April 6, 2016 Companies linked to 'Panama Papers' law firm reportedly named after James Bond films The Panamanian law firm at the center of the huge leak of data on offshore financial accounts reportedly incorporated a string of companies named after James Bond films, one of the outlets that were given access to the documents said Wednesday.
April 6, 2016 Iran, terror trigger first annual increase in global military spending in years Global military spending rose in 2015 to nearly $1.7 trillion, the first increase in several years, driven by conflicts including the battle against the Islamic State group, the Saudi-led war in Yemen and fears about Iran, a report released Tuesday shows.
April 6, 2016 Mexico City smog alert forces 40 pct of cars off the road Mexico City is heading into a second day of a pollution alert and has raised the number of cars that must stay off the streets because smog is at 1½ times acceptable limits.
April 6, 2016 Mexico reportedly replaces US diplomats over concerns about anti-Mexican rhetoric Mexico reportedly announced Tuesday it has changed two of its top officials who are responsible for relations with the U.S., citing concerns about an anti-Mexico climate across the border.
April 6, 2016 Air strikes kill 22 Qaida-linked militants in Syria A monitoring group says an airstrike on an al-Qaida affiliated headquarters in northern Syria has killed at least 22 militants, including a senior Qaida-linked spokesman.
April 6, 2016 Puerto Rico Senate approves debt moratorium amid crisis Puerto Rico's Senate approved a measure on Tuesday that would allow the governor to declare a fiscal emergency and place a moratorium on debt payments amid a worsening economic crisis.
April 6, 2016 Honduras suspends police brass linked to prosecutors' deaths The Honduran government has vowed to suspend several top police officials amid mounting evidence they conspired to kill the country's top anti-drug prosecutor and two other prosecution employees several years ago.
April 6, 2016 Mexican army finds opium poppies growing near US border The Mexican army says it has discovered almost an acre (0.37 hectares) of opium poppies growing in the township of Ensenada, near the U.S border.
April 6, 2016 China restricts trade with North Korea over nuclear tests China has imposed restrictions on imports of North Korea coal and sales to the North of jet fuel under U.N.
April 6, 2016 The Latest: Germany mulls national 'transparency register' The Latest on the publication by a coalition of media outlets of an investigation into offshore financial dealings by the rich and famous (all times local): 11:50 a.m.