March 21, 2017 Lawyers: Attackers shoot at motorcade carrying Aristide At least two people were wounded Monday when shots were fired at a motorcade carrying former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, lawyers for the ex-leader and a close political associate said.
March 21, 2017 Death toll rises to 3 from inmate riot at Guatemala prison Another guard died Monday from injuries sustained when gang members rioted at a Guatemalan prison for juveniles and adults, raising the death toll to three, officials said.
March 20, 2017 Uruguay pulling troops out of UN mission in Haiti Uruguay's president says his country is pulling its soldiers out of a United Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti, where they have served since 2004.
March 20, 2017 Brazil reassures foreign countries after meat scandal Brazil's president has met with dozens of ambassadors from countries that import Brazilian meat to reassure them after a corruption investigation charged that meatpackers bribed inspectors to keep rotten meat on the market.
March 20, 2017 New hospital opens in isolated area of southern Haiti A new hospital has been opened in a remote section of southern Haiti where residents once had to travel for hours on rutted roads to reach a relatively well equipped medical center.
March 20, 2017 Fire engulfs popular marketplace in Haiti's capital A fire has engulfed much of a popular marketplace in Haiti's capital where hundreds of impoverished vendors sell their wares.
March 20, 2017 Tom Brady's stolen jerseys linked to Mexican newspaper executive The jerseys are in the possession of the FBI in Boston, and law enforcement was working to authenticate them.
March 20, 2017 Israel's multi-layer defense system fully operational soon A senior Israeli air force official says a joint U.S.-Israeli missile interceptor will be operational soon, completing the country's multi-layer defense system.
March 20, 2017 Top Palestinian official: Trump committed to 2 states A senior Palestinian official says he is encouraged by early signs that the Trump administration remains strongly committed to the establishment of a Palestinian state.