February 15, 2017 Venezuela's VP shrugs off drug sanctions as US weighs policy Venezuela's vice president shrugged off U.S. sanctions identifying him as a major international drug trafficker, saying Tuesday that the actions by the Trump administration only deepen his commitment to the anti-imperialist revolution started by the late Hugo Chavez.
February 14, 2017 Argentina prosecutor seeks approval to investigate president An Argentine prosecutor is seeking judicial permission to investigate President Mauricio Macri and two other high level officials over last year's settlement of a debt owed to the government by a company owned by the president's father.
February 14, 2017 2 live men found tied to bridge in Mexican border city In a rare occurrence, two men found beaten and tied to a bridge in the Mexican border city of Reynosa turned out to be alive.
February 14, 2017 Trump toilets, condoms could be flushed after his China win President Donald Trump's triumph in the fight to wrest back his brand for construction services in China could spell the end of more than 225 Trump-related marks here that don't belong to him, including Trump toilets, Trump condoms, Trump pacemakers and even a "Trump International Hotel." After a decade of grinding battle in China's courts, an official finding in Trump's favor expected this week could signal a shift in fortune for the U.S. president's intellectual property.
February 14, 2017 Shining Path leader to be tried in 1992 deaths of 25 in Peru Imprisoned Shining Path leader Abimael Guzman is being tried for a 1992 car bombing in Peru's capital that killed 25 people and injured 155.
February 14, 2017 Recent Trump win on China trademark raises ethics questions President Donald Trump is poised to receive something Tuesday that he has been trying to get from China for a decade: trademark rights to his own name.
February 14, 2017 2 Dominican journalists killed during live transmission A radio producer and an announcer have been fatally shot in the Dominican Republic while one of them was reading the news during a live transmission on Facebook.
February 14, 2017 Panama's former vice-president Arias Calderon dies at age 83 Relatives say former Panamanian Vice-President Ricardo Arias Calderon, who served after President Manuel Noriega was ousted in a military invasion, has died at age 83.
February 14, 2017 Brazil's Armed Forces to police Rio amid security crisis Brazil's army will deploy soldiers in Rio de Janeiro's metropolitan area until Feb. 22, one week before Carnaval ends.
February 14, 2017 Israel says it will bar entry to fugitive Peruvian president Israeli authorities say they will not permit Peru's fugitive former president to enter the country if he attempts to do so.