May 26, 2016 'Affluenza' teen's mother indicted on charges including money laundering A grand jury on Thursday indicted Tonya Couch, the mom accused of helping the so-called "Affluenza teen" Ethan Couch escape to Mexico while on probation after a deadly drunken-driving crash.
May 26, 2016 Pakistan: 'all indicators' confirm US killed Taliban leader The foreign affairs adviser to Pakistan's prime minister says "all indicators" confirm that Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour was killed in a U.S. drone strike in the country's southwest while travelling under a false name with a fake Pakistani identity document.
May 26, 2016 New Taiwan president to visit allies Panama, Paraguay Taiwan's foreign minister says President Tsai Ing-wen will visit diplomatic allies Panama and Paraguay next month in her first overseas trip since taking office.
May 25, 2016 Colombia: Missing journalist may not be hostage of rebels Colombia's president said Wednesday that a Spanish journalist missing in a lawless region might not be a hostage of leftist rebels as has been widely thought in this war-weary country, but instead is reporting from inside a rebel camp.
May 25, 2016 Venezuela breaks up drug ring, seized 3.4 tons of cocaine Authorities in Venezuela say they dismantled a drug-trafficking ring with links to a Mexican cartel after seizing more than 3.4 metric tons of cocaine.
May 25, 2016 Judge finds Canadian man not criminally responsible in deadly stabbing rampage A Canadian man was found not criminally responsible Wednesday for killing five people in a 2014 stabbing rampage.
May 25, 2016 The Latest: Ukrainian pilot Savchenko freed, flown to Kiev The Latest on Ukrainian pilot Nadezda Savchenko (all times local): 3:35 p.m.
May 25, 2016 Capybaras on the loose from Toronto zoo Two capybaras escaped from a Toronto zoo on Tuesday, leading to a community-wide search, local media reports.
May 25, 2016 Bank of Canada: Economy will shrink due to Alberta wildfires Canada's central bank says the Canadian economy will shrink and become much weaker than expected because of Alberta's devastating wildfires, which shut down its oil sands production.
May 25, 2016 Group of 7 seeks way forward for aging, faltering economies Leaders of the Group of Seven rich nations will undoubtedly voice unity over fighting terrorism, pandemics and tax evasion at their summit in Japan this week.
