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March 4, 2016

US presses UN council to confront sex abuse by peacekeepers

The United States is pressing the U.N.

March 4, 2016

Reports: Brazil police making arrest at ex-president's home

Brazilian news reports say the police are making arrests at the home of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

March 4, 2016

Death of Itailans in Libya amps up pressure for intervention

The death of two Italian hostages in Libya this week and the liberation of another two have added urgency to calls for Italy to intervene militarily in its former colony.

March 4, 2016

Thousands of Puerto Rico inmates vote in Republican primary

Thousands of inmates lined up in prisons across Puerto Rico on Friday to cast early ballots in the U.S. territory's Republican primary, some saying they hoped the elections can help lift the island out of an economic crisis.

March 4, 2016

Murder trial of Suriname president resumes, then halts again

The long-stalled murder trial of Suriname President Desi Bouterse for the deaths of political opponents in 1982 briefly reconvened Friday — only to be put on hold again until at least May.

March 4, 2016

The Latest: Danish jets will return fight IS in Iraq, Syria

The Latest on Syria's conflict (all times local): 2:50 p.m.

March 4, 2016

Death toll in Mexico scaffolding collapse rises to 4

Mexican authorities say at least four people died were when scaffolding collapsed at a cathedral under construction in the southern city of Tuxtepec.

March 4, 2016

Former Thai foreign minister Thanat Khoman dead at age 101

Thanat Khoman, who as Thailand's foreign minister helped cement his country's close relations with the United States during the Vietnam War, has died at age 101, his family announced.

March 4, 2016

Flipping the script: Could peace talks help defuse N. Korea?

The new U.N.

March 4, 2016

China to boost military spending by about 7 to 8 percent

China says it will boost military spending by about 7 to 8 percent this year, the smallest increase in about five years, reflecting slowing economic growth and a drawdown of 300,000 troops as Beijing seeks to build a more streamlined, modern military.