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August 3, 2016

Mexico under growing pressure to stop highway blockades

With a top Mexican business group calling for a tax protest, authorities are under growing pressure to stop blockades of streets and highways by demonstrating teachers.

August 3, 2016

The Latest: Earl upgraded to hurricane as it nears Belize

The Latest on Hurricane Earl (all times local): 4 p.m.

August 3, 2016

Cuba sees tourism rise, French will renovate Havana airport

Cuban officials say more than 2 million tourists have visited Cuba this year, putting the country on track for a record number of visitors.

August 3, 2016

Venezuela promotes general indicted in US on drug charges

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has named as interior minister a general the United States indicted this week on drug-trafficking charges.

August 3, 2016

Japan PM picks revisionist as defense chief in new Cabinet

A woman with revisionist views of World War II history has been named Japan's defense minister in a Cabinet reshuffle.

August 3, 2016

Tropical Storm Earl expected to become hurricane by landfall

A near-hurricane-force Tropical Storm Earl felled trees and power lines Wednesday as it bore down on the Bay Islands of Honduras and the Caribbean nation of Belize.

August 3, 2016

UN 'extremely' concerned for children in Syria's Aleppo

The United Nations Children's Fund says it is "extremely" concerned for the safety and wellbeing of children caught up in the violence engulfing the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, including the eastern neighborhoods under government siege.

August 3, 2016

Girls rescue cat, kittens trapped under trailer for five days

Two girls in British Columbia came to the rescue of a cat with her kittens stuck underneath a trailer in the back of their elementary school, the CBC reported.

August 3, 2016

Hollande says Trump's excesses make his stomach turn

French President Francois Hollande has strongly criticized U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump, saying some of the things Trump does make him sick.

August 3, 2016

Leaders of South Korea, Russia to discuss North Korean nukes

South Korea's president plans to visit Russia next month to attend an economic forum and discuss North Korea's nuclear program with President Vladimir Putin.