March 16, 2016 Peruvians take to streets to protest Fujimori candidacy Hundreds of people marched in Peru's capital Tuesday night for the second time in under a week to protest the presidential candidacy of the daughter of imprisoned former leader Alberto Fujimori.
March 16, 2016 Power to the people: Venezuela calls holiday to save energy Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has a new strategy to stave off a major power crisis: a weeklong holiday for all workers.
March 16, 2016 Journalist sentenced to 10 years in Honduras for defamation A court in Honduras has sentenced a television host and ex-legislator to 10 years in prison for defamation of the wife of a prosecutor.
March 15, 2016 Iraqi official, Syrian activist: Senior IS leader dead A senior Iraqi intelligence official and the head of a Syrian activist group say top Islamic State group leader Omar al-Shishani has died outside the IS stronghold of Raqqa in Syria.
March 15, 2016 Police: Man charged in Toronto stabbing cites Allah Police say a 27 year-old Canadian man said, "Allah told me to come here and kill people" at a double stabbing at a military recruitment center in Toronto.
March 15, 2016 Argentina contemplates debt deal with US creditors Argentine legislators on Tuesday began considering the government's proposed deal with a group of U.S. creditors that is intended to end the long fight that has kept the South American nation on the margins of international credit markets.
March 15, 2016 Academics in Puerto Rico debate future of Spanish language The king and queen of Spain flew to the former colony of Puerto Rico to help launch on Tuesday what is considered the world's most important event involving the Spanish language.
March 15, 2016 Brazil Supreme Court accepts plea deal by key lawmaker The Supreme Court said Tuesday it accepted a plea agreement with the former Senate leader for the governing Workers' Party, whose testimony in the sprawling Petrobras corruption case includes incendiary allegations against Brazil's president, her predecessor and other prominent public figures across the political spectrum.
March 15, 2016 Last flight leaves in bridge to Mexico for Cuban migrants The last direct flight carrying stranded Cuban migrants from Costa Rica has arrived in Mexico, ending an effort that transported 6,003 Cubans.
March 15, 2016 Historic vote begins in Myanmar parliament for new president Myanmar's parliament has opened a historic session to elect the country's new president.