April 17, 2017 The Latest: Pence says 'era of strategic patience' is over The Latest on U.S. Vice President Mike Pence in South Korea (all times local): 12:02 p.m.
April 17, 2017 Mexican ex-governor evaded justice with help of accomplices A fugitive former Mexican governor accused of pilfering millions of dollars from state coffers was aided by a network of accomplices who helped him evade justice in Guatemala, where he was eventually captured after six-month manhunt, officials said.
April 17, 2017 Residents nervously watch Americas' oldest city gentrifying Latin America's oldest colonial city is aiming for a rebound, pouring tens of millions of dollars into repairing streets, cleaning up trash, installing streetlights and renovating centuries-old buildings in hopes of getting more of the Dominican Republic's 5 million tourists a year to spend less time at the beach and more in the capital's long-neglected historic center.
April 17, 2017 Fugitive Mexican ex-governor moved to Guatemalan prison A former governor who had become a symbol of government corruption in Mexico was transferred to a Guatemalan military prison on Sunday hours after being captured in a hotel following six months on the lam.
April 17, 2017 Thousands expected to be evacuated in Syria after blast An opposition activist group and a TV station run by Lebanon's Hezbollah say more than 3,000 people are expected to be evacuated from four villages as part of a population transfer that was briefly stalled by a deadly blast that killed scores.
April 17, 2017 Egypt acquits US-Egyptian citizen after 3-year legal ordeal An Egyptian court has acquitted Aya Hijazi, a dual U.S.-Egyptian citizen, after nearly three years of detention over accusations related to running a foundation dedicated to helping street children.
April 17, 2017 Fugitive Mexican ex-Gov. Javier Duarte detained in Guatemala Javier Duarte, the fugitive former governor of Mexico's Veracruz state who is accused of running a corruption ring to pilfer from state coffers, was detained in Guatemala on Saturday.
April 17, 2017 Pence lands in South Korea after North's failed launch U.S. Vice President Mike Pence arrived in South Korea on Sunday to begin a 10-day trip to Asia that comes amid turmoil on the Korean Peninsula over North Korea's threats to advance its nuclear and defense capabilities, and just after a failed missile launch by the North.
April 17, 2017 Man acting strangely during Easter Mass in France arrested Police in the French Riviera city of Nice have arrested a man behaving strangely at an Easter Mass in a church not far from the promenade where a truck attack last year killed 86 people.
April 17, 2017 The Latest: Pence arrives in South Korea to start Asia trip The Latest on the failed launch of a North Korean missile from the country's east coast (all times local): 3:40 p.m.
