ATLANTA — Former President Jimmy Carter, who at age 90 still travels the world supporting the humanitarian endeavors that have consumed his time in the decades since he left office, announces he has cancer that has spread to other parts of his body.

WASHINGTON — Long the center of U.S. policy on Cuba, dissidents won't be invited to Secretary of State John Kerry's flag-raising at the U.S. Embassy in Havana on Friday, underlining how U.S. policy is shifting focus to the single-party government.

WASHINGTON — U.S. lawmakers have been quick to condemn the sudden drop in the value of Chinese currency as damaging for American businesses and workers, reviving an issue that was once one of the biggest sources of tension between the two world powers.

DES MOINES, Iowa — For those who would be president, a visit to the Iowa State Fair may be the purest distillation of the campaign experience in the state that starts the voting in the race for the White House.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina's government tries to ease public anger over flooding that forced an estimated 11,000 people to flee their homes in Buenos Aires province.

CARACAS, Venezuela — One of the Venezuelan opposition's most prominent leaders makes his first public appearance in a year and a half, saying he hopes his release from prison means others might be let out as well.

PARAMARIBO, Suriname — Former coup leader and convicted drug trafficker Desi Bouterse is inaugurated for a second consecutive term leading Suriname as the democratically elected president.