Mother Antonia, who tended to prisoners’ needs, dies at 86
Mother of seven left Beverly Hills in 1977 to live in a Mexican prison and comfort inmates and their families.
Where basketball is played barefoot, and leads to a way out
In a remote, dirt-poor town in southern Mexico, basketball helps bring kids “out of the shadows.”
The land of Juan Valdez prepares for arrival of Starbucks
Coffee chains in Colombia brace for the arrival of the Seattle giant, which plans to open 50 stores there.
Argentina’s president undergoes brain surgery
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, in trouble in the polls, had blood successfully drained from a clot.
Economic chaos brings fingerprint scanners to Venezuela
Officials hope to identify citizens who buy air tickets not to travel, but to win the right to buy dollars at a good rate.
Colombian ex-leader sounds off on heir’s talks with rebels
Uribe relentlessly bashes Santos on Twitter, raising eyebrows with his warnings against the negotiations.
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Asia / Pacific
- Chinese police seek 8 suspects following apparent suicide car attack near Tiananmen Square
- Bus crashes on Indian highway, killing 40 passengers, many of them burned alive
- Asian stocks rise, tracking Wall Street, on expectations Fed to keep stimulus intact
- Beijing police name suspects in Tiananmen crash probe
- Review: Curved Samsung phone "Round" brings bragging rights, tests potential to reshape design
Africa
- UN official describes atrocities pitting Christians vs. Muslims in Central African Republic
- Congo army backed by UN makes inroads against rebels weakened by internal divisions
- UN official describes atrocities pitting Christians vs. Muslims in Central African Republic
- South Africa: White extremist plotters sentenced after decade-long trial
Middle East
- Israel releases 26 Palestinian prisoners as part of deal for peace talks
- UN officials confirm polio outbreak in northern Syria, warn of potential spread among children
- Egypt: Judges in Muslim Brotherhood trial step down, deputy PM sets conditions for dialogue
- AP PHOTOS: Some 2,000 Syrians flee besieged rebel-held Damascus suburb
Europe
The Americas
- Communist Cuba's new private industry: 3D movie theaters with latest films, and video games
- AP PHOTOS: Mayan devotees celebrate folk saint Maximon as mix of healer, bandit, wise man
- Uruguay's Mujica says he'll withdraw country's UN peacekeepers from Haiti, but no date yet
- 5 bodies found inside abandoned car in western Mexican state troubled by drug violence
National Security
- White House updates Jewish, pro-Israel groups on Iran amid concerns about new sanctions pause
- Analysis: Preoccupied Obama criticized over NKorea policy as it advances nuclear program
- Obama, Israeli PM Netanyahu discuss Iran, Mideast security, Israeli-Palestinian peace talks
- Former US negotiators on NKorea urge Obama administration to reopen dialogue