April 14, 2016 Migrants force way into Costa Rica from Panama Costa Rican officials say some 1,200 migrants have crossed into the country illegally from Panama after some attacked a government immigration office at the border.
April 14, 2016 Investigators still searching offices of Panama Papers firm Organized crime prosecutors in Panama have for a second day searched the offices of a law firm at the center of a huge document leak revealed details of offshore financial accounts.
April 13, 2016 In impeachment-wracked Brazil, both sides gear up for vote Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's chances of surviving impeachment appeared diminished on Wednesday, a day after two parties decamped from her governing coalition, complicating her bid to defeat the process in a crucial vote expected this weekend.
April 13, 2016 Indigenous group asks Brazil to stop financing projects A group representing Amazonian indigenous people has met with Brazil's National Development bank to urge that it stop financing projects which cause environmental damage.
April 13, 2016 Mexican experts find early burial in 1st colonial cathedral Archaeologists have found a massive stone slab covering the tomb of one of the first Catholic priests in Mexico following the 1521 Spanish conquest, a grave sunk into the floor of what appears to be an Aztec temple.
April 13, 2016 Mexico announces over $4 billion in aid for struggling Pemex Mexico's government has announced more than $4 billion in aid for state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos, which has been hit by the fall in crude prices.
April 13, 2016 AP INTERVIEW: Top Syrian official rules out Assad departure A top Syrian official said on Wednesday that the opposition must let go of its "dream" for a transitional government, saying that such a thing amounts to a coup d'etat and "will never be accepted." A transitional government is the centerpiece of the peace program that the United States, Russia and other world powers agreed on at a 2012 Geneva Conference.
April 13, 2016 Argentina's Macri sets up blind trust to clear his finances Argentine President Mauricio Macri has set up a blind trust to handle his financial holdings in response to criticism over his role in two offshore companies that emerged in the "Panama Papers" leak.
April 13, 2016 Argentina court orders suspension of Uber in Buenos Aires A court in Argentina has ordered the suspension of Uber's operation in Buenos Aires, acting a day after the popular ride-sharing app launched in the capital.
April 13, 2016 CDC says it's 'now clear' that Zika virus causes microcephaly The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Wednesday evening that new data suggests the mosquito-borne Zika virus is a cause of birth defects like microcephaly, a costly and life-threatening condition that is ravaging Brazil and has impacted nearly 5,000 children in the country.