October 18, 2018 Israeli rights group criticizes 'oppression' of Palestinians The head of Israel's leading human rights group strongly criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government during a contentious U.N. Security Council meeting on Thursday for what he called its "supremacy and oppression" of the Palestinians.
October 18, 2018 Guatemala lawmakers lower penalty for illicit campaign money Lawmakers overwhelmingly passed a bill Thursday that dramatically reduces prison sentences for electoral financing crimes, acting as President Jimmy Morales is under suspicion of receiving illicit campaign funds.
October 18, 2018 Mexico prosecutors find fraud in Venezuela food aid program Prosecutors said Thursday that people linked to the Venezuelan government and Mexican companies conspired to overcharge Venezuela for basic food aid packages.
October 18, 2018 Brazil front-runner accused of illegal campaign practices A Brazilian presidential candidate on Thursday accused his far-right adversary of illegal campaign practices for allegedly allowing friendly businessmen to secretly pay to spread slanderous messages.
October 18, 2018 Taliban attack kills top Afghan officials, US general unhurt A high-level meeting to lay out security plans for Afghanistan's upcoming parliamentary elections had just concluded when an elite Afghan guard turned his gun Thursday on the departing delegation in an attack that killed the powerful Kandahar police chief but missed the top U.S. commander in the country, Gen. Scott Miller.
October 18, 2018 Man linked to Saudi prince at consulate when writer vanished A member of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's entourage during several trips abroad walked into the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul just before writer Jamal Khashoggi vanished there, a surveillance photo leaked Thursday shows, drawing the kingdom's heir-apparent closer to the columnist's alleged slaying.
October 18, 2018 The Latest: Mexico seeking UN help with migrant caravan The latest on the caravan of Central American migrants trying to advance toward the United States.
October 18, 2018 Pressure turns to Mexico as migrant caravan heads for border As some 3,000 Hondurans made their way through Guatemala, attention — and pressure — turned to Mexico, after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Thursday to close the U.S.-Mexico border if authorities there fail to stop them — a nearly unthinkable move that would disrupt hundreds of thousands of legal freight, vehicle and pedestrian crossings each day.
October 18, 2018 Mother, daughter desperate to leave Venezuela flee on foot As night approached, Sandra Cadiz wrapped her shivering 10-year-old daughter in a blanket and prayed for a ride up the frigid Colombian mountaintop known as "the icebox."
October 18, 2018 Peru's president soars as he channels anger over corruption Martin Vizcarra stepped down from a military helicopter into a small Peruvian jungle village where no president had ventured before.
