The head of Colombia's National Liberation Army, or ELN, has written an open letter to members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army – the FARC-EP – wishing them success on the journey toward becoming a legal political organization.... More
A new report says that Bolivian miners shouted death threats at Deputy Minister Rodolfo Illanes while holding him hostage only moments before he was beaten to death.... More
Spain's acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy Tuesday failed to round up the legislative support he needed for a second term, bringing the country a step closer to its third presidential election in only a year.... More
European Union antitrust regulators ordered the U.S.-based Apple corporation to pay up to $14.5 billion, or 13 billion euros, in taxes to the Irish government after ruling that a special scheme to route profits through Ireland was illegal.... More
The Canadian military has warned against a dramatic surge in the number of sexual offense complaints among its ranks, saying the figure is expected to increase 22 percent this year.... More
Tens of thousands of people and representatives of social organizations protested in Brazil's main cities on Monday, the same day suspended President Dilma Rousseff made her defense for staying in office to the Brazilian Senate.... More
Israel continues to ignore international calls to halt its illegal settlement activities and demolishing Palestinian homes in the West Bank, according to a United Nations envoy.... More
The United Nations has formally asked Bolivian authorities to open an investigation into the beating death of a Bolivian deputy minister on Thursday at the hands of miners protesting government environmental policy.... More
The Italian coastguard says that about 6,500 refugees have been rescued in the Mediterranean Sea off the Libyan coast while on a perilous voyage to Europe. ... More
France says it will urge the European Union to end negotiations on a transatlantic free trade deal with the U.S. due to a lack of “political support” in France as doubts are mounting about the prospects of the controversial pact.... More
Brazilian coup president, Michel Temer, has axed a popular national educational program that has successfully taught people how to read and write. ... More
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's domestic popularity has declined, a current poll shows, with 50 percent of Germans against her serving a fourth term in office after a federal election next year.... More
In the United States, divisions are apparently widening between the Republican Party and Donald Trump. ... More
U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s lead over her Republican rival Donald Trump has seen a decrease in a new national poll. ... More
Spain's acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy's center-right People's Party, or PP, needs seven votes to form a coalition government by Wednesday to avoid Spain's third national election in a year.... More
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