April 29, 2019 Philippines' Duterte threatens to dump trash on Canada's beaches following promises of war declaration A week after he warned Canada to take back garbage it shipped to the Philippines years ago, Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte is threatening to dump the tons of trash on the North American country's beaches.
April 29, 2019 Search continues for Brazilian model missing at sea Authorities in Brazil are looking for a model missing at sea since her boat was caught in a fierce windstorm off Sao Paulo.
April 29, 2019 2 police wounded by bomb in car in El Salvador's capital Officials in El Salvador say a street gang put a fake body in an abandoned car to lure police officers into a car-bomb attack, the latest in a round of killings of police and soldiers.
April 29, 2019 US chastises Guyana for honoring suspect in terror plot The U.S. government has chastised the South American country of Guyana for honoring the life of a former politician convicted of plotting to blow up fuel tanks at New York's John F. Kennedy Airport.
April 29, 2019 Ecuador spied on Assange at London embassy, lawyer says An Ecuadorian lawyer for Julian Assange has filed a complaint alleging diplomatic staff from Ecuador spied on the WikiLeaks founder while he was at the country's London embassy.
April 29, 2019 Mexico president kicks off new capital airport project Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Monday symbolically launched work on a new airport for Mexico City to replace the nearly half-built $13 billion project he cancelled upon taking office.
April 29, 2019 Eastern Canada battles flooding after days of rain Several days of heavy rains have swollen rivers and reservoirs in eastern Canada, driving thousands of people from their homes.
April 29, 2019 Rights group alarmed by ouster of Bolivian judges A prominent human rights group says Bolivia has undermined judicial independence by arbitrarily dismissing nearly 100 judges since 2017 and it's asking the Organization of American States to address the issue.
April 29, 2019 Afghan president holds council to set agenda for peace talks The Afghan president is hosting a grand council of some 2,500 prominent figures to agree on a shared approach to peace talks with the Taliban.
April 28, 2019 Radio ads offer to 'help out' migrants trying to enter US, Border Patrol official says U.S. Customs and Border Protection this week claimed that advertisements aired on the radio in Central America are urging migrants to come to the U.S. for the "American dream."