Researchers announce items that survived Brazil museum fire

The items recovered so far include the remains of several pieces, including Brazilian indigenous arrows, a Peruvian vase, and a pre-Colombian funeral urn.

USOC fires official over his silence in Larry Nassar case

Larry Nassar continued to abuse dozens of girls over the 14 months of silence after concerns were first raised to the US Olympic Committee in July 2015.

Peruvians back anti-corruption reforms in referendum

President Martin Vizcarra has succeeded in channeling public outrage as he pushes Sunday's vote as an essential decree to "end the plague of corruption."

China slams 'inhumane' treatment of Huawei executive

Canada wants to keep Huawei’s Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou in jail after she was arrested on December 1 in Vancouver at the request of the United States over claims she violated sanctions on Iran.

China calls on Canada to free Huawei CFO or face consequences

The news of Meng's arrest has roiled stock markets and drawn condemnation from Chinese authorities, although the US president and his top economic advisers have played down its importance to trade talks after Xi and Trump agreed to a truce.

Trump says chief of staff John Kelly to leave at year's end

Nick Ayers, Vice President Mike Pence's chief of staff, is Trump's top choice to replace Kelly, and the two have held discussions for months about the job, a White House official said.

US House committees release Comey testimony transcript

House Democrats have expressed disappointment, claiming lawmakers wasted time by focusing on questions concerning Hillary Clinton's emails.

Trump picks Army chief of staff as next top military adviser

If confirmed by the Senate, Gen. Mark Milley would succeed Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

At least 12 dead in Brazil bank robbery shootout

At least twelve people, including six hostages and as many bandits, killed in northeast Brazil as police engaged armed robbers who were staging simultaneous pre-dawn assaults on two banks in the town of Milagres.

US man who drove into crowd in Charlottesville convicted of murder

James Alex Fields Jr. killed a woman when he drove into a group of counterprotesters marching in protest to a nationalist rally in August 2017.

Russian sought 'synergy' with Trump campaign in 2015: US special counsel

US President Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen, who has been cooperating with US Special Counsel Robert Mueller's probe into possible collusion between Russia and Trump's 2016 election campaign, pleaded guilty to the charges in August.

Huawei CFO faces US fraud charges linked to Iran, court hears

Meng Wanzhou was arrested in Canada's Pacific coast city of Vancouver on December 1 while changing planes during a trip from Hong Kong to Mexico