September 5, 2016 EU leaders call for action on Chinese steel European Union leaders have for China to take action on its bloated steel industry and defended an order to Ireland to collect back taxes from Apple, highlighting the trade strains looming over a global economic summit.
September 5, 2016 Suspected US drone strike kills 9 militants in Yemen Yemeni security officials say a suspected U.S. drone has bombed a home in the central province of Marib, killing nine alleged al-Qaida fighters.
September 5, 2016 Seoul says North Korea fires 3 ballistic missiles South Korea says North Korea has fired three ballistic missiles off its east coast in a show of force timed to the G-20 economic summit in China.
September 5, 2016 Dreams of wealth, fears of problems as Guyana finds oil Sleepy Guyana has long been one of the hemisphere's poorest places, a sparsely populated nation on South America's northern shoulder that relies heavily on exports of sugar, rice and gold.
September 5, 2016 Rare focus on little-known Laos as it hosts major summit The light was fading over Vientiane on a cool December evening when a Jeep was stopped at a traffic light.
September 5, 2016 China tamps down South China Sea talk at summits A look at recent developments in the South China Sea, where China is pitted against smaller neighbors in multiple disputes over islands, coral reefs and lagoons in waters crucial for global commerce and rich in fish and potential gas and oil reserves: ___ EDITOR'S NOTE: This is a weekly look at the latest key developments in the South China Sea, home to several territorial conflicts that have raised tensions in the region.
September 5, 2016 Brazilian police clash with protesters rejecting new leader Police in Brazil's biggest city clashed with protesters who marched to reject the new president Sunday, five days after Dilma Rousseff was ousted as leader of South America's biggest nation.
September 4, 2016 New air links raise hopes in Washington and Cuba The first off JetBlue 387 were the TV cameramen, the U.S. secretary of transportation and the airline executives.
September 4, 2016 US congressman's daughter returns Hungarian award in protest The daughter of late, Hungarian-born U.S. Congressman Tom Lantos, says she is returning a distinguished state award to Hungary to protest the bestowing of the same award to journalist and writer Zsolt Bayer who has made anti-Semitic and racist references in his articles.
September 4, 2016 US, Russia talks on Syria to go into Monday; no deal yet U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says the United States will not rush into a deal with Russia to try to end Syria's civil war.
