May 18, 2016 Powerful magnitude-6.7 earthquake rattles Ecuador, no major damage reported A powerful 6.7-magnitude earthquake has hit Ecuador near the Pacific coast area where a devastating quake hit a month ago. President Rafael Correa said on Twitter that the jolt caused only small material damages.
May 18, 2016 New Zealand fans back Thunder's Adams after 'monkey' comment Oklahoma City center Steven Adams is breaking new ground as a New Zealander succeeding at the top levels of the NBA, and the jubilation of his fans back home seemed little dimmed by his comments that caused a stir in the U.S.
May 17, 2016 Venezuela opposition rejects state of emergency Venezuelan opposition leaders are rejecting a 60-day state of emergency declared by President Nicolas Maduro.
May 17, 2016 Bank economist picked for Brazil central bank governor Brazil's finance minister has named the chief economist at the Itau Unibanco bank to head the central bank amid the country's worst economic crisis in decades.
May 17, 2016 Wolrd and regional powers meet in Vienna on Syria World and regional powers are meeting in Vienna to overcome stubborn divisions among Syrian factions that have led to the rise of Islamic extremists and claimed hundreds of thousands of lives since violence turned to war five years ago.
May 17, 2016 Report: Rangers player suspended 8 games for socking Blue Jays slugger Rougned Odor, the Texas Rangers second baseman seen pushing and punching an opposing player before an all-out brawl broke out during a game Sunday, has been suspended eight games, MLB Network’s Jon Heyman reported, citing sources.
May 17, 2016 Opposition figure concedes grudgingly in Dominican Republic The leading opposition candidate for president in the Dominican Republic has grudgingly conceded his loss.
May 17, 2016 Workers evacuated from Alberta oil camps due to wildfire Some 8,000 workers at oil camps north of the fire-ravaged Canadian city of Fort McMurray were ordered to evacuate late Monday as authorities continued the battle to bring wildfires under control.
May 17, 2016 Canada introduces bill to protect transgender Canadians Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has put forward a bill to extend human rights protections to transgender Canadians.
May 17, 2016 Italian, Venezuelan lawmakers in shouting match at EU event Two delegates from Italy and Venezuela got involved in a shouting match at a meeting in Portugal aimed at developing closer ties between lawmakers from the European Parliament and legislative bodies in Latin America.