The Americas - Page 760

August 11, 2016

Tiny Polish car catches a wave in auto-crazy Cuba

Ramses Fernandez's most cherished possession is barely larger than a refrigerator, with the legroom of an economy airplane seat and a little more horsepower than a riding lawnmower.

August 11, 2016

2 Russians killed in reported foiled attacks in Crimea

The Russian intelligence agency FSB says one of its employees and a soldier were killed in separate incidents described as foiled terrorist attacks.

August 10, 2016

Belize supreme court says anti-gay law unconstitutional

Belize's Supreme Court has declared unconstitutional a portion of the small Central American country's criminal code that outlawed gay sex.

August 10, 2016

Turkey: 4 soldiers killed in PKK attack on military vehicle

Turkey's state-run news agency says Kurdish rebels have attacked soldiers near the border with Iraq, killing four of them.

August 10, 2016

Brazil Senate sends suspended President Dilma to trial

Brazil's Senate has voted to put suspended President Dilma Rousseff on trial for allegedly breaking fiscal rules in her managing of the federal budget.

August 10, 2016

Bahamas reports 1st Zika case; says it was contracted abroad

Authorities in the Bahamas are reporting the archipelago's first Zika case and say it was contracted elsewhere.

August 10, 2016

Bahamas reports 1st Zika case; says it was contracted abroad

Authorities in the Bahamas are reporting the archipelago's first Zika case and say it was contracted elsewhere.

August 10, 2016

FIFA confirms ethics probe into head of Brazilian soccer

FIFA ethics investigators have confirmed they are formally investigating the indicted head of Brazilian soccer just days after he met with FIFA President Gianni Infantino .

August 10, 2016

Ecuador demands apology of muckraker

Ecuador's media authorities have ruled that a prominent journalist committed a "media lynching" of a government agency with investigative reports and ordered her TV station to broadcast a series of public apologies.

August 10, 2016

Russia declares daily cease-fires in Aleppo to allow aid

The Russian military says fighting in Aleppo will cease for three hours daily to allow humanitarian aid deliveries.