July 21, 2016 US official arrives in Haiti to press for end to impasse The U.S. State Department's special coordinator for Haiti has arrived in the troubled Caribbean country to talk with officials amid a lengthy political impasse.
July 21, 2016 Air Transat to compensate for canceled flight, drunk pilots Air Transat's president says the carrier will compensate passengers booked on a flight that was canceled when two pilots were arrested on suspicion of drunkenness.
July 21, 2016 Mexico: Another journalist killed in Veracruz state Mexican authorities said Thursday a local journalist was shot to death outside his home in the Gulf Coast state of Veracruz, the country's deadliest for reporters in recent years.
July 21, 2016 Turkish jets strike rebels in Iraq following failed coup Days after a failed coup attempt in Turkey, the country's jets carried out cross-border strikes against Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq, killing some 20 alleged militants, state media reported Wednesday.
July 21, 2016 Q&A: Malaysia's fund scandal widens with US findings The U.S. says more than $1 billion has been stolen from a Malaysian fund by people close to Prime Minister Najib Razak, who has struggled to explain the scandal since it erupted more than a year ago.
July 21, 2016 Mexico bans night fishing, gillnets for vaquita porpoise Mexican authorities say they are banning night fishing and gill nets in an area inhabited by the endangered vaquita marina porpoise.
July 21, 2016 Hedge funds sue Puerto Rico, accuse govt of diverting funds Hedge funds representing a group of Puerto Rico bondholders have sued the U.S. territory, saying it violated the terms of a rescue package recently approved by Congress.
July 20, 2016 Venezuela presents details in weapons case against Utah man Venezuelan authorities are presenting what they say are new details in the case against a 24-year-old American being held on weapons charges.
July 20, 2016 Striking truckers clash with police in Colombia's capital Truckers have clashed with police in Colombia's capital as part of a strike now in its sixth week.
July 20, 2016 Argentine church investigates role of nuns in money scandal Argentina's Catholic Church is launching an investigation into whether a group of nuns helped a former government official who allegedly tried to hide $9 million in cash at their convent.