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August 24, 2016

'Affluenza' teen's mom is freed from house arrest, returns to bar

The mother of a Texas teenager who used an "affluenza" defense after he killed four people in a drunken-driving crash was released from house arrest -- and returned to the bar where she's worked, a witness said Wednesday.

August 24, 2016

Japan, China, S. Korea ministers slam N. Korea missile test

The foreign ministers of China, Japan and South Korea criticized North Korea's latest submarine missile test on Wednesday during their annual talks that were held amid lingering frictions over territorial disputes and wartime history.

August 24, 2016

Turkey to repeat Gulen extradition demand during US VP visit

Turkey's president says he will demand the extradition of the leader allegedly responsible for last month's abortive coup during his meeting with the American vice president later that day.

August 24, 2016

Turkey targets Gulen-inspired projects around the world

In past years, big names in South Africa picked up the annual Gulen Peace Award, a local accolade inspired by a Turkish preacher who has been blamed by Turkey for an attempted coup last month.

August 24, 2016

Storms damage trees in Mexican monarch butterfly reserve

Storms caused a big spike in the number of trees blown down or severely damaged in forests where migrating monarch butterflies spend the winter in central Mexico, experts reported Tuesday.

August 24, 2016

Turkey launches operation to free IS-held Syrian town

Turkey's military and the U.S.-backed coalition forces on Wednesday launched an operation to clear a Syrian border town from Islamic State militants, Turkey's prime minister's office said.

August 24, 2016

FMs from Japan, China, SKorea meet, slam NKorea missile

The foreign ministers of China, Japan and South Korea, meeting for their annual trilateral talks, have criticized North Korea's fresh missile launch just hours earlier in the day.

August 24, 2016

OAS rights' commission asks protection for Guatemala judge

The Inter-American Human Rights Commission is calling on Guatemala's government to provide protection for a judge involved in high-profile anti-corruption cases.

August 23, 2016

Jury convicts man of murder in Quebec election rally killing

A jury has convicted a Quebec man of second-degree murder in the fatal election-night shooting of a lighting technician at a rally where the province's then-separatist leader was celebrating her party's victory.

August 23, 2016

Half of 117 bodies buried in common grave not linked to file

Academics and human rights activists in Mexico say a preliminary analysis shows that little attempt was made to identify bodies buried by government officials in a common grave in the central state of Morelos.