February 10, 2017 Gruesome videos, not officials, tell of Brazil prison deaths Just hours after armed conflict between two gangs erupted inside the Brazilian prison complex of Alcacuz, Maria Jose de Souza learned that her husband had died in the massacre.
February 10, 2017 Peruvian ex-President Alejandro Toledo remains fugitive, possibly in the U.S. Toledo is currently outside Peru and apparently was in Paris last weekend, although his usual residence is in the United States.
February 10, 2017 Deported woman back in Mexico complains: I felt like 'Chapo' Guzman She plans to stay in Nogales to be closer to her teenage children, who will continue studying in Arizona.
February 10, 2017 Peru judge orders arrest of ex-president in corruption case A Peruvian judge has ordered the arrest of former President Alejandro Toledo on suspicions of taking bribes from a Brazilian construction firm at the heart of a region-wide corruption scandal.
February 10, 2017 Reckitt Benckiser to acquire Mead Johnson for $16.6 billion British household products company Reckitt Benckiser is acquiring U.S. baby formula maker Mead Johnson for $16.6 billion in a move that will help the company grow in China.
February 10, 2017 CIA chief, Turkish PM discuss closer anti-terror cooperation Officials say Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim has met CIA chief Mike Pompeo and they agreed on closer cooperation against terrorism and organized crime.
February 10, 2017 Takata expecting red ink from US air-bag recall fine Takata Corp., the Japanese manufacturer at the center of massive air bag recalls, says fines in the U.S. will push it into the red for the fiscal year through March.
February 10, 2017 Puerto Rico nationalist unexpectedly returns after term cut A Puerto Rican nationalist who is the last of his group still serving time for his role in a violent struggle for independence for the U.S. territory unexpectedly returned to the island Thursday to serve the remainder of a sentence commuted by outgoing President Barack Obama.
February 9, 2017 Official: Military force of UN mission will likely go soon The multinational military component of the United Nations' lengthy peacekeeping operation in Haiti will likely be phased out soon, said a senior official with the world body.
February 9, 2017 Monarch butterfly numbers drop by 27 percent in Mexico A new study has found that the number of monarch butterflies wintering in Mexico dropped by 27 percent this year, reversing last year's recovery from historically low numbers.