February 28, 2016 2nd former Mexican president unloads on Donald Trump Former Mexican President Felipe Calderon on Saturday joined his predecessor in office in unloading on Donald Trump, calling the Republican front-runner's campaign racist and saying his discourse on immigration is fueling anti-American sentiment around the world.
February 27, 2016 Brazil: Activists denounce sewage in Rio de Janeiro waters Activists have staged a symbolic burial of the Guanabara Bay, the sewage-filled Rio de Janeiro waterway where Olympic sailing competitions are to be held.
February 27, 2016 Bolivian leader's ex-lover held in corruption probe The former lover of President Evo Morales who was working as a high-ranking executive at a Chinese firm has been arrested as part of a probe into alleged influence trafficking involving hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts.
February 27, 2016 Spain's approves extradition to US of 'Jihad Jane' recruiter Spain's government has approved the extradition to the United States of an Algerian-Irish man accused of recruiting an American woman who called herself "Jihad Jane" and plotted to kill a Swedish artist.
February 27, 2016 Pope Francis gives unity symbol to Argentine president Macri Pope Francis is stressing unity after meeting with the president of his native Argentina, with whom he has clashed over gay marriage.
February 27, 2016 Disputes delay video surveillance at tense Jerusalem shrine Video surveillance of Jerusalem's holiest site was meant to be a quick fix to lower tensions that have driven months of Israeli-Palestinian violence, but disputes over who controls the footage and what the cameras may or may not film are holding up the project.
February 27, 2016 China tries to reassure over economy at G20 meeting China's premier has tried to quell anxiety about his slowing economy as officials at a global finance meeting called for governments to speed up job-creating reforms to stimulate slackening growth.
February 27, 2016 In push ahead of truce, Syrian troops take villages from IS Syria's state media and an opposition monitoring group say government forces have captured several villages from Islamic State extremists in the northern province of Aleppo.
February 27, 2016 US, Nigerian navies: Ship rescue success for cooperation A U.S. commodore says the rescue of a hijacked oil tanker tracked through five countries by several navies, including from the U.S., is the first big success in international maritime cooperation in the pirate-ridden waters of the Gulf of Guinea.
February 27, 2016 The Latest: Moscow denies bombing Syrian civilians, rebels The Latest on the conflict in Syria and the provisional cease-fire proposed by the U.S. and Russia that is to go into effect at midnight (all times local): 12:40 p.m.