May 9, 2016 Panama closes border to Cubans, flies others to Mexico Panama has closed its border to Cuban immigrants trying to make their way north to the United States and once again is flying Cubans who already made it to the country to the Mexico-U.S. border.
May 9, 2016 Mexico judge says 'El Chapo' extradition may proceed A Mexican judge says the extradition of drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman can move ahead, but the country's foreign ministry must still approve it and the defense can appeal.
May 9, 2016 Iran test-fires ballistic missile, latest after nuclear deal Iran has test-fired another ballistic missile, the latest in a spate of tests following the implementation of the nuclear deal with world powers.
May 9, 2016 Drug kingpin 'El Chapo' can be extradited to US, Mexican judge rules A judge in Mexico ruled that the convicted drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman can be extradited to the United States, Mexican court officials announced Monday.
May 9, 2016 US horse breeder to shun Polish auction over top dismissals A U.S. breeder of Arabian horses says he is shunning a well-regarded auction in Poland this year because the experienced heads of stud farms that have held the event for decades have been sacked.
May 9, 2016 Cooler temperatures, rain give firefighters hope of getting handle on massive Canadian wildfire Cooler temperatures and light rain have officials optimistic they've reached a turning point on getting a handle on a massive wildfire that has devastated parts of Canada's oil sands town of Fort McMurray.
May 9, 2016 US general: More cross-border cooperation needed to fight IS The new commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command says an international coalition of special forces fighting Islamic State extremists must cooperate more closely and "adapt faster than the enemy." Army Gen. Raymond Thomas told an international military conference in Jordan that "gaps and seams created by (national) boundaries ...
May 9, 2016 Food crisis as fishermen block access to island in Chile Food and gasoline were running dangerously low Friday on this Chilean island that has been blocked from the mainland by desperate fishermen demanding compensation for losing their livelihood to a toxic algae bloom.
May 9, 2016 Hitler sculpture sells for $17 million at auction A sculpture of Hitler on his knees has sold at a New York auction for $17.2 million, a record for Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan.
May 9, 2016 Drug boss 'El Chapo's' new prison rated as Mexico's worst Questions arose on both sides of the border about the decision to relocate convicted drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to a region that is one of his cartel's strongholds, and a Mexican security official acknowledged Sunday that the sudden transfer was to a less-secure prison.