 11, 2016 Effort to impeach Brazil's president plunges into chaos The fight over President Dilma Rousseff's future has taken a strange twist in Congress, with the leader of the lower house saying senators can't go ahead with an impeachment vote and the Senate leader insisting they will.
May 11, 2016 Panama Papers law firm threatens legal action The Panamanian law firm at the center of the huge trove of leaked documents detailing offshore financial dealings says it will take legal action against an international consortium of journalists.
May 10, 2016 Alberta officials say oil sands city saved from fire's worst Alberta premier's declared Canada's oil sands city saved and said a plan will be put together within two weeks so 88,000 residents forced to evacuate can return to their homes.
May 10, 2016 El Salvador reiterates opposition to gang dialogue A spokesman for El Salvador President Salvador Sanchez Ceren says he has no plans to fire his interior secretary following the release of an audio recording of the then legislator meeting with gang leaders.
May 10, 2016 In Mexico missing students case, suspects allege torture Within weeks of the September 2014 disappearance of 43 college students, Mexican authorities had rounded up scores of suspects and announced they had solved the case.
May 10, 2016 Mixture of loss, hope for Canadian town devastated by wildfire Charred bicycles lean on a fence in front of incinerated townhomes. Just across the street, a school and playground are untouched.