March 9, 2019 US envoy in Kosovo to push for lifting of tax on Serbia A senior U.S. official has met with Kosovo top leaders trying to convince Pristina to revoke or suspend a tariff on Serb goods so that dialogue with Serbia can resume.
March 8, 2019 Guatemala to open probe into ex-prosecutor turned candidate Prosecutors in Guatemala say they have opened a corruption investigation into a former chief prosecutor who is soon to be named a candidate in the June 16 presidential elections.
March 8, 2019 Nicaraguan Catholic church refuses to join talks Nicaragua's Roman Catholic bishops have declined an invitation to attend talks between the government and representatives of the opposition.
March 8, 2019 Quebec separatist leader's mother, 93, dies in freezing cold after evacuating senior apartment building The Quebec government is investigating after a 93-year-old politician’s mother evacuated her home in a snowstorm and then froze to death in the bitter cold, according to reports.
March 8, 2019 The Latest: Power restored to parts of Venezuela's capital The Latest on the political crisis in Venezuela (all times local): 2 p.m. Power has begun returning to some parts of Venezuela's capital.
March 8, 2019 Blackfoot headdress made of golden eagle feathers from the 1890s found in Alberta thrift store A tip to a poaching hotline resulted in the discovery of ceremonial Blackfoot headdress worn in the 1890s in a western Canada thrift shop, according to reports this week.
March 8, 2019 Brazilian agency hopes to reunite isolated Amazon tribe with kin, prevent violence with another group A Brazilian group set off on a risky mission to contact a small, isolated tribe in the Amazon and reunite some members with their relatives in hopes to avoid a bloody battle near the Peruvian border.
March 8, 2019 Hezbollah leader calls on supporters to donate to the group The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah group is calling on his supporters to donate funds as it comes under tighter sanctions from western countries.
March 8, 2019 Venezuela in chaos after massive power outage, Maduro's regime blames Marco Rubio Venezuela plunged into darkness Thursday evening following one of the largest power outages in years, spreading chaos in an already disrupted country facing political turmoil.
March 8, 2019 UN opens first reception center for Venezuelans in Colombia The U.N. refugee agency says it is opening its first reception center in Colombia to support people leaving neighboring Venezuela.