May 20, 2016 US drops Puerto Rico swim training over Zika ATLANTA (AP) -- USA Swimming has moved a pre-Olympic training camp out of Puerto Rico because of the Zika virus.
May 20, 2016 Canadian PM Trudeau apologizes for 'physical contact' with lawmaker Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized "unreservedly" for making physical contact with a female opposition member of Parliament who said Trudeau elbowed her in the chest as he waded through a group of opposition lawmakers.
May 20, 2016 Spain gives nationality to 6 opposition-linked Venezuelans The government says it has granted Spanish nationality to six Venezuelans linked to the opposition, including two family members of jailed opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez.
May 20, 2016 Sherpa from Connecticut climbs Everest record 7th time Expedition organizers say a 42-year-old convenience store worker from Connecticut has scaled Mount Everest for a seventh time, breaking her own record as the most successful female climber of the world's highest peak.
May 20, 2016 Former top Brazil presidential aide sentenced for corruption A federal judge in Brazil has sentenced a former presidential chief of staff to more than 20 years in prison for involvement in a massive corruption-kickback scheme at state-owned oil company Petrobras.
May 20, 2016 Chinese government-backed social media users flood Web China's government fabricates and posts several hundred million social media posts a year to influence public opinion about the country, according to a new paper by U.S. researchers examining one of the most opaque aspects of the Communist Party's rule.
May 20, 2016 Q&A on new Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen's inauguration New Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen's inaugural address Friday was scrutinized for indications of what her administration will spell for relations with China, the United States and the Asia-Pacific as a whole.
May 20, 2016 Relief and anger in Puerto Rico as Congress acts on debt After months of pleading from Puerto Rico's government, the U.S. Congress has agreed to help the territory restructure its massive public debt.
May 20, 2016 Divide over fiscal policies, currencies at G-7 in Japan Japan faces a challenge in bridging a widening divide over how to revitalize sluggish growth in leading economies at a summit of top financial officials that began Thursday with the group bashing in the lids of sake barrels.
May 20, 2016 Canada regulatory board greenlights Trans Mountain pipeline Canada's National Energy Board has recommended the government approve a US$5.9 billion (CA$6.8-billion) Trans Mountain pipeline expansion pending 157 conditions are met.