May 30, 2019 Brazil reduces top environment council, trims independents Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is slashing the size of a body that oversees environmental policy, effectively reducing the role of non-governmental organizations.
May 30, 2019 Pence in Canada as he looks to build momentum on trade deal Vice President Mike Pence has arrived in Canada as he looks to build momentum to get a new trade deal with Canada and Mexico passed.
May 30, 2019 The Latest: Trump says if Iran wants to talk he's available The Latest on developments related to tensions in the Persian Gulf (all times local): 5:45 p.m. President Donald Trump says that if Iran wants to talk, he's available.
May 30, 2019 Mexico to begin ratification process for USMCA trade deal Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says his government is beginning the process of ratifying the new North American trade agreement.
May 30, 2019 Latin America accounts for one third of world's homicides, life expectancy dropping in some countries: study The rising number of people being murdered across Latin America and the Caribbean is so high that the life expectancy in some of those countries is dropping, a new study claims.
May 30, 2019 6.6 magnitude earthquake hits off coast of El Salvador A strong earthquake has hit off the coast of El Salvador, sending frightened residents running out of their homes in the predawn hours.
May 30, 2019 Malaysia PM says global garbage trade 'grossly unfair' The practice of advanced countries such as the U.S., Canada and Japan sending their non-recyclable waste to poorer countries is "grossly unfair" and should stop, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said Thursday.
May 30, 2019 Tour bus, semi-trailer collide in Mexico; at least 21 dead, 30 injured Only the metal frame of a tour bus remained Wednesday after the vehicle rolled over and caught fire following a collision with a semi-trailer on a mountain road in the Mexican state of Veracruz.
May 30, 2019 Strong earthquake hits off coast of El Salvador A strong earthquake has hit off the coast of El Salvador, sending frightened residents running out of their homes in the predawn hours.
May 30, 2019 Anger rises after yet another wave of Brazil prison violence Fury was rising among the relatives of dozens of inmates killed in prison riots as they demanded the release of the bodies for burial, more than two days after prisoners attacked each other in several facilities in the northern Brazilian state of Amazonas.