August 27, 2016 Lawyers: 3 Salvadoran military officers released Lawyers say three former Salvadoran military officers who Spanish courts wanted to put on trial for their alleged roles in the killing of six Jesuit priests have been freed from prison after the Supreme Court denied their extradition.
August 27, 2016 3 top former Turkish diplomats jailed in failed coup attempt Turkey's state news agency says three former top Turkish diplomats have been jailed for their alleged involvement in the failed coup attempt against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
August 27, 2016 North Korea threatens to fire at US, South Korean troops North Korea has threatened to aim fire at the lighting equipment used by American and South Korean troops at a truce village inside the Demilitarized Zone that divides the two Koreas.
August 27, 2016 Malaysian students rally to demand prime minister's arrest Malaysian student activists have rallied to demand the arrest of Prime Minister Najib Razak, who has been implicated in a U.S. government probe into a massive fraud in a Malaysian investment fund.
August 27, 2016 Despite progress, US-Russia fall short on truce for Syria The United States and Russia say they have resolved a number of issues standing in the way of restoring a nationwide truce to Syria and opening up aid deliveries, but were unable once again to forge a comprehensive agreement on stepping up cooperation to end the brutal war that has killed hundreds of thousands.
August 27, 2016 N. Korea says UN condemnation of missile tests 'provocation' North Korea has expressed anger at United Nations Security Council discussions over a statement denouncing the country's latest submarine-launched missile test.
August 27, 2016 Kerry, Lavrov meet in Geneva to discuss Syria, Ukraine The top diplomats of Russia and the United States are meeting in Geneva to discuss the Syria civil war, the Ukraine crisis and other issues.
August 26, 2016 Officials: Striking miners kill deputy minister in Bolivia Striking miners in Bolivia armed with dynamite seized highways in a protest over mining laws and then kidnapped, possibly tortured and beat to death the county's deputy interior minister in a killing President Evo Morales characterized Friday as a "political conspiracy," officials say.
August 26, 2016 Photograph of separated elderly Canada couple gets attention A photograph of a wheelchair-bound, crying elderly Canadian couple separated into two different care homes after 62 years of marriage because no beds were available together has received international attention.
