May 25, 2016 Bank of Canada: Economy will shrink due to Alberta wildfires Canada's central bank says the Canadian economy will shrink and become much weaker than expected because of Alberta's devastating wildfires, which shut down its oil sands production.
May 25, 2016 Group of 7 seeks way forward for aging, faltering economies Leaders of the Group of Seven rich nations will undoubtedly voice unity over fighting terrorism, pandemics and tax evasion at their summit in Japan this week.
May 25, 2016 Mexico City issues 6th smog alert after ozone levels spike Mexico City officials have issued their sixth pollution alert of the year and ordered more cars off the road to reduce emissions.
May 25, 2016 VOICES: A-bomb survivors leader says Japan shares blame, too The debate over whether President Barack Obama should apologize to Japanese survivors of America's atomic bombings in World War II made Terumi Tanaka think: What about his own government? Tanaka, secretary-general of Japan Confederation of A-and H-bomb Sufferers Organizations, was 13 when the U.S. dropped its second atomic bomb on Nagasaki city on Aug. 9, 1945, three days after the first on Hiroshima.
May 25, 2016 Italy, Netherlands and Sweden vie for Security Council seat Italy, the Netherlands and Sweden are all making their cases for why they should be elected to a non-permanent seat on the U.N.
May 25, 2016 Colombia says 2 more journalists missing in rough area Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos says two additional journalists are missing in a lawless part of the country where security forces are already hunting for a Spanish journalist.
May 24, 2016 Belt-tightening in Brazil aimed at fighting economic crisis Brazil's interim President Michel Temer is announcing belt-tightening measures aimed at pulling Latin America's largest economy from its worst crisis in decades.
May 24, 2016 Lawyer denies ex-rebel leader tied to attack on Haiti police The lawyer for a Senate candidate and ex-rebel leader said Tuesday that his client had nothing to do with a deadly attack on a police station in southern Haiti this month.
May 24, 2016 Sartorius to expand pharmaceutical plant in Puerto Rico Puerto Rico's governor says pharmaceutical supplier Sartorius is investing $50 million to expand its plant in the U.S. territory and convert it to its main logistical hub for the Americas.
May 24, 2016 Police find 5 hacked-up bodies in Mexican Gulf coast state Authorities in Mexico's Gulf coast state of Veracruz have found the hacked-up bodies of what appear to be five men.