The Americas - Page 363

May 23, 2017

Hands, feet of tribe members chopped off in bloody dispute over land in Brazil

Thirteen members of the Gamela community were assaulted by ranchers armed with rifles, machetes and clubs.

May 23, 2017

Several buses torched in Rio; police suspect in retaliation

Several public buses have been touched in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro.

May 23, 2017

Uruguay opens registry to buy marijuana

Uruguay is beginning to register people who want to legally buy marijuana at pharmacies as part of the world's first government-regulated national marketplace for pot.

May 23, 2017

German defense minister nixes US trip over soldier's arrest

Germany's defense minister has canceled a Wednesday trip to the United States amid a government probe of a possible far-right cell with ties to the German army.

May 23, 2017

Mexico captures Sinaloa cartel leader Damaso Lopez

Mexican prosecutors say they have captured one of the Sinaloa cartel leaders who launched a struggle for control of the gang following the re-arrest of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman.

May 23, 2017

Marine vet, girlfriend found dead in Belize, a week after they vanished

A marine veteran from Atlanta and his Canadian girlfriend were found dead in Belize, a week after they went missing, reports said.

May 23, 2017

The Latest: Putin to discuss Ukraine, Syria with Merkel

The Latest on German Chancellor Angela Merkel's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin (all times local): 2:40 p.m.

May 23, 2017

Germany's Merkel arrives in Russia for talks with Putin

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has arrived in Russia for talks with President Vladimir Putin expected to focus on the unresolved conflict in Ukraine and the civil war in Syria.

May 23, 2017

Puerto Rico hit with 1st lawsuit from bondholders

Bondholders are taking action against Puerto Rico after a freeze on litigation that protected the U.S. territory from lawsuits expired amid an economic crisis.

May 23, 2017

Monitors: IS attack in northeastern Syria kills at least 22

A Syrian war monitoring group and Kurdish activists say a surprise attack in northeastern Syria carried out by the Islamic State group has killed at least 22 people, including displaced civilians.