February 19, 2016 UN says Zika virus will be 'way down' before Rio hosts Olympics GENEVA (AP) -- The head of the World Health Organization's Zika response team is predicting that Brazil will host a "fantastic Olympics" and that the mosquito-borne virus will be "way down" by the time the Summer Games begin in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 5.
February 19, 2016 WHO says increasing evidence of Zika link with microcephaly The World Health Organization said on Friday there was an increasing accumulation of evidence of an association between the Zika virus and microcephaly, a neurological disorder in babies, but it could take 4-6 months to prove.
February 19, 2016 Canadian diplomat's son gets boot camp, probation in drug shootings A Canadian diplomat's teenage son will attend a military-style boot camp and serve up to eight years' probation under a plea agreement approved Friday that spares him a lengthy prison sentence for his role in a drug-related shootout that killed his older brother and another teenager.
February 19, 2016 Kosovo opposition lawmakers block parliament with tear gas Despite security checks at the entrance, Kosovo opposition lawmakers again have used tear gas to block work from being done in Parliament to pressure the government into renouncing deals with Serbia and Montenegro.
February 19, 2016 Egypt buries veteran diplomat Boutros-Ghali with top honors Egypt's president has led the funeral procession for the country's veteran diplomat Boutros Boutros-Ghali, who was laid to rest with top state honors.
February 19, 2016 China accuses US of militarizing South China Sea China has accused the U.S. of militarizing the South China Sea, just days after it was revealed Beijing had deployed surface-to-air missiles on an island in the disputed area.
February 19, 2016 Analysis: In a resilient North Korea, can sanctions work? As the U.S. Congress passed a new set of sanctions on North Korea this week, South Korea shut down the last symbol of inter-Korean economic cooperation and the United Nations Security Council discussed its own measures to punish the North for what it claimed was its first H-bomb test and subsequent rocket launch, people in Pyongyang were literally dancing in the streets.
February 19, 2016 Colombia suspends safe passage for rebel peace negotiators Colombia is suspending safe passage for rebel leaders negotiating a peace deal in Cuba to visit guerrilla camps because top commanders showed up with weapons in a town's main plaza.
February 19, 2016 Pope on Trump: Anyone who wants border walls isn't Christian Asked about Donald Trump's views on immigration, Pope Francis says anyone who wants to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border isn't Christian.