June 14, 2016 Philippine officials confirm Canadian hostage was beheaded Philippine officials confirmed Tuesday that Abu Sayyaf militants beheaded a Canadian man, the second Canadian hostage to be killed in two months after their demands for a large ransom were not met.
June 14, 2016 Drought heightens seasonal food scarcity in Guatemala A prolonged drought has worsened the hunger problem among Guatemala's heavily indigenous population.
June 14, 2016 Canada believes Canadian hostage killed in Philippines Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government has "compelling reason to believe" that a second Canadian held hostage in the Philippines has been killed by his captors.
June 13, 2016 Mexican teachers union, government face off over arrests A radical Mexican teachers' union has called on its rank-and-file and supporters to revolt against the government after its top leaders were arrested.
June 13, 2016 Security firm that employed Orlando shooter sees stock slide Shares in the security company G4S have fallen over 5 percent after it emerged that the shooter in the Orlando nightclub attack had worked for the firm.
June 13, 2016 Mexican lawmaker stripped of immunity in 'El Chapo' case Mexico's congress has stripped the immunity of a state lawmaker tied to drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman so that she can be prosecuted.
June 13, 2016 Father of Orlando gunman known for rambling political videos The father of the Orlando nightclub gunman came to the U.S. from Afghanistan more than 30 years ago and has made a series of rambling political videos about his former homeland, even once describing himself as its "revolutionary president." Seddique Mir Mateen maintained a high profile on social media in the U.S., but is a mystery to Afghan authorities.
June 13, 2016 Buildings on lockdown in downtown Toronto A number of government and university buildings in downtown Toronto have been closed amid reports of a suspicious person in the area.
June 13, 2016 Mexico: Migrant traffickers renting buses for rapid passages Mexican authorities say migrant traffickers have adopted a new trick to smuggle Central American clients to the U.S. border: renting high-end tour buses.
June 13, 2016 American dies in fall from apartment block in Turkey An American national working at Incirlik Air Base in southern Turkey has died after falling from the roof of his apartment building as he attempted to enter using a 10th floor window, Turkey's state-run news agency reports.
