October 12, 2016 US Marines headed to hurricane-ravaged Haiti with relief A U.S. Navy warship is bringing hundreds of Marines and sailors, along with power generators, water purifiers and bulldozers, to bolster relief efforts in Haiti, where Hurricane Matthew has left at least 750,000 people desperately in need of assistance.
October 12, 2016 Philippine President Duterte to visit China next week Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will make a state visit to China next week in the latest sign of reaching out to Beijing while questioning his country's traditional ties with the United States.
October 12, 2016 Top German court hears Canada trade deal injunction calls Germany's highest court is considering calls from opponents of a European Union-Canada trade deal for an injunction aimed at putting the signing of the accord on ice.
October 12, 2016 As Helmand risks falling to the Taliban, Afghans blame graft For the past month, the Taliban have held control over most of Afghanistan's Helmand province, where the majority of the world's opium is grown — and as insurgent attacks intensify around the provincial capital, residents are blaming rampant government corruption for the rising militant threat.
October 12, 2016 US and EU call on Vietnam to release arrested blogger The United States and the European Union have called on the Vietnamese government to release a popular blogger arrested earlier this week for alleged anti-state writing.
October 12, 2016 Colombian youth set up tent city to demand peace deal Dozens of activists have raised a multicolored, makeshift tent city in Bogota's main square to demand the government and rebels save a deal meant to end a half century of conflict — part of a belated outburst of activism across the country by Colombians stunned at last week's unexpected defeat of the peace accord in a referendum.
October 11, 2016 Turkey's Erdogan tells Iraqi leader to 'know his place' Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country is determined to take part in a possible operation to recapture the Iraqi city of Mosul despite objections from Iraq, adding to tensions between the two neighbors.
October 11, 2016 Airstrike in Yemen deepens war, puts pressure on US More than 1,000 mourners were packed into the funeral hall, including some of the most powerful figures in Yemen's rebel movement.
October 11, 2016 Uruguay offers to bring family of striking ex-Gitmo detainee Uruguay's government is offering to bring the family of a hunger striking former Guantanamo prisoner to the South American country.
