July 24, 2016 Mexican mayor shot to death, second in 2 days The mayor of a town in one of Mexico's most violent drug corridors has been shot to death, the second mayor killed in Mexico in two days.
July 24, 2016 Rio Athletes Village faces leaks, power outages; Australia refuses to move in Australian athletes will not move into their rooms at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics until serious plumbing, electrical and cleaning problems are fixed, with the troubled South American games opening in under two weeks.
July 24, 2016 Report: Mexican drug lord denies he's back in business Fugitive drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero denied in an interview published Sunday that he is getting back into the drug trade or trying to muscle in on the Sinaloa cartel's operations.
July 24, 2016 Turkey to hire 20,000 teachers following coup attempt Turkey says it plans to hire more than 20,000 teachers to replace those who have been fired in a purge of suspected coup plotters in schools and other institutions.
July 24, 2016 Prosecutor: Venezuela first lady's nephews confess drug deal Two nephews of Venezuela's powerful first lady allegedly confessed to trying to smuggle 800 kilograms (1,763 pounds) of cocaine into the U.S. following their arrest last year in Haiti, according to prosecutors in the politically-charged case.
July 24, 2016 ASEAN split on how to deal with China in South China Sea row Southeast Asia's main grouping opened a meeting of their foreign ministers Sunday, deeply divided on how to deal with China's territorial expansion in the South China Sea that has impacted some of its members and whipped up an increasing diplomatic quagmire.
July 24, 2016 G20 countries pledge to boost growth, dampen Brexit shock Finance officials of major economies pledged Sunday to boost sluggish global growth but announced no joint initiatives and promised to defend against the shockwaves of Britain's vote to leave the European Union.
July 24, 2016 Mexico weighs house arrest for aged drug lord A Mexican official says the government is studying a request to place imprisoned 86-year-old drug lord Ernesto Fonseca Carrillo under house arrest.
July 24, 2016 US researcher: Young shooters tend to research role models The U.S. psychologist who wrote a book about school shootings that investigators found in the Munich gunman's room says researching other mass killers can be a warning sign since young gunmen often are looking for role models — but it's just one of many possible indicators.
July 23, 2016 El Salvador looks for new 'national reconciliation' law El Salvador's president says he has begun talks with political parties on a new "national reconciliation" law after the Supreme Court overturned an amnesty covering crimes committed during the 1980-1992 civil war.
