March 18, 2016 US requests UN meeting on North Korea missile launch The United States has called for a meeting Friday of the U.N.
March 18, 2016 American IS fighter: I made a bad decision The American Islamic State group fighter who handed himself over to Kurdish forces in Iraq's north earlier this week says he made "a bad decision" joining IS, according to a heavily edited interview he gave to an Iraqi Kurdish television station that aired late Thursday night.
March 18, 2016 After worst smog in 11 years, Mexico City braces for more Choking smog returned to the skies of Mexico City this week at levels not seen in more than a decade, prompting fears of more eye-watering days to come as efforts to curb pollution run afoul of the courts and the realities of life.
March 18, 2016 Mexico City extends air pollution alert for into 4th day An air pollution alert in greater Mexico City was extended Thursday, its fourth day, with authorities saying that despite slight improvements smog levels remained at almost 1½ times acceptable limits in some areas.
March 18, 2016 Libya's government refuses US-supported shakeup The United States, Europe and United Nations have all pinned their hopes for resolving Libya's chaos and blocking the Islamic State group's growth there on a newly announced unity government.
March 18, 2016 In fight against Zika, Brazil battles neglect, cash crunch CAMPINA GRANDE, Brazil (AP) -- In May, as the first cases of the Zika virus were being detected in Brazil, Rossandra Oliveira stopped receiving a critical tool she needed to do her job: insecticide.
March 18, 2016 US military says helicopter crash lands, no casualties The U.S. military says one of its helicopters crashed in southern Afghanistan, adding that the cause was unknown and there were no casualties.
March 18, 2016 14 crewmembers rescued from balsa rafts hundreds of miles from Chilean coast Fourteen crewmembers aboard two balsa rafts were rescued Thursday after the vessels were swept up in strong currents hundreds of miles off Chile's coast.
March 18, 2016 Doctors trying to determine next steps in ex-Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's cancer treatments Doctors are determining the next steps in former Toronto May Rob Ford’s cancer treatments as he continues to work on rebuilding his strength to resume chemotherapy treatments, his chief of staff Dan Jacobs said Thursday.
March 18, 2016 Mexican governor makes waves by touting legal opium poppies The governor of one of Mexico's most violent states is making waves by proposing to let impoverished farmers grow opium poppies for legal medical use.