August 23, 2016 Campaign season opens quietly for Haiti's presidential redo Campaigning for Haiti's presidential redo election has gotten off to a very quiet start, with major candidates waiting for the weekend to hold their first events.
August 23, 2016 North Korea seeks UN meeting on US-South Korea exercises North Korea is warning that joint military exercises between South Korea and the United States are pushing the situation on the Korean peninsula "to the brink of a war" and is asking for an urgent meeting of the U.N.
August 23, 2016 Turkish, US officials discuss US-based cleric's extradition Turkish and American justice officials met on Tuesday to discuss Turkey's demands for the extradition of a U.S.-based cleric accused of masterminding last month's failed coup attempt.
August 23, 2016 Utah man describes harsh conditions in Venezuela jail A Utah man being held in Venezuela on weapons charges says he's been harassed by police and forced to sleep in a hot cell barely big enough for a small bed.
August 23, 2016 US soldier killed in southern Afghanistan The U.S. military says an American soldier has been killed and another wounded by a roadside bomb during an operation in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province.
August 23, 2016 IS struggles to retain grip as it loses ground in Iraq As the Islamic State group loses ground in Iraq, the militants are showing strains in their rule over areas they still control, growing more brutal, killing deserters and relying on younger and younger recruits, according to residents who fled battleground territories.
August 23, 2016 High in the Bolivian Andes, a tour of Aymara sacred sites At a gasp-inducing 13,000 feet-plus (4,000 meters-plus) above sea level, a post marks the spot where Andean gods are said to dwell at the foot of towering, snow-covered peaks.
August 23, 2016 Peru advances in investigation of alleged death squads Peru's government is advancing in an investigation of alleged police death squads and says it has identified nine officers, including a general, who allegedly masterminded the disappearance of at least 20 civilians since 2012.
August 23, 2016 UN: Thousands of Central American children seek to enter US Thousands of children trying to escape gang violence and poverty in Central America have made their way to the United States this year — and there is no sign that the flow is letting up, the U.N.
August 22, 2016 Bahamas detains 112 migrants from Haiti at sea near Exuma Officials in the Bahamas say a large group of migrants from Haiti has been detained at sea near the island of Exuma.
