April 6, 2016 Money-laundering case puts spotlight on former president A businessman with close ties to former Argentine President Cristina Fernandez refused to testify Wednesday in a money-laundering probe being closely watched as a test of the new administration's promise to crack down on corruption.
April 6, 2016 Smog-alert car ban jams metro, buses in Mexico City Mexico City residents are packing buses and subway cars, and many are walking or biking to work because authorities have barred millions of vehicles from the streets due to a pollution alert.
April 6, 2016 Guatemala accuses 14 of forcing farmers to sell their land Guatemalan prosecutors have arrested 14 people who allegedly forced poor farmers to sell their land at cut-rate prices.
April 6, 2016 Outside experts break with Mexican prosecutors on missing 43 Independent experts sent to Mexico by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights say they won't work with Mexican prosecutors investigating the alleged burning of 43 missing college students at a garbage dump.
April 6, 2016 Reports: Rapporteur recommends impeachment of Brazil pres. Brazilian news reports say the rapporteur of an impeachment commission in the lower house of Congress will recommend that Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff be impeached.
April 6, 2016 Puerto Rico legislators approve bill for debt moratorium Puerto Rico's House of Representatives has approved a bill that would allow the U.S. territory's governor to declare a fiscal emergency and implement a debt moratorium.
April 6, 2016 Kerry breaks record for miles traveled by secretary of state John Kerry is now the most traveled secretary of state in U.S. history.
April 6, 2016 FIFA ethics judge Damiani resigns while under suspicion Under suspicion in the fallout from the global offshore accounts investigation, Uruguayan lawyer Juan Pedro Damiani resigned as a FIFA ethics judge on Wednesday.
April 6, 2016 Coroner confirms 'Glee' actor Cory Monteith died of heroin, alcohol mix The coroner's final report issued Wednesday, confirmed initial findings that Monteith died from using intravenous heroin combined with alcohol.
April 6, 2016 In Pakistan, tackling extremism is a political minefield Tackling extremism is a political minefield in Pakistan, where politicians openly consort with leaders of banned militant groups and sympathy exists within the security forces and civil administration for perpetrators of crimes committed in the name of religion.