June 10, 2016 Peru's presidential election wait enters 4th day Peru's presidential election went down to the wire, with the final ballots trickling in from abroad and frayed nerves reaching the breaking point as the wait entered its fourth day on Thursday.
June 10, 2016 Test runs start for Panama canal expansion The first test runs have begun on the newly expanded Panama Canal.
June 10, 2016 The Latest: Libyan ex-minister killed fighting IS in Sirte The Latest on the fight against the Islamic State group in Iraq, Libya and Syria (all times local): 12:00 a.m.
June 9, 2016 Bolivia: 2 disabled protesters killed in a demonstration Authorities in Bolivia say a drunk driver has run into a protest by people with disabilities, killing two of them.
June 9, 2016 Bus accident in southern Brazil leaves 16 dead, many injured A bus in southern Brazil has veered off the side a highway and crashed, leaving 16 dead and 30 injured.
June 9, 2016 US to turn drug cartel founder over to Mexico The U.S. Embassy in Mexico says Sinaloa cartel co-founder Hector "El Guero" Palma will be turned over to Mexican authorities after his release from a U.S. prison.
June 9, 2016 FIAT Argentina removes handbook seen as misogynistic FIAT Argentina is removing from circulation one of the handbooks it handed out with its cars following criticism by women's groups that it is sexist.
June 9, 2016 Venezuela opposition leader hit with a pipe in the face The leader of Venezuela's congressional opposition bloc says a government supporter hit him in the face with a pipe as he was attempting to make his way into a government building.
June 9, 2016 Nicaragua court throws out leadership of opposition party Nicaragua's Supreme Court has thrown out the current leader of the main opposition party and reinstated a former leader who had sued for control of the Independent Liberal Party.
June 9, 2016 Sistine Chapel replica unveiled in Mexico City Renaissance art lovers in Mexico won't need to travel to Vatican City to see the glories of the Sistine Chapel.