March 28, 2019 Brazilian surfing champion dies after struck by lightning while training A Brazilian female surfing champion died Wednesday after she was struck by lightning while training at a beach in central Brazil, local media reported.
March 28, 2019 At least 18 dead after truck slams into crowd on Guatemala highway Firefighters in Guatemala say a large truck slammed into a crowd gathered on a dark highway, killing at least 18 people and leaving bodies scattered on the roadway.
March 28, 2019 Grizzly bear that killed mother, infant at remote cabin in Canada was emaciated, coroner says A grizzly bear that mauled a mother and her 10-month-old daughter to death at a remote cabin in Canada was emaciated and injured when he charged at the duo thinking they were food, the coroner’s office said Wednesday.
March 28, 2019 US watchdog: Peace with Taliban won't resolve Afghan crises A U.S. watchdog says Afghanistan will remain dependent on international donors and foreign help even after a peace deal with the Taliban is reached.
March 28, 2019 Russia: Pence's call for Venezuela withdrawal 'arrogant' A spokeswoman for Russia's Foreign Ministry is rejecting U.S. calls for Moscow to withdraw its military specialists from Venezuela and to halt other forms of support for embattled President Nicolas Maduro.
March 28, 2019 Mexico to set up CentAm migrant 'containment' belt in south Faced with an increasing flow of Central American migrants north, Mexico plans to set up a "containment" belt of federal forces across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, which is the narrowest part of the country's south and the easiest to control, a senior government official said Wednesday.
March 27, 2019 Indigenous groups in Brazil protest health care changes Indigenous groups across Brazil are protesting a proposal to transfer indigenous health services from the federal government to municipalities.
March 27, 2019 Mexico's 'Me Too' movement swells in media, cultural circles Prosecutors in western Mexico say they have opened a criminal investigation into complaints of sexual harassment aired by the country's exploding "#MeToo" movement.
March 27, 2019 Gunman attack Chile ambassador motorcade in Haitian capital Officials say gunmen have attacked a motorcade carrying Chile's ambassador to Haiti, wounding two people and leaving three missing.
March 27, 2019 US seeks UN sanctions against Pakistan group head for attack The United States is seeking to put the head of a Pakistan-based militant group blamed by India for a Feb. 14 suicide attack that killed 40 Indian soldiers in Kashmir on the U.N. sanctions blacklist.