February 23, 2016 Mars recalls candy bars in 55 countries after plastic find U.S. chocolate maker Mars says it's recalling candy bars and other items in 55 countries after plastic was found in one of its products.
February 23, 2016 The Latest: Turkey: Ground troops in Syria 'not on agenda' The Latest on the civil war in Syria (all times local): 3:05 p.m.
February 23, 2016 Research on link between Zika and birth defects expected by May Two U.S.-Brazilian studies will have initial results by May on whether the Zika virus spreading through the Americas is causing birth defects and other neurological disorders, a senior U.S. public health official said on Friday.
February 23, 2016 Rights court slams Italy in cleric's CIA-led abduction The European Court of Human Rights has ruled Italy abused state secrecy to provide impunity in the abduction of an Egyptian cleric, who was spirited out of Italy for interrogation and torture in his homeland under the CIA's extraordinary rendition program.
February 23, 2016 Afghan official: Date expected for Kabul-Taliban meeting An Afghan official says talks in Kabul between representatives of four countries trying to end Afghanistan's war with the Taliban are likely to set a date for a face-to-face meeting between the two sides.
February 23, 2016 20 Puerto Rico teachers charged in nearly $1M fraud case FBI agents in Puerto Rico have arrested 20 teachers charged in a nearly $1 million fraud case involving federal funds for special education.
February 23, 2016 AP WAS THERE: US forces enter Kuwait to end Iraqi occupation In February 1991, after months of building an international coalition, U.S. forces entered Kuwait to end the Iraqi occupation of its smaller, oil-rich neighbor.
February 23, 2016 Saudi prince: Muslim nations must lead in counterterrorism A prominent Saudi prince said Sunday that Muslim countries need to take the lead in fighting terrorism and that a recently announced Islamic counterterrorism alliance of 34 nations should have been created sooner.
February 23, 2016 25 years later, Gulf War stills shapes tiny, oil-rich Kuwait The scene U.S. forces encountered as they pushed into Kuwait in 1991 to end the Iraqi occupation could only be described as a hellscape.
February 23, 2016 Report cites new China radars in disputed Spratly Islands A U.S. think tank says China has built new radar facilities on small island holdings in the South China Sea's disputed Spratly Islands.