July 11, 2016 Carter: US will use Iraq city as base to retake Mosul Defense Secretary Ash Carter has arrived in Iraq, saying U.S. and coalition forces will use the newly retaken air base in Qayara (kee-AH'-rah) as a staging hub, as Iraqi security forces move closer to the long-awaited battle to recapture Mosul from Islamic State militants.
July 11, 2016 Chilean rights activists allege prisoner disappearances Human rights activists have presented a criminal complaint in Chile for the alleged disappearance of some 100 political prisoners that were reportedly kept at an enclave of German immigrants called Colonia Dignidad during the country's 1973-1990 military dictatorship.
July 11, 2016 North Korea threatens over US missile system in South Korea North Korea has threatened unspecified "powerful" measures over a U.S. plan to deploy an advanced missile defense system in South Korea.
July 11, 2016 Italian police examine body in search for missing US airman Italian authorities are investigating whether a body found in the Adriatic Sea could be related to the disappearance of a U.S. airman some 40 kilometers (30 miles) away.
July 11, 2016 2 Guantanamo detainees sent to Serbia in latest releases A Tajik and a Yemeni national each held for roughly 14 years at Guantanamo Bay have been freed and sent to the Balkan nation of Serbia, the U.S. Department of Defense announced Monday.
July 11, 2016 Gabby Douglas, Simone Biles headline US women's gymnastics team bound for Rio Simone Biles wouldn't let herself believe it.
July 11, 2016 Qatar Airways profits, revenue up in 2016 with new routes One of the Middle East's biggest carriers, Qatar Airways, announced net profits of $445 million in 2016, up from $103 million the previous year.
July 11, 2016 AP Analysis: Japan's vote opens door to constitution change A resounding election victory for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling bloc has opened the door a crack for his long-cherished ambition to revise the constitution for the first time since it was enacted in 1947 — a behind-the-scenes agenda that could over time change Japan's future.
July 11, 2016 Strong quake shakes coastal area in northwestern Ecuador A strong earthquake has shaken the northwestern coastal area of Ecuador.
July 11, 2016 Protesters march in Hampton Roads against police violence Hundreds of demonstrators marched across the six-city Hampton Roads, Virginia, area as part of a coordinated effort to speak out against violence by police against blacks.
