World: News and Reviews from ABC News

China Dispatches Military Plane to Disputed Man-Made Island
China’s Defense Ministry says a military plane was dispatched to one of China’s new manmade islands in a disputed area of the South China Sea in what is believed to be the first openly acknowledged landing of its kind

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi Vows to Amend Junta-Era Constitution
Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi has vowed to push for constitutional amendments to build a true democracy in the Southeast Asian country as it emerges from decades of military control

Carter Arrives in Iraq for Talks on How to Beef up IS Fight
Defense Secretary Ash Carter arrived in Baghdad Monday to consult with Iraqi leaders on how to beef up Iraqi forces working to retake Mosul

Indonesia Takes Step Toward Reckoning With ’65-66 Atrocities
Indonesia has convened an unprecedented two-day discussion of anti-communist massacres in 1965-66 that brings together survivors and representatives of the military which is blamed for instigating the atrocities

SOUTH CHINA SEA WATCH: US, China Build up Presence, Rhetoric
The US is stepping up cooperation with the Philippines, including joint patrols of the South China Sea, a development China has condemned as militarizing the region

Drone Video Captures Earthquake Aftermath in Ecuador
Aerial footage shows collapsed bridge after 7.8 quake hits Ecuador.

Next Steps in Impeachment Push Against Brazilian President
The lower Chamber of Deputies’ vote to support impeachment of Brazil’s president is not end of the long political fight

AP PHOTOS: Editor Selections From Latin America
AP PHOTOS: A selection of our favorite images from Latin America and the Caribbean

AP PHOTOS: Ecuador’s Biggest Quake in Decades Kills Over 240
AP PHOTOS: Parts of Ecuador are devastated by the country’s strongest earthquake in decades as the death toll continues to rise and people left homeless prepare for a second night outside in the dark

In Quake-Devastated Ecuador, Loss Piles up Amid the Rubble
As Ecuador digs out from its strongest earthquake in decades, tales of devastating loss are everywhere amid the rubble

Disruptions From Twin Quakes in Southern Japan Hit Economy
The twin earthquakes that have paralyzed parts of southern Japan are having a ripple effect far beyond the disaster zone, with Toyota Motor Corp. suspending output in other areas due to disruptions in its parts supplies

Next Steps in Impeachment Push Against Brazilian President
The lower Chamber of Deputies’ vote to support impeachment of Brazil’s president is not end of the long political fight

Defender of Cambodia’s Dwindling Forests Wins Goldman Prize
The latest crackdown on illegal logging in Cambodia is “just a game” and the biggest timber companies are winning, says Ouch Leng, an environmentalist who has spent two decades helping poor villagers fight poaching of precious tropical timber

Fights Loom After Brazil’s Lower Chamber OKs Impeachment
More political fights are looming now that the lower house of Congress has voted to impeach President Dilma Rousseff

Full Episode: WN 04/17/16: Drone Strikes Commercial Plane in Mid-Air
Third Earthquake in Rapid Succession on ‘Ring of Fire’; Democratic Candidates Get Aggressive Battling Over the Must-Win State of New York

Sudan Asks Egypt to Hold Talks Over Disputed Halayeb Area
Sudan’s state-run news agency says the Sudanese government plans to seek international arbitration unless Egypt agrees to enter negotiations over the disputed Halayeb Triangle on the border between the two countries on the Red Sea coast

Russian Fighter Jet Buzzes U.S. Air Force Reconnaissance Plane Within 50 Feet
Second Risky Encounter Between U.S. And Russian Militaries In Baltic Sea

Bus Carrying Indian Opera Troupe Members Crash, 25 Dead
A bus carrying members of an opera troupe crashes into a gorge in eastern India and kills at least 25 people on board

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