March 31, 2016 Man threatens to set Brazilian judge on fire Officials say a Brazilian man barged into a judge's office, pinned her to the ground, doused her with a flammable liquid and threatened to set her on fire if she didn't declare he was innocent of beating his wife.
March 31, 2016 Sex-assault videos stir anger in violent Mexican state A private university in Mexico has suspended a student who allegedly helped tape sex scenes that the victim claims were a rape, amid complaints the government is ignoring sexual abuses by the rich and powerful.
March 31, 2016 Lebanon's military receives 3 helicopters from the US The United States has given Lebanon three military helicopters to help the country's armed forces in their battle against extremists near the border with Syria.
March 31, 2016 Mexico City temporarily restricts all cars after smog alert Metropolitan authorities on Wednesday temporarily ordered all cars to remain idle one day a week in response to this notoriously smoggy capital's worst air-quality crisis in over a decade.
March 31, 2016 NASCAR driver reportedly charged in tobacco-smuggling bust NASCAR driver Derek White reportedly was one of 60 people targeted by Canadian police Wednesday in the biggest tobacco-smuggling bust in North American history.
March 31, 2016 Brazilian opposition leader: Government's power is waning The leader of Brazil's main opposition party says embattled President Dilma Rousseff is losing her grip on power amid a corruption scandal that is compromising her ability to pull Latin America's biggest country out of its worst recession in decades.
March 31, 2016 Argentine Senate debates deal that would end debt standoff Argentina's Senate is debating a deal with a group of creditors in the U.S. that would put an end to a years-long dispute that has kept the South American nation on the margins of international credit markets.
March 30, 2016 Poll shows Brazil President Rousseff with 10 pct approval Embattled Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is looking to shore up the support of the parties that make up her governing coalition, news reports said Wednesday, a day after the country's largest party decamped in a move that will make it harder for Rousseff to fight impeachment proceedings against her.
March 30, 2016 Family of missing US speed flyer hopes he's still alive The family of an American extreme sports enthusiast who went missing in the Swiss Alps over the weekend said Wednesday they're holding out hope that he's still alive.
March 30, 2016 Mexican military court acquits 6 of 7 in army slayings Leading Mexican human rights groups announced Wednesday that a military court acquitted six of seven soldiers charged with breach of discipline in the 2014 killing of 22 suspects, including between 12 and 15 who were executed after they surrendered.