
Colombia conflict victims seek land, reconciliation
Trujillo, Colombia (AFP) Aug 4, 2016 - Ferney Santa knows how hard it is to start over. He was forced to flee his home twice by fighters in Colombia's long civil war.
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Trujillo, Colombia (AFP) Aug 4, 2016 - Ferney Santa knows how hard it is to start over. He was forced to flee his home twice by fighters in Colombia's long civil war.
Aug 4, 2016

Brussels (AFP) Aug 4, 2016 - The European Union on Thursday hit China and Russia with anti-dumping duties on cold rolled steel imports after EU producers complained they were being forced out of the market.
Aug 4, 2016

Washington (AFP) Aug 4, 2016 - Can the US election be hacked?
Aug 4, 2016

Sirte, Libya (AFP) Aug 4, 2016 - Libyan pro-government forces battled to retake territory in the Islamic State group stronghold Sirte on Wednesday, but faced fierce resistance from jihadist snipers and mines.
Aug 4, 2016

Manila (AFP) Aug 3, 2016 - The Philippines told its fishermen Wednesday to steer clear of a fishing ground in the disputed South China Sea to avoid harassment from Chinese authorities.
Aug 3, 2016

Beijing (AFP) Aug 3, 2016 - China's Communist Party is to impose tighter controls on its youth wing, state media reported, in what analysts said was a move to undermine a powerful political faction allied to Premier Li Keqiang.
Aug 3, 2016

London (AFP) Aug 3, 2016 - Coalition warplanes bombed one of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's palaces which was being used as a training base by the Islamic State jihadist group, Britain's Ministry of Defence said Wednesday.
Aug 3, 2016

Fairfax, Va. (UPI) Aug 3, 2016 - The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded a follow-on contract to General Dynamics Mission Systems for classified network services, the company announced Tuesday.
Aug 3, 2016

Washington (AFP) Aug 3, 2016 - Islamic State fighters inside the jihadist group's Iraqi stronghold of Mosul are weakening and showing signs of frustration ahead of a battle to recapture the city, a US military official said Wednesday.
Aug 3, 2016

Baghdad (AFP) Aug 3, 2016 - Iraq's chief prosecutor has filed a complaint against officials including the parliament speaker who were accused of corruption by the defence minister, a judicial spokesman said on Wednesday.
Aug 3, 2016

Tokyo (AFP) Aug 3, 2016 - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday picked a close confidante with staunchly nationalist views as the new defence minister, a move likely to raise concerns in China and South Korea.
Aug 3, 2016

San Diego (UPI) Aug 3, 2016 - General Dynamics NASSCO hosted a keel-laying ceremony Tuesday for the future USNS Hershel Woody Williams, the company said.
Aug 3, 2016

Tripoli (AFP) Aug 3, 2016 - Libyan pro-government forces, backed by US air strikes, fought to advance on Islamic State group jihadists in Sirte on Wednesday despite mines and snipers, a spokesman said.
Aug 3, 2016

White Sands Missile Range, N.M. (UPI) Aug 3, 2016 - Lockheed Martin's Miniature Hit-to-Kill, or MHTK, interceptor missile was successfully launched Friday at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, the company announced Tuesday.
Aug 3, 2016

Mexico City (UPI) Aug 3, 2016 - The Mexican navy debuted its new Arcturus T-20 surveillance drone at a ceremony late last week, the sea service announced.
Aug 3, 2016

Seoul (AFP) Aug 3, 2016 - North Korea fired a ballistic missile directly into Japanese-controlled waters for the first time Wednesday, drawing an outraged response from Tokyo and ramping up tensions with the United States and South Korea.
Aug 3, 2016