February 19, 2016 Egypt buries veteran diplomat Boutros-Ghali with top honors Egypt's president has led the funeral procession for the country's veteran diplomat Boutros Boutros-Ghali, who was laid to rest with top state honors.
February 19, 2016 China accuses US of militarizing South China Sea China has accused the U.S. of militarizing the South China Sea, just days after it was revealed Beijing had deployed surface-to-air missiles on an island in the disputed area.
February 19, 2016 Analysis: In a resilient North Korea, can sanctions work? As the U.S. Congress passed a new set of sanctions on North Korea this week, South Korea shut down the last symbol of inter-Korean economic cooperation and the United Nations Security Council discussed its own measures to punish the North for what it claimed was its first H-bomb test and subsequent rocket launch, people in Pyongyang were literally dancing in the streets.
February 19, 2016 Colombia suspends safe passage for rebel peace negotiators Colombia is suspending safe passage for rebel leaders negotiating a peace deal in Cuba to visit guerrilla camps because top commanders showed up with weapons in a town's main plaza.
February 19, 2016 Pope on Trump: Anyone who wants border walls isn't Christian Asked about Donald Trump's views on immigration, Pope Francis says anyone who wants to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border isn't Christian.
February 19, 2016 Colombian media's airing of secret sex tape stirs debate The broadcast of a secretly shot video in which a prominent Colombian politician discusses sexual encounters with other men is prompting a debate about homophobia and journalistic ethics in the South American country.
February 18, 2016 Pope suggests women threatened by Zika virus could use contraception Pope Francis has suggested that women threatened with the Zika virus could use artificial contraception but not abort their fetus, saying there's a clear moral difference between aborting a fetus and preventing a pregnancy.
February 18, 2016 Ex-presidential spokesman detained in Guyana activist death A former spokesman for the two previous presidents of Guyana has been detained in the slaying of a political activist before last year's general election in the South American country.
February 18, 2016 Argentina: 190,000 affected by power outages in heat wave A heat wave has led Argentina's government to schedule two days of power cuts in Buenos Aires and surrounding areas.
February 18, 2016 Disney cruise ship rescues suspected Anonymous hacker from sailboat off Cuba A Massachusetts man under investigation in the hacking of a Boston hospital was rescued from a sailboat off the coast of Cuba by a Disney cruise ship and arrested Wednesday, weeks after relatives told police they had last heard from him, authorities said.
