June 2, 2016 Lionel Messi in court to testify in tax fraud case Lionel Messi and his father are in court to defend themselves from tax fraud charges.
June 2, 2016 Philippine rebels to discuss peace talks with new government Philippine communist rebels say they plan to meet with the government of incoming President Rodrigo Duterte to discuss a resumption of long-stalled peace talks, and will demand an end to the U.S. military presence in the country.
June 2, 2016 Defense Secretary Carter: US-Philippines relationship stable U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter says the American alliance with the Philippines remains "iron clad," following the election of a new Philippines president who has said his country needs to chart a course more independent of the United States.
June 2, 2016 News Guide: German vote recognizing Armenian genocide Germany's Parliament voted Thursday to label the killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks a century ago as genocide.
June 2, 2016 Brussels urges Albania to complete a judicial package reform The European Union has urged Albania to complete a package of judicial reforms if it wants to launch full membership talks with the bloc.
June 2, 2016 Venezuela blasts OAS as diplomats try to defuse conflict Thousands of Venezuelans rallied in support of President Nicolas Maduro as regional governments seemed to back away from a threat to punish his administration for violating its commitment to democracy.
June 2, 2016 Human rights question prompts scolding from China minister China's visiting foreign minister publicly berated a Canadian journalist on Wednesday for asking a question about his country's human rights record.
June 2, 2016 Venezuela president calls Sanders a 'revolutionary friend' Venezuela's socialist president is hailing U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders as a "revolutionary friend." President Nicolas Maduro says the Democratic Party candidate would be the U.S. president if elections were free in the United States and did not depend on the electoral college.
June 1, 2016 Residents return to fire-damaged western Canadian oil city A steady stream of traffic is moving into the fire-damaged Canadian oil sands city of Fort McMurray as thousands of people who fled a wildfire at the start of May return to see what's left.
June 1, 2016 Prosecutor puts former Haiti officials on travel ban list Nine former Haitian electoral officials and 11 Cabinet ministers in former President Michel Martelly's administration have been forbidden to leave the country.
