April 13, 2016 US rep blasts IFC conflict of interest in Manila water plan In a bustling, densely populated corner of Manila, fruit vendor Coring Gutierrez reads $35 due from her latest water bill, more than triple what her family of six paid 15 years ago.
April 13, 2016 2 police killed, 2 wounded in clash with gang in El Salvador Two police officers have been killed and two seriously wounded in a clash with gang members outside El Salvador's capital.
April 13, 2016 Gangs declare war on police as El Salvador violence rages As police Inspector Alba Guevara Lopez's officers fanned out through the narrow alleys of a gang-controlled neighborhood in this San Salvador suburb, half had their faces hidden by black ski masks.
April 12, 2016 'Panama Papers' law firm raided by organized crime prosecutors Organized crime prosecutors raided the offices of the Mossack Fonseca law firm Tuesday looking for evidence of money laundering and financing terrorism following a leak of documents about tax havens it set up for wealthy international clients.
April 12, 2016 Series of suicide attempts in aboriginal community shocks Canada Canada's Parliament held an emergency debate Tuesday on a suicide crisis in a remote aboriginal community after 11 people, nine of them minors, attempted suicide over the weekend and more than a dozen youths were overheard making a suicide pact.
April 12, 2016 Uber launches in Argentine capital despite protests Uber is launching its service in Argentina's capital city in defiance of local authorities and despite protests by local cab operators.
April 12, 2016 Mexican central banker criticizes Trump's remittance plan Mexico's central bank boss is criticizing Donald Trump's proposal to block remittances from Mexicans living in the U.S. as a way to force Mexico into paying for a border wall.
April 12, 2016 Police allege "Black Widow" breaches condition of release An 80-year-old woman dubbed Canada's "Black Widow" has been arrested after breaching the conditions of her release by using the internet at a library in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
April 12, 2016 Corruption probes close in on Argentina's Fernandez Corruption allegations always swirled around former President Cristina Fernandez during her two terms in office, but they never stuck.
April 12, 2016 Fujimori's accidental rival embraces 'gringo' label in Peru Comedians in Peru ridicule his American accent and his longstanding ties to Wall Street anger some in an impoverished nation increasingly hostile toward foreign mining companies.