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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – The Ethiopian mediator of the South Sudan peace talks says he is distressed by the violation of a truce signed earlier this month. Seyoum Mesfin of the regional bloc known as IGAD spoke during the resumption of peace talks in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, amid …

SANAA, Yemen – Yemeni officials say the head of the Gulf Cooperation Council has visited President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi in a show of support for the embattled leader against Shiite rebels who have seized the capital. Top aides to Hadi say GCC Secretary General Abdullatif al-Zayani visited him Wednesday …

MEXICO CITY – Environmental and animal rights groups in Mexico are training their sights on the growing number of “swim with dolphins” enclosures on the nation’s coasts. The movement scored its first victory Thursday, when federal regulator authorities said they had ordered a dolphinarium just south of the resort city …