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June 21, 2016

Police: Few teachers involved in deadly Mexico clashes

Mexican police say few teachers were involved in violence at a weekend highway protest in the southern state of Oaxaca in which six people died.

June 21, 2016

Head of Mexico's ruling party resigns after vote showing

The head of Mexico's ruling party has resigned following the group's poor showing in governorship elections earlier this month.

June 21, 2016

Armed man shot dead at Venezuela central bank

A gunman who took a hostage and wounded two security guards at the headquarters of Venezuela's central bank has been killed.

June 20, 2016

Tropical Storm Danielle swirls off Mexico's eastern coast

Tropical Storm Danielle formed off eastern Mexico on Monday and began drenching the country's Gulf coast region with heavy rains.

June 20, 2016

Taliban suicide bombing kills 14 Nepalese guards in Kabul

A Taliban suicide bomber killed 14 Nepalese security guards in an attack Monday on their minibus in the Afghan capital, Kabul, the Interior Ministry and an Afghan security official said.

June 20, 2016

New demands threaten peace pact with Afghan militant group

Afghan militant group issues new impossible-to-meet demands to sign a peace agreement, effectively scuttling the first such deal to be signed by the Afghan government.

June 20, 2016

Poll finds rise in support in Jordan for battle against IS

A new poll shows more support among Jordanians for fighting Islamic State extremists, but also a sharp rise in dissatisfaction with the economy.

June 20, 2016

Clashes between police, teachers leave 4 dead in Mexico

Violent clashes between police and unionized teachers who were blockading roads and burning vehicles in southern Mexico left four people dead on Sunday, according to union and state officials.

June 20, 2016

New Zealand to keep troops in Iraq for an extra 18 months

New Zealand says it will keep its small contingent of troops in Iraq for an additional 18 months as it continues to back the U.S.-led coalition's efforts to defeat the Islamic State group.

June 20, 2016

Gunmen storm Brazil hospital; 1 dead, 2 wounded in shootout

Brazilian police say armed men stormed a Rio de Janeiro hospital to free a suspected drug trafficker, sparking a shootout with officers.