February 19, 2016 The Latest: Syrian envoy says talks won't restart next week The Latest on the civil war in Syria (all times local): 12:15 p.m.
February 19, 2016 Colombia probing 100 alleged disappearances at prison Colombian prosecutors are investigating the alleged disappearance of as many as 100 people inside a Bogota prison more than 15 years ago.
February 19, 2016 Report: Turkey presses ahead with cross-border shelling Turkey's state-run news agency says the Turkish military is pushing ahead with its cross-border artillery shelling campaign against U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish militia positions in Syria.
February 19, 2016 Vatican: Pope's 'don't build walls' not singling out Trump The papal spokesman is stressing that Pope Francis often says build bridges, not walls, and that his remark while flying back from Mexico wasn't targeting U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump.
February 19, 2016 Palestinian shot and killed after stabbing Israeli officers Israeli police say a Palestinian stabbed two officers in Jerusalem before he was shot and killed.
February 19, 2016 UN says Zika virus will be 'way down' before Rio hosts Olympics GENEVA (AP) -- The head of the World Health Organization's Zika response team is predicting that Brazil will host a "fantastic Olympics" and that the mosquito-borne virus will be "way down" by the time the Summer Games begin in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 5.
February 19, 2016 WHO says increasing evidence of Zika link with microcephaly The World Health Organization said on Friday there was an increasing accumulation of evidence of an association between the Zika virus and microcephaly, a neurological disorder in babies, but it could take 4-6 months to prove.
February 19, 2016 Canadian diplomat's son gets boot camp, probation in drug shootings A Canadian diplomat's teenage son will attend a military-style boot camp and serve up to eight years' probation under a plea agreement approved Friday that spares him a lengthy prison sentence for his role in a drug-related shootout that killed his older brother and another teenager.
February 19, 2016 Kosovo opposition lawmakers block parliament with tear gas Despite security checks at the entrance, Kosovo opposition lawmakers again have used tear gas to block work from being done in Parliament to pressure the government into renouncing deals with Serbia and Montenegro.
