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April 21, 2017

The Latest: No Russian troops for Syria's Assad in IS fight

The Latest on the conflict in Syria (all times local): 5:30 p.m.

April 21, 2017

Venezuela officials: 12 dead in overnight violence

Authorities in Venezuela say 12 people were killed overnight following looting and violence in the South American nation's capital amid a spiraling political crisis.

April 21, 2017

US Defense Sec'y Mattis: Syria still has chemical weapons

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says Syria still possesses banned chemical weapons.

April 21, 2017

Ontario police arrest 100 men in child prostitution case

Police north of Toronto say more than 100 men have been arrested for allegedly "purchasing prostituted children." They say the arrests were made following a multiyear operation by the force's Human Trafficking Team.

April 21, 2017

Overflowing landfills choke Puerto Rico amid economic crisis

At first glance, it looks like people have abandoned this rural community tucked into Puerto Rico's soft rolling hills: the windows are shut, the doors closed and the gates locked.

April 21, 2017

Spain grants citizenship to Venezuelan govt critic

The government says it has granted Spanish citizenship to the editor of Venezuela's El Nacional newspaper because of the political persecution it said he was subjected to in his country.

April 21, 2017

Jamaica probes explosion at resort that killed 1, injured 4

Authorities in Jamaica have closed a resort in the popular tourist area of Montego Bay following an explosion that killed a maintenance manager and injured four other employees.

April 21, 2017

Woman who delivered while in a coma wakes up, meets 3-month-old baby

Amelia Bannan was nearly six months pregnant when she suffered a skull fracture that resulted in a blood clot in her brain.

April 21, 2017

Elderly man in Cuba treats arthritis pain with scorpion venom – swears by it

Clinical trials begun in 2006 to test the efficacy of scorpion venom in cancer treatment.

April 21, 2017

Assisted suicide for mentally ill? Canada weighs what some European nations already allow

A controversial practice in some European nations allowing physician-assisted suicide for people with mental illness is being considered in neighboring Canada.