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April 11, 2017

US, Canada, Mexico ask FIFA for faster World Cup bid process

The North American bid to host the 2026 World Cup has asked FIFA for a quicker decision in June 2018, two years ahead of schedule.

April 11, 2017

G7 foreign ministers seek new push to end Syria war

Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven industrialized nations are expected to call for a new international push to end the war in Syria.

April 11, 2017

The Latest: G7 rejects calls for sanctions on Russia

The Latest on the meeting of the foreign minister of the Group of Seven (all times local): 12:35 a.m.

April 11, 2017

Iraq says Islamic State has lost most of the land it seized

The Iraqi military says the Islamic State group has lost more than three-fourths of the territory it seized when it swept across the country in the summer of 2014.

April 11, 2017

Questions remain about specifics of US policy toward Syria

U.S. allies appear to be moving ahead with their own policies for dealing with Syria after attempts by top Trump administration officials to articulate a plan leave key questions unresolved.

April 11, 2017

North Korea calls US aircraft carrier dispatch outrageous

North Korea is vowing tough counteraction to any military moves that might follow the U.S. Navy's decision to send the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier and its battle group to waters off the Korean Peninsula.

April 11, 2017

After talks, Chinese region sees risks to trade, US visits

After repeatedly bashing China on the campaign trail, President Donald Trump met his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping for the first time last week at Trump's Florida estate.

April 11, 2017

Building under construction collapses in Mexico City, 5 dead

Officials say at least five people were killed and another nine injured when a building under construction collapsed in Mexico City.

April 11, 2017

Outages increase as Puerto Rico company crumbles amid crisis

Spoiled food.

April 11, 2017

Ex-Mexican governor's long flight from justice ends

The arrest of an ex-governor of the Mexican border state of Tamaulipas caps a five-year, seemingly desultory search for the ruling-party politician accused of organized crime and money laundering.