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March 6, 2016

Turkey detains businessmen linked to US-based cleric

Turkey's state-run news agency says police have detained four senior officials of a company linked to a U.S.-based Muslim cleric as the Turkish government continues to crack down on his movement.

March 6, 2016

Gunmen wearing police officer uniforms kill 12 in Honduras pool hall

Authorities say that assailants armed with AK-47 assault rifles burst into a pool hall in Honduras' capital and opened fire, killing at least 12 people and wounding three others.

March 6, 2016

12 killed when gunmen open fire in Honduran pool hall

Authorities say that assailants armed with AK-47 assault rifles burst into a pool hall in Honduras' capital and opened fire, killing at least 12 people and wounding three others.

March 5, 2016

Brazil court to rule on trial of speaker of lower house

Brazil's Supreme Court is considering possible corruption charges against a key congressional leader — a step that could weaken efforts to impeach President Dilma Rousseff.

March 5, 2016

EU pressured to take stance over Turkish media right erosion

The European Union is facing increasing pressure to speak out against the erosion of media freedom in Turkey following the forced take-over of the country's largest-circulation newspaper, but few expect it to take a bold stance toward Ankara while trying to assure its help in dealing with the migration crisis.

March 5, 2016

Team for Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo' launches PR blitz

The once-secretive Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has launched a public relations blitz, calling on his lawyers and even his common-law wife to keep his name in the news.

March 5, 2016

Syria Rebels take border crossing from IS

Two Syrian opposition monitoring groups say rebel fighters have seized the Syrian side of a major Syria-Iraq border crossing from the Islamic State group.

March 5, 2016

Brazil's Silva denounces detention in corruption probe

Brazilian police questioned former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva for about four hours in an investigation into a sprawling corruption case involving state-run oil company Petrobras that has ensnared some of the country's top lawmakers and wealthiest businessmen.

March 5, 2016

Canadian leader Trudeau bringing star power to White House

Justin Trudeau (troo-DOH'), Canada's youthful, new prime minister, is bringing his star power to the White House on his first official U.S. visit this week.

March 5, 2016

Putin's Syria campaign is win-win for most Russians

For most Russians, there's little not to like about their country's military operation in Syria.