October 4, 2016 Turkey: 15 Turkish-backed rebels killed in fighting with IS Turkish military officials say 15 Syrian opposition fighters have been killed in an ongoing battle with Islamic State militants in northern Syria.
October 4, 2016 Nobel physics prize: A look at the 3 winners, their feats Three British-born scientists who have conducted extensive research in the United States have won this year's Nobel Prize in physics.
October 4, 2016 China concerned about death of Syracuse student from Beijing China says it's concerned about the death of a Syracuse University student from Beijing whose body was found near his apartment.
October 4, 2016 Mexico: 2 suspects killed priest after 'falling out' A Roman Catholic priest abducted in September was killed by two men who were visiting him at his residence, authorities said Monday.
October 4, 2016 Theft of case files in environmentalist killing worries UN The United Nations office in Honduras expressed concern about last week's theft of case files in the killing of environmental activist Berta Caceres.
October 4, 2016 Powerful Hurricane Matthew a threat to Haiti, Jamaica, Cuba Vulnerable Haiti braced for flash floods and violent winds from the extremely dangerous Hurricane Matthew as the powerful storm kept on a path early Monday aiming at the hemisphere's poorest country.
October 3, 2016 Judge temporarily suspends Montreal pit bull ban A Quebec Superior Court judge temporarily suspended Montreal's pit bull ban on the same day the new law was to come into effect.
October 3, 2016 Colombia in unchartered territory with peace deal's defeat After a stunning referendum defeat for a peace deal with leftist rebels, Colombians are asking what comes next for their war-torn country, which like Britain following the Brexit vote has no Plan B to save an accord that sought to bring an end to a half century of hostilities.
October 3, 2016 Heavily Catholic Guam is torn by sex abuse allegations Guam's governor was in tough position when faced with a bill Roman Catholic leaders fear could bring an onslaught of sexual abuse lawsuits that could bankrupt the church.
October 3, 2016 El Salvador officials say homicides down sharply last month El Salvador officials say the number of homicides in the Central American country dropped by nearly half in September from the same month of 2015.
