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September 14, 2016

Sweden: Date set for questioning of Assange in rape case

Swedish prosecutors say an Ecuadorian official will interrogate WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on their behalf next month in the South American country's embassy in London.

September 14, 2016

Fires sweeps through shantytown on outskirts of Sao Paulo

A fire is sweeping through a slum on the outskirts of Brazil's biggest city, and authorities say hundreds of people have had to flee as flames consume wooden homes.

September 14, 2016

Son and brother of Guatemala's president in corruption case

The son and brother of Guatemala's president have made statements to prosecutors investigating the misappropriation of funds.

September 14, 2016

A Colombian general's journey to peace with rebels

For 40 years, army Gen. Javier Florez battled the guerrillas of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.

September 14, 2016

The Latest: Syria army claims shooting down 2 Israeli planes

The Latest on developments in Syria where a cease-fire brokered by the U.S. and Russia has come into effect (all times local): 10:35 a.m.

September 14, 2016

Mercosur's founding states give Venezuela a Dec. 1 deadline

The four original nations of South America's Mercosur trading bloc announced Tuesday that they are giving Venezuela until Dec. 1 to comply with its commitments when it joined in 2012 that it would comply with all the group's requirements.

September 14, 2016

11 killed, 8 injured in road accident in northern Mexico

Mexican authorities say a traffic accident in northern Mexico has killed 11 people and injured eight.

September 14, 2016

China vows to cut aluminum output, but producers plan growth

China's leaders are promising to rein in aluminum production that is flooding global markets and threatening jobs in the United States and Europe, but its producers have ambitious plans to expand.

September 14, 2016

5.9 earthquake startles residents of Colombia's second city

A shallow, 5.9 magnitude earthquake rattled residents of Colombia's second-largest city of Medellin on Tuesday night in the country's biggest tremor in over a year.

September 14, 2016

Western nations urge Libya general to give up oil terminals

The United States and five Western nations have called upon forces loyal to a Libyan general to withdraw from three eastern oil terminals seized earlier this week.