September 30, 2016 South Korea picks new site for US missile defense system South Korean military officials say a private golf course in the country's southeast region has been chosen as the new site for an advanced U.S. missile defense system to be deployed by the end of next year to help cope with North Korean threats.
September 30, 2016 Tropical Storm Matthew on rare southerly path in Caribbean Tropical Storm Matthew swirled westward into the open waters of the Caribbean early Thursday after hitting islands at the sea's southern entry with heavy wind and rain.
September 30, 2016 A year after mudslide killed 280, little change in Guatemala One year after a huge landslide killed at least 280 people near Guatemala's capital, the neighborhood once known as Cambray II remains a grim wasteland.
September 30, 2016 UN oficial to monitor Colombia peace tribunals closely The United Nations' top human rights official says he will closely watch how special peace tribunals set up as part of Colombia's peace process operate to make sure people who committed serious war crimes during the long conflict are held accountable.
September 29, 2016 Matthew grows to hurricane strength in Caribbean People in the Dutch Caribbean islands reinforced their homes and stocked up on emergency supplies Thursday as Hurricane Matthew took a rare turn through the southern Caribbean ahead of an expected shift to the north.
September 29, 2016 Bank of Mexico hikes interest rate a half-point to 4.75 pct Mexico's central bank has raised its inter-bank interest rate a half-point to 4.75 percent, seeking to shore up a weak peso and prevent a rise in inflation.
September 29, 2016 Russia says it would support 48-hour truce in Syria's Aleppo A top Russian diplomat says a United States' threat to halt cooperation with Russia in the Syria conflict constitutes an "emotional breakdown" and says Russia is willing to support a 48-hour cease-fire around Aleppo.
September 29, 2016 Mexico, 5 South American countries question Venezuela rules Mexico has joined five South American countries in expressing concern over the decision by electoral authorities in Venezuela to effectively delay a presidential recall vote until 2017.
September 29, 2016 Deputy governor in intensive care after shooting in Brazil A Brazilian deputy governor is in intensive care after a gun attack that also killed his party's candidate for mayor of the small city of Itumbiara in the center of the country.
September 29, 2016 In Argentina, freedom still distant for Sandra the orangutan A sign outside Sandra's cage explains that "orangutan" comes from the Malay expression for "person of the forest." But she remains in a concrete cell in a Buenos Aires zoo and may never see the rainforests of her ancestors.
