Abe mum on Trump's claim of nomination for Nobel Peace Prize

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe kept quiet Monday over President Donald Trump's claim that he had nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize, but praised him and emphasized he did not deny doing so.

American Airlines pilot arrested in UK, suspected of being drunk

An American Airlines pilot has been arrested at Britain's Manchester Airport on suspicion of being drunk, police said Friday.

6 people arrested after largest US-Australian meth seizure

Australian police arrested six people after what authorities said Friday was the largest single seizure of methamphetamine in the United States and the biggest drug haul bound for Australia.

President Trump to meet with North Korean leader in Vietnam

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will hold a two-day summit with North Korea leader Kim Jong Un Feb. 27-28 in Vietnam to try to convince him to give up his nuclear weapons program.

Mexican government to support search for the disappeared

Mexico's top human rights official says the government will dedicate more than $20 million to a government effort to help find and identify the country's estimated 40,000 missing.

Egypt discovers 40 mummies in ancient chambers in Minya

Egypt says it has discovered a number of ancient burial chambers containing some 40 mummies in the desert province of Minya, south of Cairo.

Man detained in Venezuelan prison since 2017 business trip

KATY, Texas (FOX 26) — Taking a business trip overseas and not returning home. That is the reality for six families who haven’t seen their loved ones in more than a year.

Deadly tornado rips through Havana

Cuba's president says a tornado in eastern Havana has killed three people and injured 174 others.

Auschwitz survivors pay homage as world remembers Holocaust

WARSAW, Poland (AP) - The world marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Sunday amid a revival of hate-inspired violence and signs that younger generations know less and less about the genocide of Jews, Roma and others during World War II.

34 dead, many feared buried in mud after Brazil dam collapse

Rescuers in helicopters on Saturday searched for survivors while firefighters dug through mud in a huge area in southeastern Brazil buried by the collapse of a dam holding back mine waste, with at least 34 people dead and up to 300 missing.

Border Patrol releases video showing 110+ Central American migrants scaling border wall

Officials with the United States Customs and Border Protection in Arizona released a new video showing Central American migrants scaling a border wall in the Yuma sector.

Houston protest aimed at ousting socialist president in Venezuela

HOUSTON (FOX 26) — "Venezuela is the poster child of the combination of the left of socialism and communism in the world," said Haydee Carvallo, a Venezuelan national living in Houston.

Deadly fuel pipeline explosion in Mexico kills at least 73, injures dozens

A leaking fuel pipeline that authorities claim had been illegally tapped erupted in a massive explosion Friday in Mexico's central Hidalgo state, resulting in at least 73 deaths, Hidalgo state Gov. Omar Fayad said.

Turkish employee of US Consulate indicted for espionage

ISTANBUL (AP) - Turkish prosecutors are seeking a life sentence for a local employee of the United States consulate in Istanbul accused of attempting to overthrow the government and espionage. A 78-page indictment against Turkish national Metin Topuz, jailed since October 2017, said Topuz was in "very intense contact" with police officers who led a 2013 anti-corruption investigation...

Mexican pipeline explosion kills 71, leaves nightmare of ash

TLAHUELILPAN, Mexico (AP) - Gerardo Perez returned Saturday to the scorched field in central Mexico where he'd seen an illegal pipeline tap burst into flames to see if he could recognize missing friends. He couldn't. Only a handful of the remains had skin. Dozens were burned to the bone or to ash when the gusher of gasoline exploded, killing at least 71 people.

Migrant caravan begins to cross peacefully into Mexico

Hundreds of mainly Honduran migrants began crossing peacefully into Mexico on Thursday without the confrontations that marked last fall's migrant caravans.