February 22, 2016 Scandal emerges as Bolivia president seeks fourth term President Evo Morales had seemed exempt from the scandal that has besmirched much of South America's left, but an alleged influence-peddling affair involving a woman who bore him a child comes at the most inopportune of moments.
February 21, 2016 EU, US suggest postponing Macedonia election European Union and U.S. diplomats have suggested that Macedonia postpone national elections scheduled for April 24.
February 21, 2016 Experts say obstacles blocking probe of missing students International experts for the Inter-American Human Rights Commission said Sunday that they have run into serious obstacles in their investigation into the case of 43 college students who went missing after being detained by police in southern Mexico in 2014.
February 21, 2016 Kerry: 'Provisional agreement' reached on Syria ceasefire Secretary of State John Kerry says a "provisional agreement" has been reached on a ceasefire in Syria's five-year civil war.
February 21, 2016 Blatter era ends as scandal-hit FIFA set to elect new leader The Sepp Blatter era at FIFA is set to finally end Friday when soccer's scandal-scarred world body picks a new president after nine months of crisis.
February 21, 2016 10 years on, Iraq scarred from attack on Shiite shrine Ten years after Sunni extremists blew up a revered Shiite shrine, igniting the worst sectarian violence Iraq had ever seen, the country remains deeply divided, with the Islamic State group facing off against increasingly powerful Shiite militias.
February 21, 2016 US drone crashes in southern Afghanistan; no injuries The U.S. Air Force says that one of its drones has crashed at a base in southern Afghanistan but there were no casualties and no hostile fire is suspected.
February 20, 2016 Syria denounces 'outrageous' Turkish artillery shelling Syria's government says Turkish artillery shelling inside Syria is an "outrageous violation" of international law.
February 20, 2016 Uganda opposition leader under house arrest amid tensions Ugandan police have put the main opposition candidate under house arrest to prevent him from leading protests as the country awaits the results of a disputed election.
