September 21, 2016 Deceased lawmaker to remain speaker of Nicaragua congress The Nicaraguan congress will have a dead man as its speaker for the next four months, lawmakers in the Central American nation have decided.
September 21, 2016 Trump's new Cuba position provokes anxiety on the island Donald Trump's threat to undo President Barack Obama's detente with Cuba unless President Raul Castro abides by Trump's list of demands is provoking widespread anxiety among ordinary Cubans, who were paying little attention to the U.S. presidential campaign until now.
September 21, 2016 Police declare evacuated Prince Edward Island schools safe More than 19,000 students on the small Canadian province of Prince Edward Island were evacuated Wednesday after police received a threat that bombs were placed at a number of schools. Police said nothing suspicious was found after officers searched the schools.
September 21, 2016 Japan's central bank keeps negative interest rate unchanged Japan's central bank decided Wednesday to keep its monetary easing strategy mostly as is, while adjusting its asset purchases to push yields on long-term government bonds higher.
September 21, 2016 Paris Climate Change agreement passes key threshold Thirty-one countries formally joined the Paris climate change pact Wednesday, bringing the total number of countries ratifying the treaty to 60 and raising hopes that it will enter into effect by the end of the year.
September 21, 2016 Egypt's Coptic church criticized over el-Sissi rallies at UN Egypt's Coptic Christian church is facing criticism over its role in organizing rallies in support of President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi during his visit to the U.N.
September 21, 2016 Historic D-Day flag brought to Dutch military museum The Dutch defense minister has welcomed to the national military museum a historic U.S. flag flown on the stern of the boat that led the first American troops onto Utah Beach on D-Day.
September 21, 2016 Brazil judge orders corruption trial for ex-President Silva A Brazilian judge has ruled that former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will stand trial on charges of money laundering and corruption.
September 21, 2016 Researchers: Canadian firm helping Bahrain censor the web Researchers have identified a Canadian company at the center of a small Arab nation's online censorship system — a finding that sits awkwardly with Ottawa officials' public support for digital freedoms.
September 21, 2016 China probes company accused of North Korea trade violations Chinese authorities are investigating a company researchers say sold North Korea materials that can be used by its growing nuclear weapons program in a crackdown that reflects Beijing's growing frustration with its isolated neighbor.
