June 16, 2016 Australian elections a bore next to US, and that's a relief The election campaign underway in Australia is often summed up by the local media with the following words: "A marathon." ''Endless." ''Exhausting." That endless, exhausting marathon lasts a whopping eight weeks — an eternity for Australians who cannot conceive of the years-long campaigning Americans are subjected to by their presidential candidates.
June 16, 2016 Fourth death reported in Venezuela food riots A wave of lootings and food riots in crisis-hit Venezuela claimed a fourth life Wednesday and security forces stepped up their presence in a coastal city where more than 20 businesses were violently ransacked.
June 16, 2016 US hands over drug lord 'El Guero' Palma to Mexico Drug lord Hector "El Guero" Palma, one of the founders of the Sinaloa Cartel, returned to his native Mexico after serving almost a decade in a U.S. prison and was immediately transported to another maximum-security lockup where he will await trial for two murders.
June 16, 2016 Interim president's mandate expires in drifting Haiti Haiti appeared to enter into another leaderless drift Wednesday as the provisional president's 120-day mandate came to a close amid backroom negotiations and delays by the deeply polarized country's political class.
June 16, 2016 Grave robbers in Venezuela target ex-president's tomb Vandals have desecrated the tomb of Venezuela's most-beloved novelist turned president in the latest and most-shocking case of grave robbery in the increasingly lawless nation.
June 16, 2016 Brazil's Temer linked to corruption probe by plea deal Brazil's acting President Michel Temer on Wednesday rejected allegations that represented the first direct link between him and the massive corruption probe at state-run oil company Petrobras, denying that he sought campaign funds for his party's mayoral candidate in Sao Paulo as part of a kickback scheme.
June 16, 2016 US hardware arrives in Cuba to protect Hemingway possessions Just before noon outside Ernest Hemingway's Havana estate, a metallic screech cut through the chirping of tropical birds and the sound of a live band entertaining tourists.
June 15, 2016 Canadian lawmakers approve gender neutral version of 'O Canada' Canada's House of Commons has voted to render the country's national anthem gender neutral.
June 15, 2016 The Latest: Roof at Stade Pierre Mauroy will be closed The Latest on from soccer's European Championship (all times local): ___ 11:45 a.m.
June 15, 2016 Venezuela steps up military presence in town hit by looting Venezuelan security forces are stepping up their presence in the coastal city of Cumana after more than 20 businesses were violently ransacked in another day of unrest across the crisis-wracked country.
