March 31, 2017 Media reports: Israeli PM orders settlement slowdown Israeli media are reporting that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered a slowdown of settlement construction as a gesture to U.S. President Donald Trump.
March 31, 2017 Guatemala ex-dictator Rios Montt to stand 2nd genocide trial Guatemala will hold a second trial for former dictator Efrain Rios Montt on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity.
March 31, 2017 Puerto Rico seeks private investment to counteract austerity Economists warned on Friday that Puerto Rico's decade-long recession will only deepen if it does not attract investors and stimulate its economy to offset an austere new fiscal plan.
March 31, 2017 Mexico court orders drug lord Ernesto Fonseca Carrillo freed A drug lord convicted in the 1985 killing of a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent has been ordered freed by a Mexican appeals court.
March 31, 2017 Hungarian leader lashes out at George Soros-founded school Hungary's populist prime minister says the future of a university founded by billionaire philanthropist George Soros depends on an agreement between the Hungarian and U.S. governments.
March 31, 2017 WikiLeaks Assange's fate hinging on close Ecuador election this Sunday A March 22 survey had Moreno on the lead with 52.4 percent of the votes versus Lasso’s 47.6 percent.
March 31, 2017 Canadian troops operate in east Mosul as mission extended Canada will extend its current military contribution to the fight against the Islamic State group in Iraq until June 30.
March 31, 2017 Body of missing US businessman found in Ecuador Ecuadorean officials say they've found the body of a U.S. businessmen buried beneath a house.
March 31, 2017 US equity fund buys troubled Portuguese bank for $1 billion  Portugal's government is selling the remnants of a bankrupt bank to the U.S. equity firm Lone Star for 1 billion euros ($1.06 billion).
March 31, 2017 Venezuela's top prosecutor breaks with government, protests escalate Maduro has yet to comment on the decision but there are signs that at least some top officials are in disagreement.