April 19, 2016 Chilean ex-President Aylwin dies, led return to democracy Chile's first elected president after 17 years of brutal dictatorship has died.
April 19, 2016 Eradication of Zika-spreading mosquito in Brazil unlikely RECIFE, Brazil (AP) -- In the 1940s and 1950s, Brazilian authorities made such a ferocious assault on Aedes aegypti - the mosquito that spreads the Zika virus - that it was eradicated from Latin America's largest country by 1958.
April 19, 2016 Jordan halts plan to install cameras at Jerusalem holy site Jordan's prime minister says his government has decided to call off a plan to install surveillance cameras at a sensitive Jerusalem holy site.
April 19, 2016 Mexican volcano spews ash on nearby towns Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano has seen a dramatic overnight explosion that sent ash blowing over the major city of Puebla directly to the east, forcing closure of the city's airport.
April 19, 2016 Boko Haram still a threat months after 'technical victory' Here on the front line against Boko Haram, no one boasts of having "technically" won the war.
April 19, 2016 Searchers find body in twin Japan quakes, raising toll to 45 Searchers digging in a mountainous area of southern Japan where twin earthquakes triggered landslides found another body Tuesday, raising the likely death toll to 45.
April 19, 2016 Thousands search for missing in Japan's deadly earthquakes Thousands of rescue workers searched a debris-strewn village in southern Japan for about a half-dozen missing people Sunday, as the Japanese government said U.S. military aircraft would join the relief mission for communities devastated by two powerful earthquakes that killed 41 people.
April 19, 2016 In quake-devastated Ecuador, loss piles up amid the rubble It was supposed to be a family reunion to celebrate a young relative's start of college.
April 19, 2016 Panama takes reservations for transit through expanded canal The Panama Canal is taking reservations for ships to transit the waterway's new locks beginning June 27, the day after a $5.25 billion expansion is inaugurated.
April 19, 2016 Cuban leaders criticize both bureaucracy and private sector Some of Cuba's most powerful officials criticized the creaking inefficiency of its state-controlled economy on Monday but tarred its vibrant private sector as a potential source of U.S. subversion.