The Americas - Page 356

May 23, 2017

Floods drive nearly 1,900 from homes in Canada's Quebec

Flooding caused by unusually persistent rainfall has driven nearly 1,900 people from their homes in 126 municipalities in the Canadian province of Quebec.

May 23, 2017

Suspect in killing of Marine vet, girlfriend in Belize was friend of victim

Authorities in Belize have named 54-year-old John Deshaies of Canada as the prime suspect  in the death of a U.S. Marine veteran from Atlanta and his Canadian girlfriend.

May 23, 2017

N. Korea detains another American over alleged hostile acts

North Korea has announced it detained another American citizen over unspecified hostile acts against the country.

May 23, 2017

Somalia says regional al-Shabab leader is killed in raid

Somalia's government says a regional leader of the al-Shabab extremist group has been killed in a raid by Somali forces.

May 23, 2017

Jared Kushner's sister woos China's 'golden visa' investors

The sister of President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, has been courting Chinese investors using a much-criticized federal visa program that provides a path toward obtaining green cards.

May 23, 2017

Officer: Suicide bombers kill 2 at Peshmerga base in Iraq

A Kurdish officer says militants have launched multiple suicide attacks against a Peshmerga base north of Baghdad, killing two troops.

May 23, 2017

ADB hoping US will step up and help lead regional lender

The head of the Asian Development Bank says he is hoping the U.S. will step up and support the regional lender despite President Donald Trump's avowed preference for bilateral cooperation.

May 23, 2017

Trudeau considers retribution against US over lumber tariffs

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday he would considering banning thermal coal shipments in response to the U.S. imposing a 20 percent tariff on lumber imports from Canada.

May 23, 2017

Venezuela: Trump administration calls for quick, peaceful conclusion to unrest

The Trump administration is engaging with Venezuelan instability, agreeing there is a strong need to bring weeks of anti-government protests in Caracas to a quick and peaceful conclusion.

May 23, 2017

Woman march in Venezuelan capital against socialist govt

Women are massing in Caracas to protest the increasingly embattled socialist government as part of what the opposition members are calling a march against repression.