January 6, 2019 The Latest: US adviser Bolton tours Western Wall tunnels The Latest developments from U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton's trip to Israel (all times local): 1:10 p.m.
January 6, 2019 Trump aide: Syria withdrawal waiting on 'conditions' President Donald Trump's national security adviser, John Bolton, says the U.S. military withdrawal from northeastern Syria is conditioned on defeating the remnants of the Islamic State group, and Turkey assuring the safety of Kurdish fighters allied with the United States.
January 5, 2019 USGS: Magnitude 6.8 quake shakes remote part of west Brazil A powerful earthquake has shaken western Brazil near its border with Peru, affecting a remote part of the Amazon rainforest.
January 5, 2019 Venezuela's congress names new leader, vows to battle Maduro Venezuela's opposition-controlled congress has opened its first session of the year, installing a fresh-faced leader who struck a defiant tone toward socialist President Nicolas Maduro.
January 5, 2019 Trump aide trying to allay Israeli concerns on Syria pullout The White House has sent national security adviser John Bolton on a mission to allay Israel's concerns about President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria.
January 4, 2019 Brazil to send military police to state amid wave of attacks Brazil's newly inaugurated government ordered military police sent to a violent northeastern state Friday following a wave of attacks on banks, public buildings and vehicles over the past two days.
January 4, 2019 UN to send new envoy to Somalia after flap led to expulsion The United Nations plans to replace an envoy who was expelled from Somalia after questioning the arrest of a political candidate with an extremist history, the world body said Friday.
January 4, 2019 The Latest: Diplomats urge Venezuela's Maduro to cede power The Latest on a regional meeting about Venezuela's political crisis.
January 4, 2019 Foreign powers weigh diplomatic moves on Venezuela's crisis A coalition that includes more than a dozen Latin American countries is deciding the next steps for handling Venezuela's deepening crisis as President Nicolas Maduro enters a second term widely rejected as illegitimate.
January 4, 2019 Mexican president publishes modest possessions, income Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has published a financial disclosure form that reveals relatively few possessions — and the fact that his wife makes more than he does.