August 16, 2016 Rampaging South Sudan troops raped foreigners, killed local The soldier pointed his AK-47 at the female aid worker and gave her a choice.
August 16, 2016 Quake kills 4, injures 30 in Peru Peruvian authorities say a magnitude 5.4 earthquake has killed four people and injured 30 in a remote Andean part of the country.
August 15, 2016 Russia says it's edging closer to deal with US on Aleppo Russia's defense minister says Moscow and Washington are edging closer to an agreement that would help defuse the situation in the besieged Syrian city Aleppo.
August 15, 2016 Islamic State gets know-nothing recruits and rejoices The jihadi employment form asked the recruits, on a scale of 1 to 3, to rate their knowledge of Islam.
August 15, 2016 Armed abduction reported at Puerto Vallarta, Mexico restaurant Mexican authorities say armed men have abducted multiple people from an upscale restaurant in the popular beach resort city of Puerto Vallarta.
August 15, 2016 US tanks join Polish army parade as military ties deepen American tanks and soldiers have taken part in a yearly military parade in Warsaw, a symbolic show of increased U.S. military involvement in a region shaken by a more assertive Russia.
August 15, 2016 China says no South China Sea at G-20, US urges transparency 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.
August 15, 2016 Turkey submitting request to US for Gulen's arrest Turkey's state-run Anadolu news agency reports that an official request has been prepared for the temporary arrest of United States-based Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen over his alleged involvement in the abortive coup on July 15.
August 15, 2016 Honduras says gang rivalry behind shooting deaths of 8 men Killers wielding assault rifles shot eight men to death on the outskirts of the capital before dawn Sunday, Honduran authorities said, blaming a territorial dispute between rival street gangs.
August 14, 2016 Peshmerga launch operation to clear villages east of Mosul Iraq's Kurdish peshmerga forces say they have launched an operation aimed at retaking a cluster of villages from the Islamic Sate group east of militant-held Mosul.
