August 30, 2016 Brazil's Rousseff faces senators, says accusations meritless Fighting to save her job, suspended Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff told senators on Monday that the allegations against her have no merit and that history would judge the country if she is removed from office.
August 30, 2016 Permanent cease-fire takes effect in Colombia under accord A permanent cease-fire took effect in Colombia on Monday, a major step in bringing an end to 52 years of bloody combat between the government and the country's biggest rebel group.
August 30, 2016 University: Mexican president copied texts in thesis The university that granted Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto a law degree in 1991 says he copied texts and ideas without crediting their authors in his thesis.
August 30, 2016 100-year-old runner from India inspires at Masters Games Man Kaur from India needed almost a minute-and-a-half to cross the finish line in the 100-meter dash, but she still picked up a gold medal Monday at the American Masters Games.
August 29, 2016 Mexico's top police chief out after execution allegations Mexico's president has dismissed the chief of the federal police less than two weeks after the country's human rights commission released a scathing report alleging federal police executed suspected drug cartel members.
August 29, 2016 Aristide joins Haiti rally to urge voters to back candidate Twice-ousted Haitian leader Jean-Bertrand Aristide has made a rare public appearance at a street rally to support the candidate of the political faction he founded decades ago.
August 29, 2016 Canada victims died of bolt, arrow wounds and strangulation Detectives investigating a triple homicide in which two men died of crossbow bolt and arrow injuries and one woman was strangled are trying to determine what motivated the attack at a Toronto home.
August 29, 2016 House speaker of Puerto Rico resigns post under pressure The speaker of the Chamber of Deputies in Puerto Rico has resigned under pressure from party leaders because of his connections to a former fundraiser convicted in a political corruption case.
August 29, 2016 Pentagon calls on Turkey and Syrian Kurds to stop fighting Turkey warned predominantly Kurdish Syrian fighters on Monday to "immediately" withdraw east of the Euphrates River or face more strikes by Turkish forces that crossed the border last week in Ankara's major incursion into Syria.
August 29, 2016 Kerry in Bangladesh for security talks amid terror concerns U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called Monday for Bangladesh to step up efforts to fight extremist violence and protect and promote human rights amid increasing concern about terrorism in the South Asian nation in the wake of a series of militant attacks.
