April 16, 2017 Fugitive Mexican ex-governor 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 14, 2017 Mexican journalist killed on Baja California peninsula A state official in Mexico says a reporter covering the police beat has been shot and killed in La Paz on the Baja California peninsula.
April 14, 2017 Kremlin: no confirmed info on claimed Chechen gay killings In the face of growing international concern about reported detentions and killings of homosexuals in Chechnya, Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman says the Kremlin does not have confirmed information about the matter.
April 14, 2017 N. Korean official: US more vicious, aggressive under Trump North Korea's vice foreign minister on Friday blamed President Donald Trump for escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula through his tweets and expansion of military exercises, saying the U.S. was becoming "more vicious and more aggressive" under his leadership.
April 14, 2017 Russia, Iran and Syria issue warning to US Russia, Syria and Iran strongly warned the United States Friday against launching new strikes on Syria and called for an international probe into last week's chemical attack there.
April 14, 2017 Ecuador election council agrees to recount 1.3 million votes Ecuador election officials have agreed to recount 1.3 million votes as opposition leader Guillermo Lasso continues to allege fraud in the presidential election.
April 14, 2017 Government: 36 Islamic State fighters killed by massive bomb Afghanistan officials say the U.S. attack on a tunnel complex in eastern Afghanistan with the largest non-nuclear weapon ever used in combat by the U.S. military has left 36 Islamic State group fighters dead.
April 14, 2017 US sends dozens of troops to Somalia, 1st time in decades The U.S. military is sending dozens of regular troops to Somalia in the largest such deployment to the Horn of Africa country in roughly two decades.
April 14, 2017 Bribe department: How Brazil's Odebrecht organized graft A secret communications system was used to discuss and arrange the payments of bribes.
April 14, 2017 The Latest: Russia: Syria probe must involve many nations The Latest on Syria (all times local): 11:45 a.m.
