March 15, 2019 Puerto Ricans to decry austerity, hurricane help at hearing Hundreds of Puerto Ricans are filling up a coliseum to speak at a first of its kind public hearing held by a group of U.S. legislators visiting the U.S. territory amid complaints about austerity measures and the pace of federal hurricane recovery funds nearly two years after Hurricane Maria hit.
March 15, 2019 Puerto Rico woman faces life in murder-for-hire of Canadian A Puerto Rico woman found guilty of hiring a hit man to kill her wealthy Canadian husband more than a decade ago was sentenced to life in prison on Friday.
March 15, 2019 Engineer: Satellite suggests fire caused Venezuela outage In the week since a massive blackout left millions in Venezuela without power, both the government and opposition have put forward disputing theories on what caused the outage without providing any evidence.
March 15, 2019 US and China clash over 'belt and road' in Afghan resolution The United States and China have clashed over Beijing's $1 trillion "belt and road" infrastructure program after the Security Council unanimously approved a bare bones resolution extending the mandate of the U.N. political mission in Afghanistan for six months.
March 15, 2019 Nicaragua releases 50 opposition prisoners amid negotiations Nicaragua's government said Friday it has released 50 opposition prisoners and placed them under a form of house arrest.
March 15, 2019 Darkness lingers for Venezuela's most vulnerable Darkness has yet to lift for 72-year-old Elizabeth Guzman and thousands of her poor neighbors in a forgotten corner of Venezuela's capital that was barely getting by even before the lights went out over a week ago.
March 15, 2019 Chile tests floating solar panels to power mine, save water A floating island of solar panels is being tested in Chile as a way to generate clean energy and reduce water loss at mine operations, a cornerstone of the Andean country's economy that uses huge amounts of electricity and water.
March 15, 2019 Brazil judge issues arrest warrant for suspect in shooting A judge has ordered the arrest of a suspect linked to a school shooting that left seven people dead in Brazil.
March 15, 2019 Greece backs Bolivian leader's call for Venezuela dialogue Greece's left-wing Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is backing calls by Bolivia for a negotiated settlement to the severe political and financial crisis in Venezuela.
March 15, 2019 Europeans urge Russia to return to arms-control treaty A group of European nations is urging Russia not to abandon a nuclear weapons treaty with the United States.