January 2, 2019 AP finds long history of nuns abused by priests in India The nuns talk of Catholic priests who pushed into their bedrooms and of priests who pressured them to turn close friendships into sex.
January 1, 2019 US fires tear gas across Mexico border to stop migrants U.S. authorities fired tear gas into Mexico during the first hours of the new year to repel about 150 migrants who tried to breach the border fence in Tijuana.
January 1, 2019 Peru's president weighs response to shaken corruption case President Martin Vizcarra rushed back to Peru from a foreign trip Tuesday to grapple with the attorney general's move to dismantle a team investigating the sweeping Odebrecht corruption case.
January 1, 2019 What Brazil's Bolsonaro will likely tackle in first months Jair Bolsonaro was elected Brazil's president on promises to overhaul many aspects of Latin America's largest nation, from changing its international alliances to cracking down on endemic corruption and street crime.
January 1, 2019 The Latest: State governors sworn in across Brazil The Latest on the inauguration of Jair Bolsonaro as Brazilian president (all times local): 12:30 p.m. Several of Brazil's new state governors have been sworn in ahead of the afternoon inauguration of President-elect Jair Bolsonaro.
January 1, 2019 Afghan special forces fight IS; Taliban kill 15 policemen Afghan special forces launched a new offensive against the Islamic State group in eastern Nangarhar province, killing 27 militants, officials said Tuesday.
January 1, 2019 Mexican president proposes ‘free zone’ to attract investment, reduce migration to US In a bid to reduce migration to the U.S. and attract investment, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has proposed the creation of economic “free zones” along the U.S.-Mexico border.
January 1, 2019 4 ideas from NKorean leader Kim Jong Un's New Year's speech Looking almost banker-like in a business suit and sitting in an upholstered leather armchair, Kim Jong Un gave his annual televised New Year's address on Tuesday.
January 1, 2019 Peru's chief prosecutor attempts to derail corruption probe Peru's attorney general late Monday dismissed a team investigating the far-reaching Odebrecht corruption scandal, setting off street protests in cities across the country.
January 1, 2019 Brazil's Bolsonaro to take power amid high hopes and fears Once an outsider mocked by fellow lawmakers for his far-right positions, constant use of expletives and even casual dressing, former army captain Jair Bolsonaro is taking office as Brazil's president Tuesday.