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October 30, 2018

Guatemala lawmakers propose jail for some political speech

Five lawmakers introduced legislation Tuesday that would punish with prison time certain kinds of speech criticizing elected officials and candidates in Guatemala, prompting charges that it would violate constitutional measures guaranteeing freedom of expression.

October 30, 2018

Justin Trudeau on collision course with Canada's provinces over carbon tax

After three years in power, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is staking his political future on an ambitious plan to cut carbon emissions in the country. But with the plan attracting criticism from across the political spectrum and a parliamentary election less than a year away, victory for Trudeau looks anything but certain.

October 30, 2018

The Latest: Couple says fatal fall victim captured in selfie

The Latest on Indian couple that fell to their deaths at Yosemite National Park (all times local): 9:30 p.m.

October 30, 2018

Caravan migrants forcing Mexico to scramble to secure roads, provide food, water

Mexico City is preparing for the arrival of the caravan of 7,000 Central Americans making its way to the U.S. border. 

October 30, 2018

Migrant caravan’s leaders reportedly demand ‘safe and dignified’ transport as enthusiasm erodes

Morale appears to be eroding inside the migrant caravans pushing toward the United States, with members dropping out to return home, some opting to try their luck in Mexico and others demanding "safe and dignified transport," as the endless walking begins to take its toll.

October 30, 2018

Turkey's Erdogan threatens new push against Syrian Kurds

Turkey's president said Tuesday his country has finalized plans for a "comprehensive and effective" operation that would target U.S.-backed Kurdish militia in Syria east of the Euphrates River, a move that could further increase tension in the area where U.S.-led coalition forces are based.

October 30, 2018

Brother: Indians died in Yosemite fall while taking selfie

An Indian couple who fell to their deaths from a popular overlook at Yosemite National Park in the western U.S. was apparently taking a selfie, the man's brother said Tuesday. Park rangers recovered the bodies of 29-year-old Vishnu Viswanath and 30-year-old Meekakshi Moorthy on Thursday from about 800 feet (245 meters) below Taft Point, where visitors can walk to the edge of a vertigo-inducing granite ledge that doesn't have a railing.

October 30, 2018

Taliban: 5 freed from US military prison now in Qatar office

Five members of the Afghan Taliban who were freed from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay in exchange for captured American army Sgt.

October 30, 2018

Al-Shabab's former No. 2 leader runs for office in Somalia

The normal-looking campaign rally in Somalia's capital this month was anything but.

October 30, 2018

Thousands of Syrians stuck in the desert risk starvation

Tens of thousands of Syrians stranded in a desert camp near the Jordanian border are at risk of starvation amid dwindling supplies and the approach of winter, while regional powers trade blame over who is responsible for this latest humanitarian catastrophe in Syria's civil war.