May 23, 2017 US airstrike turned a home in Iraq's Mosul into a death trap Accounts from witnesses and survivors cast doubt on American suggestions that the Islamic State group was to blame for the deaths of more than 100 people taking refuge in a house hit by a U.S. airstrike earlier this year in Mosul, the deadliest single incident of the months-long campaign to retake the Iraqi city.
May 23, 2017 House packed with families became death trap in Iraq's Mosul Accounts from witnesses cast doubt on American suggestions that the Islamic State group was to blame for the deaths of more than 100 people taking refuge in a house hit by a U.S. airstrike in Mosul, the deadliest single incident of the campaign to retake the Iraqi city.
May 23, 2017 Besieged Venezuela leader orders writing of new constitution Venezuela's socialist leader has ordered the writing of a new constitution, further angering opponents whose intensifying campaign to oust him has brought hundreds of thousands into the streets to demand change.
May 23, 2017 8 killed as military plane crashes near Colombia capital Colombian officials say a small military aircraft has crashed near the capital, killing eight people.
May 23, 2017 NKorea says it will speed up nuke program in response to US North Korea's Foreign Ministry says the country will speed up measures to bolster its nuclear program "at the maximum pace" in response to the new U.S. policy that calls for new sanctions and "maximum pressure and engagement." A statement from the Foreign Ministry spokesman on Monday that was circulated by North Korea's U.N.
May 23, 2017 The Latest: South Korea says THAAD can defend against attack The Latest on tensions on the Korean Peninsula (all times local): 11 a.m. Tuesday An official says a contentious U.S. anti-missile system based in southeastern South Korea is operating and can defend against North Korean missiles.
May 23, 2017 Blasts, smoke in heart of Toronto financial district Loud blasts have been heard in Toronto's financial district and smoke is billowing from under a busy street.
May 23, 2017 The Latest: Venezuela leader calls for citizens congress The latest on the political crisis in Venezuela (all times local): Venezuela's embattled socialist president is calling for a citizens congress and a new constitution.
May 23, 2017 Mexican navy: 1 marine, 7 crime suspects killed in shootout Authorities in Mexico say a military patrol was attacked by suspected organized crime members, setting off a firefight that killed one marine and seven alleged aggressors.
May 23, 2017 Canada defense minister sorry for exaggerating military role Canada's defense minister has apologized in Parliament for claiming to have been the "architect" of the country's largest battle in Afghanistan.
