January 4, 2017 Alcoa Corp. to permanently close Suriname refinery and mines Alcoa Corp. said Wednesday that it will permanently close the alumina refinery and bauxite mines in Suriname that were pillars of the economy in the South American nation until the company halted operations there in November 2015.
January 4, 2017 Mexico seizes tiger after man takes it for walk in Tijuana Mexican environmental authorities seized a Bengal tiger after a man took it for a walk on a leash in a neighborhood of the border city of Tijuana.
January 4, 2017 Report: Food stocks low in southern Haiti in wake of storm Hundreds of thousands of people in southern Haiti are facing food shortages three months after Hurricane Matthew destroyed crops and livestock in the region, an international aid organization said Wednesday.
January 4, 2017 TV host in El Salvador denies child prostitution allegations A TV and radio personality in El Salvador who was arrested on suspicion of being a VIP client of an alleged child prostitution ring is proclaiming his innocence.
January 4, 2017 Shopping list for Brazil president's plane created uproar Embattled Brazilian President Michel Temer, who has promised to pull Latin America's largest country out of recession, faced sharp criticism when a list of items for 2017 presidential plane trips was made public in late December.
January 4, 2017 Mexico brings back adviser who quit because of Trump meeting Mexico's president has brought back a Cabinet secretary and close adviser who resigned after arranging a meeting between Enrique Pena Nieto and then-presidential candidate Donald Trump.
January 4, 2017 Ford’s reversal on Mexican plant has sounded alarms throughout country The Ford news led the front pages of Mexico's most influential newspapers on Wednesday.
January 4, 2017 Mexico seizes Bengal tiger after man takes it for a walk in Tijuana Environmental authorities seized a Bengal tiger after a man took it for a walk on a leash in a neighborhood of Tijuana.
January 4, 2017 Priests in Venezuela reportedly instructed to give anti-Maduro homily In last Sunday’s homily, priests across the country urged Venezuelans "to put all their efforts into stopping the advance of the dictatorship.
January 4, 2017 The Latest: India receives bodies of 2 Istanbul club victims The Latest on the Istanbul nightclub attack (all times local): 10:35 a.m.