April 22, 2016 3 killed, dozens hurt in blast at Mexico petrochemical plant An explosion rocked a petrochemical plant on Mexico's southern Gulf coast, causing evacuations in the area as a fire billowed a toxin-filled cloud into the air.
April 22, 2016 The Latest: Largest-ever aid convoy leaves for Syrian town The Latest on Syria's civil war and peace talks in Geneva (all times local): 3:45 p.m.
April 22, 2016 Canadian high school basketball star is 29-year-old man, authorities say Border service officials have arrested a South Sudanese man who was posing as a teenager and played high school basketball.
April 22, 2016 US, Britain warn citizens to stay off south Philippine area The United States and Britain have warned their citizens to stay off a southern Philippine region where suspected Muslim extremists are behind a wave of kidnappings, including those of 18 Indonesian and Malaysian tugboat crewmen.
April 22, 2016 Guatemala condemns teen's killing in Belize border incident Guatemala is condemning the killing of a 13-year-old boy, allegedly by Belizean soldiers near the two countries' border.
April 22, 2016 24 dead in Mexico petrochemical plant blast, 8 still missing The death toll from an explosion that ripped through a petrochemical plant on Mexico's southern Gulf coast is now 24, state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos reported.
April 22, 2016 Cuba cuts some food prices, responding to public complaints The Cuban government has announced that it is cutting prices of some basic foods by 20 percent in state-run stores.
April 22, 2016 Uruguay: Former FIFA official ordered to house arrest A former top FIFA official caught up in a U.S. investigation of corruption in international soccer has won an appeal and been ordered to be detained in house arrest in his native Uruguay.
April 21, 2016 Ecuador hikes taxes to pay for post-quake reconstruction President Rafael Correa said Ecuador's worst earthquake in decades caused billions of dollars of damage and he is raising sales taxes and putting a one-time levy on millionaires to help pay for reconstruction.
April 21, 2016 Venezuela arrests 2 implicated in Panama Papers leak Venezuelan prosecutors have arrested family members of a former presidential security guard whose name appeared in documents about offshore investments leaked from a Panama law firm.