May 13, 2016 Officials say US-Canada border becoming more dangerous The U.S.-Mexico border is a hotbed for controversy regarding illegal immigration, but immigration officials have become equally as worried with the Canadian border.
May 13, 2016 Dominican Republic president seems destined for re-election President Danilo Medina squeaked into his first term in a close election in 2012, and soon faced violent protests over his party's handling of the economy.
May 12, 2016 Debate on future of Brazil's president drones into 2nd day A rancorous Senate debate on the fate of President Dilma Rousseff dragged into a new day Thursday, with her critics arguing she caused deep damage to Latin America's largest nation while supporters called the effort to impeach her a coup d'etat.
May 12, 2016 Argentina's capital reports highest inflation in 14 years Inflation in Argentina's capital and main population center reached 6.5 percent in April, the biggest monthly price jump since the country's worst economic crisis 14 years ago.
May 12, 2016 Alberta to have plan within 2 weeks for returning evacuees Alberta's municipal affairs minister says the province will have a plan within two weeks for getting residents of wildfire-ravagd oil sands capital Fort McMurray back into their homes.
May 12, 2016 Delivery of supplies not enough to end Haiti hospital strike A truckload of basic medical supplies has been delivered to Haiti's largest public hospital but resident doctors say it's not nearly enough to end their weeks-old strike.
May 12, 2016 AP Explains: Brazil president impeached, now what? Brazil's Senate voted Thursday to impeach President Dilma Rousseff, a move that temporarily removes her from office while a trial is conducted.
May 12, 2016 Michael Ratner, attorney who fought for rights of Guantanamo Bay detainees, dead at 72 Michael Ratner, a crusading attorney who challenged the indefinite detention of Guantanamo Bay terror suspects and worked to change the NYPD's stop-and-frisk policy, died Wednesday at the age of 72, his family announced.
May 12, 2016 Suicide bombing, explosions hit army compound in south Yemen Yemeni security officials say a suicide car bomber and two other explosions have struck a military compound and a naval base in the southern port city of Mukalla.
May 12, 2016 Romania: US missile defense site to become operational A U.S missile defense site in Romania aimed at protecting Europe from ballistic missile threats becomes operational, angering Russia which opposes having the advanced military system in its former area of influence.