March 19, 2016 The Latest: Belgian media: Raid underway in Brussels The Latest on developments in Brussels, where authorities are conducting a raid after they said they found the fingerprints of a fugitive Paris attacks suspect in an apartment earlier this week (all times local): 5:30 p.m. EDT: Police have descended in force to search a residence in the Molenbeek neighborhood of Brussels, and Belgian media are reporting gunshots have been fired.
March 19, 2016 Supreme Court justice in Brazil blocks post for ex-president A Supreme Court judge suspended former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's nomination to a Cabinet post amid corruption investigations, a decision likely to stoke tensions in a country already rocked by dueling pro- and anti-government demonstrations.
March 19, 2016 Brazil's crisis deepens as judge blocks Silva's appointment Brazil's political crisis deepened as a judge blocked the appointment of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as chief of staff to his successor just moments after his tumultuous swearing-in ceremony held amid heated protests.
March 18, 2016 Syrian opposition: Government procrastinating in peace talks The spokesman for the main Syrian opposition delegation at the indirect peace talks in Geneva has accused the Damascus government of "procrastinating" and not engaging fully in the negotiations.
March 18, 2016 Man arrested after forcing Toronto bus to Tim Hortons Toronto police say they have arrested a man who hijacked a city bus and demanded he be taken to Tim Hortons, a popular coffee and doughnut chain.
March 18, 2016 US requests UN meeting on North Korea missile launch The United States has called for a meeting Friday of the U.N.
March 18, 2016 American IS fighter: I made a bad decision The American Islamic State group fighter who handed himself over to Kurdish forces in Iraq's north earlier this week says he made "a bad decision" joining IS, according to a heavily edited interview he gave to an Iraqi Kurdish television station that aired late Thursday night.
March 18, 2016 After worst smog in 11 years, Mexico City braces for more Choking smog returned to the skies of Mexico City this week at levels not seen in more than a decade, prompting fears of more eye-watering days to come as efforts to curb pollution run afoul of the courts and the realities of life.
March 18, 2016 Mexico City extends air pollution alert for into 4th day An air pollution alert in greater Mexico City was extended Thursday, its fourth day, with authorities saying that despite slight improvements smog levels remained at almost 1½ times acceptable limits in some areas.
March 18, 2016 Libya's government refuses US-supported shakeup The United States, Europe and United Nations have all pinned their hopes for resolving Libya's chaos and blocking the Islamic State group's growth there on a newly announced unity government.
