September 15, 2016 Brazil's Silva says prosecutors want to end his career Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says that prosecutors who described him as the mastermind in a massive corruption scandal are simply trying to keep him from running for president in 2018.
September 15, 2016 EU Parliament chief: Trump win could boost 'imitators' The president of the European Parliament says he fears that a victory in the U.S. presidential election for Donald Trump, whom he labels "apparently irresponsible," could boost what he calls "imitators" in Europe.
September 15, 2016 In long and bloody Syria war, this truce may be different Five years of failed efforts to quell the fighting in Syria have persuaded many observers that the war, inconclusive and catastrophic on a historic scale, may not be resolvable.
September 15, 2016 Witness says Philippine president ordered killings A former Filipino militiaman testified before the country's Senate that President Rodrigo Duterte, when he was still a city mayor, ordered him and other members of a liquidation squad to kill criminals and opponents in gangland-style assaults that left about 1,000 dead.
September 15, 2016 Mexican AG's criticized investigative chief resigns The head of the criminal investigation agency for the Attorney General's Office, whose dismissal had been demanded by the families of 43 college students who disappeared two years ago, resigned Wednesday.
September 14, 2016 Doctor says hunger-striking ex-Gitmo prisoner slips into coma A former Guantanamo prisoner on a hunger strike slipped into a coma Wednesday, said a doctor in Uruguay, where the ex-detainee was taken in as a refugee nearly two years ago but has been demanding to move elsewhere to reunite with his family.
September 14, 2016 Brazilian ex-President Silva charged in corruption probe Brazilian federal investigators have charged former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva with money laundering and corruption.
September 14, 2016 Colombia top court: State responsible for satirist's murder Colombia's top administrative court has ruled the state was responsible for the murder of a beloved satirist and peacemaker more than a decade ago.
September 14, 2016 2 weeks on job, Brazil's new president faces big challenges In the two weeks since his predecessor's ouster, Brazilian President Michel Temer has rubbed elbows with world leaders in China, been vociferously booed at the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games and signaled he will move forward with unpopular measures such as trimming pension benefits.
September 14, 2016 Son from elite family sent to prison in Haiti for kidnapping A man from a wealthy Haitian family has been convicted of running a kidnapping ring that preyed on other members of the elite in this impoverished country.
