February 23, 2016 Police charge 7 with homicide over dam burst that killed 17 Brazilian police have charged the president of mining company Samarco and six others with aggravated homicide over the deaths of at least 17 people after a dam burst in November.
February 23, 2016 The Latest: Syrian government says it accepts proposed truce The Latest on the conflict in Syria and the provisional cease-fire proposed by the U.S. and Russia (all times local): 12 p.m.
February 23, 2016 Analysis: Despite skepticism, Syrian truce may have a chance After five years of carnage, the Syrian civil war can seem poised to go on indefinitely.
February 23, 2016 Trudeau to be 1st Canadian PM to march in gay pride parade Justin Trudeau will become the first Canadian prime minister to participate in Toronto's annual gay pride march.
February 23, 2016 Brazil to fight Zika by sterilizing mosquitoes with gamma rays Brazil is planning to fight the Zika virus by zapping millions of male mosquitoes with gamma rays to sterilize them and stop the spread of the virus linked to thousands of birth defects.
February 23, 2016 Mars recalls candy bars in 55 countries after plastic find U.S. chocolate maker Mars says it's recalling candy bars and other items in 55 countries after plastic was found in one of its products.
February 23, 2016 The Latest: Turkey: Ground troops in Syria 'not on agenda' The Latest on the civil war in Syria (all times local): 3:05 p.m.
February 23, 2016 Research on link between Zika and birth defects expected by May Two U.S.-Brazilian studies will have initial results by May on whether the Zika virus spreading through the Americas is causing birth defects and other neurological disorders, a senior U.S. public health official said on Friday.
February 23, 2016 Rights court slams Italy in cleric's CIA-led abduction The European Court of Human Rights has ruled Italy abused state secrecy to provide impunity in the abduction of an Egyptian cleric, who was spirited out of Italy for interrogation and torture in his homeland under the CIA's extraordinary rendition program.
February 23, 2016 Afghan official: Date expected for Kabul-Taliban meeting An Afghan official says talks in Kabul between representatives of four countries trying to end Afghanistan's war with the Taliban are likely to set a date for a face-to-face meeting between the two sides.
