November 16, 2018 Colombia president snagged by protests, congressional revolt Ivan Duque was sworn in as Colombia's president in August after an easy election victory in which he promised to boost the sluggish economy by decreasing corporate taxes, while bringing order to rural areas that have long been plagued by drug trafficking and violence between armed groups.
November 16, 2018 Caravan migrants and worried families try to stay in touch There was cake at little Brithani Lizeth's third birthday party, and also tears.
November 16, 2018 Holocaust scholar sues group that said he 'slandered' Poland A prominent Holocaust researcher said Friday that he is suing a Polish organization for libel after it waged a public campaign last year accusing him of slandering Poland's good name with his work exploring Polish violence against Jews during World War II.
November 16, 2018 South American circus lions still unsettled in South Africa The rescue of 33 lions from South American circuses and their 2016 transfer to a South African refuge was billed as a compassionate gesture, a return "home" after years of abuse and living in cages.
November 16, 2018 A look at Americans who have been detained in North Korea North Korea says it is expelling American Bruce Byron Lowrance after he slipped unlawfully into the police state known for its anti-U.S. fervor.
November 16, 2018 North Korea deports American even as it boasts of new weapon North Korea on Friday said it will deport an American citizen it detained for illegal entrance, an apparent concession to the United States that came even as it announced the test of a newly developed but unspecified "ultramodern" weapon that will be seen as a pressuring tactic by Washington.
November 16, 2018 Migrants streaming into Tijuana, but now face long stay Exhausted migrants in a caravan of Central American asylum-seekers napped on mattresses in a converted municipal gymnasium, while men played soccer and exchanged banter on a crowded, adjoining courtyard.
November 15, 2018 WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange facing possible prosecution by DOJ: report Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is reportedly facing the prospect of prosecution by the U.S. Justice Department.
November 15, 2018 Key UN committee condemns North Korea's rights violations A key U.N. committee adopted a resolution Thursday condemning North Korea's "longstanding and ongoing systematic, widespread and gross violations of human rights" and strongly urging its government to immediately end the abuses.
November 15, 2018 Mexico's high court tosses law on policing by military Mexico's Supreme Court invalidated a controversial law signed last year that created a legal framework for the military to work in a policing role in much of the country, ruling Thursday that the measure violated the constitution by trying to normalize the use of the armed forces in public safety.
