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April 9, 2016

Argentine prosecutor wants ex-leader probed for laundering

Argentina's state news agency is reporting that a federal prosecutor has asked that former President Cristina Fernandez be investigated in a money laundering probe.

April 9, 2016

US brings B-52 bombers back to the Mideast to target IS

The U.S. Air Force says it has deployed B-52 bombers to the Mideast nation of Qatar to take part in the U.S.-led bombing campaign against the Islamic State group.

April 9, 2016

Iran dismisses US talk of 'arrangement' on missiles

Iran has dismissed U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's recent talk of a "new arrangement" involving Tehran's ballistic missiles, calling the idea "nonsense." Kerry said during a visit to the Gulf earlier this week that the U.S. and its allies were "prepared to work on a new arrangement to find a peaceful solution" to the dispute over recent Iranian missile tests.

April 9, 2016

Virgin Mary statue stirs up debate in secular Uruguay

The South American country of Uruguay has a long tradition of secularism, to the point that a popular president in the early 1900s insisted on writing the word "God" with a lowercase "g'' whenever he wrote about his policies in local newspapers.

April 9, 2016

Oman says US man detained in rebel-held Yemeni capital freed

Oman says a U.S. man detained in Yemen's rebel-held capital has been freed.

April 9, 2016

In latest claim, N. Korea says it tests new rocket engine

North Korea's latest belligerent declaration — that it successfully tested a new long-range rocket engine that could allow nuclear strikes on the U.S. mainland — leaves outsiders in a familiar predicament.

April 9, 2016

Tiny British Virgin Islands has big role in leaked documents

A thriving financial services industry that evolved over the last 30 years in the British Virgin Islands made it one of the most popular places in the world to form a corporation, turning a sleepy cluster of Caribbean islands into a global hub of finance.

April 9, 2016

New Myanmar government begins releasing political prisoners

Myanmar's government has begun releasing political prisoners under a plan announced by the country's new de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.

April 9, 2016

Uber offers refunds after Mexico City pricing spat

The Uber ride-sharing app offered discounts and free rides to Mexico City clients on Friday after they were charged five times normal rates or more during the city's recent pollution alert.

April 9, 2016

UK leader Cameron under fire over link to offshore accounts

British Prime Minister David Cameron faced mounting pressure Friday over his involvement in offshore investments after he finally admitted he benefited from his father's Panama-registered trust, an entity exposed by this week's massive data leak at a law firm specializing in global tax avoidance.