March 27, 2019 Ecuador says ex-leader trying to destabilize government Officials in Ecuador say Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro's administration gave ex-President Rafael Correa $281,000 intended to help destabilize the government of the man who replaced him as head of the small South American nation.
March 27, 2019 Chile court orders Catholic Church to compensate victims An appeals court in Chile has ruled that the Roman Catholic Church must pay compensation to three victims of the Rev. Fernando Karadima, the country's most notorious pedophile priest.
March 27, 2019 EU rejects US recognition of Israeli control over Golan The European Union says it will not recognize Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights, despite the U.S. policy reversal on the disputed territory.
March 27, 2019 Survivor of Chapecoense airplane crash dies of heart attack after collapsing while playing soccer One of the six survivors of the 2016 airplane crash that claimed the lives of 71 passengers on board – many of which were members of a Brazilian soccer team – died Tuesday after suffering a heart attack.
March 27, 2019 Cane-wielding ‘elderly ladies’ save Catholic priest from mystery attacker A group of cane-wielding “elderly ladies” are being credited with beating back a mystery attacker who lunged at a Canadian priest following a mass, police and officials say.
March 27, 2019 Mexico finds at least 15 bodies in clandestine graves Officials and relatives of missing people are digging in a field in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz where they have found at least 15 bodies in clandestine graves.
March 27, 2019 Blackouts persist in Venezuela; schools, businesses closed More power outages have hit Venezuela as the government struggles to restore electricity following the country's worst blackouts earlier this month.
March 27, 2019 Australian party accused of asking US gun lobby for money Australia's prime minister has accused an influential minor political party of trying to "sell Australia's gun laws to the highest bidders" by asking the U.S. gun lobby for donations.
March 27, 2019 A look at alleged raiders of North Korean Embassy in Madrid The 10 people who allegedly raided the North Korean Embassy in Madrid last month belong to a mysterious dissident organization that styles itself as a government-in-exile dedicated to toppling the ruling Kim family dynasty in North Korea.
March 27, 2019 China ratchets up pressure on Canada amid Huawei dispute China says its suspension of the license of a second major Canadian canola exporter is justified by safety concerns, as the sides continue to feud over Ottawa's detention of a top executive of Chinese telecom giant Huawei.