October 3, 2018 Transgender candidates in Brazil push to have voices heard Barbara Aires, who was born male, says she spent much of her childhood on the streets because her father, in the military and from the conservative state of Minas Gerais, refused to accept her sexuality.
October 3, 2018 Chilean cardinal goes before prosecutor in sex abuse probe The archbishop of the Chilean capital went before a local prosecutor Wednesday but declined to testify as a defendant about allegations he covered up years of child sex abuse committed by clerics and officials of the country's Catholic Church.
October 3, 2018 Thailand's celebrity cave boys head out on overseas tour The 12 village boys who were trapped with their soccer coach in a flooded cave in northern Thailand for almost three weeks are ready to spread their wings, heading out to meet fellow youth players in Argentina and do a brief tour of the United States.
October 3, 2018 Melania Trump visits ex-slave holding facility in Ghana Melania Trump said Wednesday that she "will never forget" her visit to a former slave holding facility on Ghana's coast.
October 3, 2018 Syria hopes to jumpstart rebuilding despite massive hurdles With back-to-back trade fairs held in Damascus this month, Syria is hoping to jumpstart reconstruction of its devastated cities by inviting international investors to take part in lucrative opportunities.
October 3, 2018 Magical film figures lure youth to explore Peruvian wetland The Huasao wetland in the heart of the bygone Incan Empire languished for years as a wasteland that locals used as their dump.
October 2, 2018 Chile church says sorry for conduct guidelines for priests Chile's Roman Catholic Church has apologized for a set of conduct guidelines for priests dealing with children that have caused outrage just as the South American country is being rocked by a widespread clerical sex abuse scandal.
October 2, 2018 Mexico commemorates '68 massacre with flag at half-staff Authorities raised a giant, iconic Mexican flag to half-mast in Mexico City's main square Tuesday in commemoration of the 1968 massacre of student protesters by army troops 50 years ago.
October 2, 2018 Ex-army general accused of murder leads mayoral race in Peru The retired army general blew kisses to supporters and promised an iron fist against criminals in Peru's massive capital city, delivering one of the trademark bombastic law-and-order speeches that have made him a leading candidate to be Lima's next mayor.
