August 8, 2018 Michelle Bachelet, socialist ex-president of Chile, is tapped for UN human rights post United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has nominated socialist ex-President Michelle Bachelet of Chile to be the next human rights chief, the U.N. said Wednesday.
August 6, 2018 Judge orders Brazil to close border to Venezuelan immigrants A Brazilian federal judge has ordered the border with Venezuela to be closed to migrants fleeing that country's economic meltdown, though the frontier has remained open while the government appeals the decision.
August 6, 2018 Alleged attack on Maduro allows him to crack down harder on opposition, experts say Whatever caused the explosions near Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro as he closed a ceremony on Saturday, many experts say the embattled leader will use what he called an assassination attempt to justify continuing his crackdown on his political opponents.
August 5, 2018 Saudi Arabia expels Canadian envoy after criticism of activist arrests Saudi Arabia said it has expelled Canada’s ambassador in the kingdom and recalled its own envoy from the North American country after the government in Ottawa expressed concern over recent arrests of civil-society and women’s rights activists in the kingdom.
August 4, 2018 'Gilligan's Island' puppies were castaways, just like TV characters A litter of seven puppies was found this week, unattended and starving on an uninhabited island in the middle of a Canadian lake. The pups have since become known as the "Little Gilligan Island Puppies."
July 31, 2018 Aeromexico jet crashes after takeoff in northern Mexico, officials say An Aeromexico jet crashed after takeoff in the northern state of Durango, Mexico, on Tuesday.
July 31, 2018 Driver caught swerving van to hit puddles, splash people is fired A driver in Canada apparently was fired after a video of them swerving a company truck to seemingly splash pedestrians with puddle water was posted online.
July 31, 2018 Iowa girl, 3, dies after fall from carnival ride in Mexico A 3-year-old girl from Iowa died after being ejected from a carnival ride in Mexico last Monday while on vacation with her family.
July 30, 2018 Canadian man legally lists gender as female to get cheaper car insurance: report A Canadian man legally changed his gender to female so he could take advantage of better car insurance rates offered to women and save up nearly $1,100 Canadian Dollars.
July 29, 2018 'I'm racist as f---': Canadian man caught on camera threatening Indian couple A Canadian man was reportedly charged after he appeared to shout he'd kill an Indian couple's children during a confrontation in a Walmart parking lot.