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August 12, 2016

Canadian police say they thwarted possible terrorist threat

Canada's national police force says it has halted a possible terrorist threat, but it is providing few other details.

August 12, 2016

Cuba subdued ahead of Fidel Castro's 90th birthday

Fidel Castro greeted his 80th birthday from his sickbed, gripping a newspaper to show he was alive two weeks after stepping down as president.

August 12, 2016

Mexico: 2nd suspect detained in slaying of Veracruz reporter

Mexican authorities say they have detained a second suspect in the killing of a journalist who was dragged from her home earlier this year.

August 12, 2016

Business groups appeal to China over cybersecurity law

A coalition of international business groups has appealed to China to change proposed cybersecurity rules they warn will harm trade and isolate the country.

August 12, 2016

Opposition Ecuador journalist to beg in streets to pay libel

An Ecuadorean opposition journalist convicted of libeling President Rafael Correa says he is broke and must take up a public collection to pay the $141,000 judgment.

August 12, 2016

Ecuador to set date for Assange to be questioned by Sweden

Ecuador says it's ready to set a date for Swedish prosecutors to question WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has been holed up in the South American country's embassy in London for four years.

August 12, 2016

Mexican authorities investigate reports of tiger sighting

Reports of an escaped tiger have put Mexican authorities on alert nine months after another Bengal tiger fled into a mangrove forest and disappeared.

August 11, 2016

Human remains found in Hawaii could be woman who vanished 15 years ago

Police on Hawaii's Big Island are trying to identify human remains that were found near personal items belonging to a Canadian woman who has been missing for about 15 years.

August 11, 2016

Brazil arrests 2 suspects on terrorism-related charges

Police in Brazil have arrested two alleged Islamic State sympathizers in the second phase of raids that earlier led to the detention of 12 people days before the Olympic Games started in Rio de Janeiro.

August 11, 2016

Video of late Toronto mayor smoking crack now public

A notorious video featuring late Toronto mayor Rob Ford smoking crack cocaine has been made public.