May 24, 2016 Puerto Rico seeks power bill increase, sparking outrage Puerto Rico's heavily indebted electric company announced Tuesday that it is seeking a more than 20 percent increase in the island's already high power bills, sparking outrage among many who note the agency faces numerous corruption allegations.
May 24, 2016 Ecuador vows to privatize airline to help rebuild from quake Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa said he will partially privatize a state-run airline as damage from last month's earthquake compounds hardships facing the oil-dependent economy.
May 24, 2016 Cuba to legalize small and medium-sized private businesses Cuba says it will legalize small and medium-sized private businesses, a move that could significantly expand the space allowed for private enterprise in one of the world's last communist countries.
May 24, 2016 Firefighters from US, South Africa to arrive in Alberta Officials say about 1,000 additional fire crews from across Canada, the United States and South Africa will be joining the fight this week against a massive wildfire near Fort McMurray.
May 24, 2016 North Korea's UK ambassador rejects Trump's offer of talks North Korea's ambassador to Britain says his country has no interest in presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's offer to open nuclear talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
May 24, 2016 Iraqi government forces clearing booby traps set up by ISIS outside of Fallujah Iraqi officials say clashes between government forces and the Islamic State group outside the city of Fallujah have briefly subsided.
May 24, 2016 AP Interview: Qatar energy minister wants 'fair' oil price Qatar's energy minister says the oil market is recovering slowly from its steep drop over the past two years but crude is still not trading at a "fair price" to encourage necessary investment.
May 24, 2016 Senior Taliban figure says death of leader could unify group A senior Afghan Taliban figure says the death of their leader in a U.S. drone strike last week could make the movement stronger and unify their ranks.
May 24, 2016 Tony Blair says defeating IS requires 'proper ground war' Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair says the Islamic State group will be defeated only with a ground war involving Western troops.
May 24, 2016 EU, Panama to discuss offshore accounts The European Union will have talks with Panamanian authorities on Wednesday in the wake of the offshore accounts scandal centering on people and multinationals stashing funds and avoid paying taxes, something which costs the EU billions a year.