September 23, 2016 India trying diplomacy in dealing with rival Pakistan India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has long been known for his hard-line stance on Pakistan.
September 23, 2016 Father caught on CCTV drowning his 3-year-old daughter is jailed for 100 years A man has been jailed for 100 years after horrifying footage shows him repeatedly throwing his three-year-old stepdaughter into a swimming pool – leaving her to drown.
September 23, 2016 AP Exclusive: Assad blames US for Syria truce collapse President Bashar Assad rejected U.S. accusations that Syrian or Russian planes struck an aid convoy in Aleppo or that his troops were preventing food from entering the city's rebel-held eastern neighborhoods, blaming the U.S. for the collapse of a cease-fire many had hoped would bring relief to the war-ravaged country.
September 23, 2016 Ex-Brazilian finance chief Mantega arrested in fraud probe Former Brazilian Finance Minister Guido Mantega has been arrested in connection with the sprawling corruption scandal at the state-run oil giant Petrobras.
September 23, 2016 After IS, a painful return for residents of Iraq's Fallujah In the three days since the Iraqi city of Fallujah was reopened for residents following its recapture from the Islamic State group, just over 500 families have returned home, Maj. Gen. Saad al-Harbea, the head of west Baghdad operations, said.
September 23, 2016 Peru Amazon leaders acquitted of killing police during clash A court in Peru acquitted on Thursday 52 Amazon natives for the murder of 12 police officers seven years ago during protests against laws that indigenous groups said facilitated the usurpation of their lands for oil and timber development.
September 23, 2016 Iran president: Nuclear deal example of conflict resolution Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday blamed efforts to combat terror in response to the Sept. 11 attacks for only widening the spread of global extremism and accused regional rival Saudi Arabia of flooding the Middle East with "hateful ideology." But in an otherwise somber speech, he cited Tehran's nuclear deal as an example of how diplomacy can resolve conflicts that could spiral into war.
September 23, 2016 Crews rush to restore power in blacked-out Puerto Rico Repair crews worked through the night trying to restore electricity to Puerto Rico's 3.5 million people early Thursday after a fire at a power plant blacked out the entire U.S. territory.
September 22, 2016 Top 2 Trudeau aides apologize for moving expenses Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's two top aides are apologizing and are repaying a portion of the $207,000 Canadian (US$157,000) in expenses they incurred in moving to Ottawa from Toronto.
September 22, 2016 Priest kidnapped in Mexico adds to worries after 2 killed Roman Catholic Church officials in Mexico are pleading for the life of a priest who was kidnapped from his parish residence one day after two other priests were killed.
