The Americas - Page 766

August 5, 2016

Colombia, FARC agree on cease-fire plan once accord signed

Colombia's government and the country's biggest rebel movement have agreed on procedures for implementing a cease-fire after a final peace accord is agreed on.

August 5, 2016

UK police charge 19-year-old with London stabbings

British police have charged a 19-year-old Somali-Norwegian man with carrying out a stabbing rampage in London's Russell Square that killed an American woman.

August 5, 2016

Police seize 400 kilograms of cocaine in Ecuador

Ecuadorean police have seized close to 400 kilograms (880 pounds) of cocaine and detained four people who allegedly tried to hide the drug in a truck that was to be put on a cargo ship in the port city of Guayaquil.

August 5, 2016

Beyond Aleppo, Syria's war rages on with no end in sight

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August 5, 2016

UK Black Lives Matter protesters block Heathrow airport road

Activists linked to the U.S.-based group Black Lives Matter have blocked a road leading to London's Heathrow Airport and held protests in other British cities.

August 5, 2016

Takata still plans return to black for year as profit slips

Takata Corp., the Japanese company at the center of a massive global air bag recall, is sticking to its forecast of posting a 13 billion yen ($129 million) profit for the fiscal year through March.

August 5, 2016

What happens to North Korea missiles fired into the sea?

North Korea has fired a barrage of missiles, artillery pieces and rockets into the waters off its east coast, including a medium-range ballistic missile that fell near Japan's territorial waters this week.

August 5, 2016

Hurricane Earl drenching Belize, then heads for Mexico

Hurricane Earl bore down on the coast of the Caribbean nation of Belize with the danger of high surf and winds, while also threatening neighboring Guatemala and southern Mexico with torrential rains.

August 4, 2016

Russian diplomat shoots would-be robber in Rio, police say

The police in Rio de Janeiro say a Russian diplomat trying to repel an attempted robbery near the Olympic Park was involved in a shooting that left the assailant dead.

August 4, 2016

Leader of Argentina's Mothers of Plaza de Mayo arrested

Argentine police have arrested the president of the human rights groups Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo for refusing to appear for questioning into the alleged embezzlement of public funds meant for a low-income housing project.