USA-and-Canada
UN anti-graft investigator barred from re-entering Guatemala
Guatemala City, Sep 5 (AP/UNB)— The head of a U.N.-backed commission probing corruption in Guatemala was barred from re-entering the country Tuesday, further defanging the investigative body days after President Jimmy Morales announced he would not renew its mandate.
7 years ago
Venezuela launches airlift for migrants to return home
Lima, Sep 5 (AP/UNB) — Some 300 Venezuelans gathered outside of their country's embassy in Peru on Tuesday shouting "We want to leave!" after President Nicolas Maduro offered to airlift migrants who wanted to return back to their homeland.
7 years ago
8 wounded in gunfire at California apartment complex
San Bernardino, Sep 4 (AP/UNB) — Eight people were wounded, two critically, during a shooting at a California apartment complex during a dice game, police said Monday.
7 years ago
Firefighters try to save relics as fire engulfs Rio museum
Rio De Janeiro, Sep 3 (AP/UNB) — A huge fire engulfed Brazil's 200-year-old National Museum in Rio de Janeiro, lighting up the night sky with towering flames as firefighters and museum workers raced to save historical relics from the blaze.
7 years ago
2018's most volatile candidate (it's Trump) isn't on ballot
Washington, Sep 3 (AP/UNB) — Heading into the midterm elections, the most volatile candidate this year isn't on the ballot.
7 years ago
UN agency: Trips across Mediterranean fall, but risks rise
Geneva, Sep 3 (AP/UNB) — The U.N. refugee agency says people smugglers are taking greater risks to ferry their human cargo toward Europe as Libya's coast guard intercepts more and more boats carrying migrants, increasing the likelihood that those on board may die during the Mediterranean journeys.
7 years ago
Brazil leftist party insists on banned candidate da Silva
Sao Paulo, Sep 2 (AP/UNB) — Brazil's main leftist party said Saturday it's sticking with former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as its presidential candidate even though the electoral court has thrown him off the ballot for an election just five weeks away.
7 years ago
Funeral held for 6 of 10 children killed in Chicago fire
Chicago, Sep 2 (AP/UNB) — Six white caskets were arranged in a semi-circle during the funeral for six of the 10 children who died in Chicago's worst fire in over a decade.
7 years ago
Trump visits golf course while Washington mourns McCain
Sterling, Sep 2 (AP/UNB) — For President Donald Trump, it was just like any other Saturday.
7 years ago