September 14, 2016 5.9 earthquake startles residents of Colombia's second city A shallow, 5.9 magnitude earthquake rattled residents of Colombia's second-largest city of Medellin on Tuesday night in the country's biggest tremor in over a year.
September 14, 2016 Western nations urge Libya general to give up oil terminals The United States and five Western nations have called upon forces loyal to a Libyan general to withdraw from three eastern oil terminals seized earlier this week.
September 14, 2016 Venezuela launches $7 billion bond swap to ease debt burden Venezuela's state-owned oil giant PDVSA is seeking to swap $7 billion in bonds as it struggles to pump the socialist-run economy out of a deep crisis.
September 13, 2016 UN approves Colombia peace mission The Security Council has approved the deployment of a U.N.
September 13, 2016 Honduran mayor accused of murders, ties to criminal groups Honduras' judiciary says a small-town mayor has made an initial appearance before a judge in San Pedro Sula on murder and illicit association charges.
September 13, 2016 UK man accused of Trump attack signs plea agreement The mother of a man accused of attempting to shoot Donald Trump has told British television he will plead guilty to lesser charges in a U.S. court.
September 13, 2016 Brazil announces privatizations aimed at boosting economy Brazilian President Michel Temer has announced a privatization plan aimed at propelling Latin America's biggest economy out of its worst financial crisis in decades.
September 13, 2016 Mexican oil company finds new oil deposits in Gulf of Mexico Mexico's state-owned oil company has discovered six new oil deposits in the Gulf of Mexico.
September 13, 2016 Syria cease-fire holding, only minor violations reported Syrian opposition activists and monitoring groups say the cease-fire in Syria appears to be holding since coming into effect the previous night, despite sporadic and minor violations.
September 13, 2016 Mexico arrests wife of jailed drug lord Hector Beltran Leyva Federal police on Tuesday announced the detention of jailed drug lord Hector Beltran Leyva's wife and said their criminal gang was behind a recent wave of killings in the Pacific coast resort of Acapulco.