October 28, 2018 Brazil yearns for change but some say democracy at risk A desire for radical change among many Brazilians after years of turmoil has fueled the rise of a far-right former army captain who supporters say will fight crime and corruption if elected president Sunday but who opponents warn threatens one of the world's largest democracies.
October 28, 2018 Migrant caravan to rest following report of abducted child Coordinators of a caravan of several thousand Central American migrants moving through southern Mexico urged its members to rest Sunday.
October 27, 2018 Brazil's Haddad ends campaign with warning about opponent In the last public appearance by a Brazilian presidential candidate before Sunday's vote, left-leaning Fernando Haddad warned voters that his far-right opponent's proposals to fight crime would only increase violence.
October 27, 2018 Migrants nix offer to stay in Mexico, continue trek to US More than a hundred Mexican federal officers carrying plastic shields abandoned a blockade they had formed on a bridge Saturday, allowing a caravan of thousands of Central American migrants to advance toward the United States.
October 27, 2018 Family offers reward for info in death of billionaire A Canadian lawyer announced Friday a multimillion-dollar reward for information about the death of drug-company billionaire Barry Sherman and his wife, Honey.
October 27, 2018 IS gunmen kill 40 US-backed fighters in eastern Syria The Islamic State group killed at least 40 U.S.-backed Syrian fighters, captured several alive and regained areas they lost earlier this month in eastern Syria near the Iraqi border in some of the most intense fighting in weeks, a war monitor and an agency linked to IS said Saturday.
October 27, 2018 Iran president urges Parliament to approve 4 new ministers Iranian President Hassan Rouhani urged Parliament to approve four new ministers and help his government "resist" and "fight" the U.S. as it reinstates sanctions against the Islamic Republic.
October 27, 2018 The Latest: Migrant caravan negotiates with police in Mexico The Latest on the caravan of Central American migrants hoping to travel through Mexico to the U.S. (all times local): 8:30 a.m.
October 27, 2018 Afghans vote in south Kandahar's delayed elections Security was tight in southern Kandahar on Saturday as voters went to the polls in parliamentary elections that were delayed in the province by one week after an attack by an elite guard killed two top government officials, including a powerful provincial police chief.
October 27, 2018 US defense chief: killing of writer is threat to stability The killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi "undermines regional stability" and the U.S. State Department plans to take further action in response to the killing, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Saturday at an international conference in the Middle East.
