Devotees say Bolivia’s lightning-struck ‘miracle tree’ conjures luck
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Struck by lightning during a roaring thunderstorm 10 years ago, an ancient pine tree in Bolivia’s capital of La Paz is thriving. Known as the…
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Lawyers for 5 men deported to an African prison accuse Trump’s program of denying them due process
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Five men deported by the United States to Eswatini in July have been held in a maximum-security prison in the African nation for seven weeks without…
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Trump says US has carried out strike against drug-carrying vessel that departed from Venezuela
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the U.S. has carried out a strike in the southern Caribbean against a drug-carrying vessel that departed from Venezuela. The president offered scant details…
US builds up forces in Caribbean as officials, experts, ask why
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A large buildup of U.S. naval forces in and around the Southern Caribbean has officials in Caracas and experts in the United States asking: is the move…
As an Atlantic system moves west, what are its tropical depression chances?
The Atlantic Ocean remains clear of significant severe weather systems excepting a tropical wave in the far eastern tropical Atlantic. The disturbance is expected to move in a west to…
Armored vehicle accident in Haiti kills 2 and injures 8 Kenyan police officers
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — An accident involving two armored vehicles in Haiti’s capital left at least two people dead and eight police officers from Kenya injured, according to officials. One…
Guyana holds general election as candidates vie for control of country’s oil wealth
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Dozens of voters in Guyana stood in line by dawn on Monday to participate in what many say is the South American country’s most consequential election in decades…
Afghanistan earthquake kills 800, injures 2,800, Taliban asks world for help
KABUL (Reuters) — One of Afghanistan's worst earthquakes killed more than 800 people and injured at least 2,800, authorities said on Monday, as rescuers struggled to reach remote areas due to rough…
Kenyan MSS officer, Haiti civilian dead after fatal road accident; eight officers injured
PORT-AU-PRINCE — A member of the Kenyan-led Multinational Security Support mission in Haiti is dead along with a civilian after two armored vehicles were involved in an accident along a…
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Venezuela prepares for potential U.S. attack with armed drones designed by Iran
CARACAS — When Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez appeared on a nationwide TV broadcast in June 2012, proudly announcing that his country was now manufacturing “unmanned aircraft,” the news took both…