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The Americas May 22, 2019

Vigilante attacks on the rise in Mexico

Mexico's National Human Rights Commission says vigilante attacks in which mobs injure or kill people suspected of wrongdoing are increasing.

The Americas May 22, 2019

Mexico morgue left bodies to rot for 2 years before autopsy

A state human rights commission says a morgue in western Mexico was so overcrowded and poorly run that some unidentified bodies were left to rot for two years before being autopsied.

Middle East May 22, 2019

The Latest: Iran supreme leader critical of FM in nuke deal

The Latest on increased tensions between the U.S. and Iran (all times local): 10:55 p.m.

Middle East May 22, 2019

Key US official on Mideast peace addresses Security Council

A key architect of the long-awaited U.S. plan for Israeli-Palestinian peace is warning that "nothing can be meaningfully fixed" until Gaza's Hamas rulers and Palestinian Islamic Jihad renounce their vows to destroy Israel and stop carrying out violent acts.

The Americas May 22, 2019

Duterte moves to forcibly send garbage back to Canada

The Philippine president's spokesman says the exasperated leader has moved to have truckloads of garbage that Filipino officials say were illegally shipped to the Philippines years ago be forcibly shipped back to Canada.

RELIGION May 21, 2019

Brazilian fatally stabs girlfriend, shoots 3 dead at church

Authorities in Brazil say a man knifed his girlfriend to death in her home then went to a Baptist church and opened fire with a pistol, killing three more people.

The Americas May 21, 2019

Mexico to auction off seized luxury goods to help poor

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador hasn't just moved out of the luxurious president's residence, he's using it to auction off seized luxury goods to raise money for poor communities.

The Americas May 21, 2019

Amnesty International criticizes Brazil's far-right leader

Amnesty International published an open letter Tuesday criticizing the policies of President Jair Bolsonaro, saying they will lead to more homicides and deny some Brazilians their human rights.

The Americas May 21, 2019

Canada delegation pressing China on detained Canadians

A Canadian delegation in China is pressing Chinese officials to free two detained Canadians but there has been no contact between the two nations' leaders or foreign ministers despite the worst relations between Ottawa and Beijing since the Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989.

The Americas May 21, 2019

Argentina: Fernández in court for first corruption trial

Argentina's former President Cristina Fernández is in court for the first in a series of corruption trials.

Middle East May 21, 2019

AP Explains: How Yemen's rebels increasingly deploy drones

In Yemen, the high-pitched whine of drones has been a part of life for over 15 years, ever since the first U.S. drone strike here targeting al-Qaida in 2002.