May 23, 2017 8 in Brazil sentenced for planning attack ahead of Rio 2016 A judge in Brazil has sentenced eight men to prison sentences for declaring allegiance to the Islamic State group online and planning an attack in the run up to the 2016 Summer Olympics.
May 23, 2017 Rebel kidnapping mars UN Security Council visit to Colombia Colombia's government is blaming a dissident rebel group for the kidnapping of a United Nations employee that is marring a visit by the U.N.
May 23, 2017 'Slum pope' and billionaire US president to meet May 24 When Pope Francis meets with President Donald Trump at the Vatican May 24, the world will be watching how the Argentine "slum pope" interacts with the brash, New York billionaire-turned-president.
May 23, 2017 Death toll in Venezuela protests up to 36 with police death A police officer has died after being shot during the latest round of nationwide anti-government protests in Venezuela.
May 23, 2017 AP Explains: Venezuela's 'anti-capitalist' constitution With hundreds of thousands of protesters taking to the streets daily and international pressure mounting, embattled President Nicolas Maduro is doing something that once seemed unthinkable: Tearing up the constitution written by his beloved political godfather, the late President Hugo Chavez.
May 23, 2017 Colombia investigating alleged kidnapping of UN staff member The employee is believed to have been abducted by a dissident faction of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
May 23, 2017 Gunmen kill 2 Mexican soldiers investigating pipeline theft The Mexican army says two soldiers were shot to death and a third wounded when troops investigating a pipeline fuel theft came under fire from gunmen using townspeople as a human shield.
May 23, 2017 The Latest: 4 'de-escalation' zones in Syria, says Russia The latest on the conflict on Syria (all times local): 5 p.m.
May 23, 2017 Russia, Iran, Turkey sign on 'de-escalation zones' in Syria Turkey, Iran and Russia have signed an agreement calling for the setting up four "de-escalation zones" in war-torn Syria in the latest attempt to reduce violence in the Arab country.
May 23, 2017 The Latest: Singer Doherty: Le Pen not "a distant threat" The Latest on France's presidential election (all times local): 12:05 p.m.
