July 29, 2016 Brazil's former president files petition at the UN Lawyers for former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva say they have filed a petition at the U.N.
July 29, 2016 At 90, Fidel Castro is symbol of Cuban resistance to change White-haired, thin and bent at nearly 90, Fidel Castro in person is a faint echo of the man who remade his country, defied the United States and fueled socialist uprisings around the world.
July 29, 2016 The Latest: Pope prays at Poland's Black Madonna icon The Latest on Pope Francis' visit to Poland and World Youth Day celebrations (all times local): 11:45 a.m.
July 28, 2016 Trump has a record of siding with Putin on key issues Donald Trump has refused to condemn Russia's military takeover of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula, saying if elected he would consider recognizing it as Russian territory, in the latest of a series of statements that have raised eyebrows about the Republican candidate's intentions toward the Kremlin.
July 28, 2016 Venezuelan opposition seats lawmakers in challenge to Maduro Venezuela's congress has sworn in three opposition lawmakers in violation of a Supreme Court ruling that is likely to further inflame the country's political divisions.
July 28, 2016 Peru's new president sworn in surrounded by Ivy League aides Pedro Pablo Kuczynski assumes Peru's presidency Thursday with a Cabinet that shares his Ivy League, pro-business pedigree — a reliance on technocrats that could become a liability as he deals with an unfriendly congress and a resurgent left.
July 28, 2016 High-ranking police official shot to death in Nicaragua Nicaraguan officials say a high-ranking national police officer has been shot to death outside his home.
July 28, 2016 Paraguay rebels demand ransom after kidnapping Mennonite man The Paraguayan People's Army guerrilla group is asking for a $700,000 ransom to release a kidnapped Mennonite man.
July 28, 2016 Toronto police officer sentenced to 6 years in teen shooting A Toronto police officer has been sentenced to six years in the shooting death of a teen on a streetcar in a case that sparked protests in Canada's largest city after it was caught on video and posted on YouTube.
July 28, 2016 The Latest: Syria's Assad offers amnesty to rebels The Latest on developments related to the Syrian war and international effort on the crisis (all times local): 11:30 a.m.
