March 9, 2016 Jean Arnault of France to head new UN mission in Colombia Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed veteran U.N.
March 9, 2016 Car bomb kills 4 outside police academy in Somali capital A Somali police official says three police officers and one civilian have been killed in a car bombing outside a police academy in the Somali capital.
March 9, 2016 President Santos: Colombia may miss peace deal deadline Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos is acknowledging that his government may miss a fast-approaching deadline to sign a peace deal with rebels and end the main part of the country's decades-long conflict.
March 9, 2016 Iran fires 2 missiles marked with 'Israel must be wiped out' A semiofficial news agency is reporting that Iran has test-fired two ballistic missiles at a target some 1,400 kilometers (870 miles) away, with the phrase "Israel must be wiped out" written on them.
March 9, 2016 US commandos partnered with Somalis in anti-militant raid U.S. officials say American special operations forces partnered with Somali soldiers in a ground raid against al-Shabab militants in southern Somalia.
March 9, 2016 6 Spaniards detained for alleged Chilean sea bass poaching Six Spaniards accused of running a lucrative international poaching operation that captured Antarctic fish prized in top restaurants have been ordered into prison detention with bail set at 100,000 euros ($110,000) each.
March 9, 2016 Ruling raises doubts over same-sex marriages in Puerto Rico An unexpected ruling from a federal judge in Puerto Rico is raising doubts about the future of same-sex couples seeking to get married on the island.
March 9, 2016 Trudeau parents made a splash on their White House visits New Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits Washington this week for the first state dinner for a Canadian leader in almost 20 years.
March 9, 2016 Iraqi officials: US captured top IS chemical arms engineer U.S. special forces captured the head of the Islamic State group's unit trying to develop chemical weapons in a raid last month in northern Iraq, two senior Iraqi intelligence officials told the Associated Press, the first known major success of Washington's more aggressive policy of pursuing the jihadis on the ground.
