September 20, 2016 Thousands protest planned trade link-ups with US, Canada Thousands of demonstrators have marched at the European Union headquarters to protest trans-Atlantic trade talks with the United States and a planned deal with Canada, claiming they would hurt labor and consumer rights while undermining environmental protection.
September 20, 2016 Romania: court again postpones ruling on same-sex marriage Romania's Constitutional Court has again postponed ruling on a petition to recognize the same-sex marriage of a U.S. citizen and a Romanian man.
September 20, 2016 Brazil's Petrobras slashes investment amid kickback probe Brazil's state-run oil company is further slashing its investment plans by one fourth less than a year after similar cuts as oil prices fall and a corruption probe widens.
September 20, 2016 Turkish president announces new push on Syria IS stronghold Turkeys' president has announced a new push by Turkish forces and Syrian rebels aimed at capturing a town held by the Islamic State group.
September 20, 2016 Armed men hold up bus carrying Venezuelan soccer team Six armed men have held up a bus carrying a Venezuelan first-division soccer team.
September 20, 2016 APNewsBreak: US resident gets 10-year Iran prison sentence A U.S. permanent resident detained for a year in Iran over spying allegations has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and a $4.2-million fine, his supporters said Tuesday, part of a wide crackdown on those with foreign ties which followed the nuclear deal.
September 20, 2016 Pressure on Argentina's Macri to keep vow on Syrian refugees Having escaped the civil war in her homeland to find refuge in Argentina, Nairouz Baloul hopes the South American nation will now welcome many more Syrians like her to begin a new life.
September 20, 2016 5 Cuban volleyball players convicted of rape in Finland A Finnish court has convicted five members of Cuba's national volleyball team of aggravated rape and sentenced four of them to five years in prison.
September 20, 2016 The Latest: Syria opposition figure: truce 'clinically dead' The Latest on the developments in Syria, where a Russia-U.S.-brokered cease-fire, now in its seventh day, is hanging in the balance after numerous violations (all times local): 11:35 a.m.
September 20, 2016 The Latest: Jordan prods wealthy countries over refugees The Latest on the high-level U.N.
