April 30, 2016 Air strikes on Aleppo amid calm in other parts of Syria Two Syrian opposition monitoring groups are reporting government air strikes on insurgent-held neighborhoods of the northern city of Aleppo.
April 30, 2016 Argentina floods swamp soy crop; some must commute by boat Water levels in the flood-hit Argentine town of Villa Paranacito have risen so much that the best way for residents to commute is by boat.
April 30, 2016 After days of carnage, Syrian city of Aleppo mostly calm Syrian opposition activists say the northern city of Aleppo is mostly calm after days of intense shelling and airstrikes that killed dozens.
April 30, 2016 North Korea accuses US soldiers of provoking border troops North Korea is accusing U.S. soldiers of trying to provoke its frontline troops with "disgusting" acts and encouraging South Korean soldiers to aim their guns at the North.
April 30, 2016 Argentina's big unions join to protest layoffs, inflation Argentina's strongest unions brought thousands of people into the streets Friday to protest high inflation and job cuts in the biggest demonstrations against President Mauricio Macri since he took office in December.
April 30, 2016 North Korea sends another US citizen to prison North Korea has sentenced an ethnic Korean citizen of the United States to 10 years in prison.
April 29, 2016 Top Venezuela beer maker halts production amid shortages Venezuela's largest brewer says it has shut down beer production at the last of its four factories due to a shortage of imported supplies.
April 29, 2016 Gov: Puerto Rico braces for lawsuits as major default looms Puerto Rico's governor says the U.S. territory is bracing for multiple lawsuits as a major default over a bond payment looms.
April 29, 2016 Mexico arrests 73, breaks up highway blockade Mexican police have arrested 73 people after breaking up a protest by taxi drivers that blocked the main highway leading from Mexico City to Acapulco.