May 18, 2019 Argentina's Fernández announces vice presidential bid Argentina's former President Cristina Fernández has announced her candidacy for vice president in October's general elections.
May 18, 2019 US warns airliners flying in Persian Gulf amid Iran tensions U.S. diplomats are warning that commercial airliners flying over the wider Persian Gulf faced a risk of being "misidentified" amid heightened tensions between the U.S. and Iran.
May 17, 2019 Mexico City lifts pollution alert as air quality improves Mexico's capital has lifted a pollution alert in effect since Wednesday saying the concentration of tiny particles in the air had fallen significantly.
May 17, 2019 Ex-rebel in Colombia recaptured after release from jail A former Colombian rebel leader was re-arrested Friday moments after his release from jail by a special peace tribunal whose protection of him from extradition to the U.S. has triggered an institutional crisis and revived debate about justice for victims of the country's armed conflict.
May 17, 2019 Official: Guatemalan girl died in fall in Mexican custody Mexico's top human rights official said Friday that a 10-year-old Guatemalan girl who died in custody fell from a bunk.
May 17, 2019 Brazil's environment minister challenges Amazon Fund Brazil's environment minister questioned on Friday the effectiveness of the Amazon Fund created to contain the deforestation of the vast rainforest, the latest challenge to environmentalists from climate-change sceptics within the far-right government of President Jair Bolsonaro.
May 17, 2019 El Salvador sentences 7 in 'black widows' insurance killings A court in El Salvador has sentenced seven gang members to up to 30 years in the notorious "black widows" killings.
May 17, 2019 Once again, Iraq caught up in escalating US-Iran tensions When U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sat down with Iraqi officials in Baghdad last week as tensions mounted between America and Iran, he delivered a nuanced message: If you're not going to stand with us, stand aside.
May 17, 2019 Cuba bets on tourism as Trump restrictions take hold The battle for Cuba's economic future is being waged on its beaches.
May 17, 2019 The Latest: German military resumes training mission in Iraq The Latest on developments in the Persian Gulf region and elsewhere in the Mideast amid heightened tensions between the U.S. and Iran (all times local): 1:50 p.m.