July 28, 2016 Mexico drug lord in DEA agent's killing sent to house arrest A Mexican drug lord convicted in the killing of a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent has been transferred from prison to house arrest near Mexico City.
July 28, 2016 N. Korea: US has crossed red line, relations on war footing North Korea's top diplomat for U.S. affairs tells The Associated Press that Washington "crossed the red line" and effectively declared war by putting leader Kim Jong Un on its list of sanctioned individuals.
July 28, 2016 German FM: Trump victory could affect trans-Atlantic ties Germany's foreign minister says a victory for Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential elections could affect trans-Atlantic ties.
July 28, 2016 Missing ex-Guantanamo detainee reappears in Venezuela Uruguay's foreign minister says that a resettled former Guantanamo prisoner who had been missing since last month has appeared in Venezuela.
July 28, 2016 Venezuela critics press for progress on presidential recall Venezuela's socialist government is digging in its heels to stop a presidential recall vote as it fights to hold onto power amid an economic collapse.
July 27, 2016 Ex-Guantanamo detainee who went missing in Uruguay reappears in Venezuela A resettled former Guantanamo prisoner who disappeared last month in Uruguay, setting off alarm bells in neighboring countries and recriminations in Washington, has reappeared in Venezuela, an official said Wednesday.
July 27, 2016 Investigation into slaying of Brazilian journalist urged The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists is urging Brazilian authorities to conduct a thorough investigation into the killing of journalist Joao Miranda do Carmo, who was shot to death Sunday in front of his house in the central-western state of Goias.
July 27, 2016 Mexican official: drug lord will finish sentence at home Mexico's interior secretary says the government has exhausted its options and will comply with a judge's order to release drug lord Ernesto Fonseca Carrillo to serve out the remainder of his sentence at home.
July 27, 2016 Guatemala orders new graft probe of former president, ex-VP A Guatemalan judge has formally ordered prosecutors to investigate former President Otto Perez Molina and his ex-vice president in another corruption case.
July 27, 2016 AP EXPLAINS: Why Syria's al-Qaida may be considering a split Al-Qaida's branch in Syria is considering splitting ties with the global terror group, members say.
