June 23, 2016 Zoo in Argentina's capital to be turned into ecological park The mayor of Argentina's capital says that the Buenos Aires zoo will be turned into an ecological park.
June 23, 2016 Mexico national team coach gets reprieve after drubbing The coach of Mexico's national soccer team will keep his post despite the squad's humiliating 7-0 drubbing at the hands of Chile last week in the Copa America quarterfinals.
June 23, 2016 Activist in Mexico disappeared search killed, wife wounded An activist group in Mexico says a member of a civilian search group looking for disappeared relatives has been killed by gunmen and his wife severely wounded.
June 23, 2016 Argentina calls for Falklands negotiations, Britain says no Argentina's foreign minister says recovering sovereignty of the Falkland Islands remains a "permanent and unrelinquished" objective of the Argentine people and called for the dispute to be solved through negotiations between the two parties.
June 23, 2016 22 pct of small firms in El Salvador victims of extortion A study in El Salvador says 22 percent of small businesses in the Central American country have been victims of extortion by street gangs.
June 23, 2016 Aeromexico latest airline to suspend flights to Venezuela Mexico's largest airline says it has indefinitely suspended flights to Venezuela's capital due to the complicated economic situation in the South American nation.
June 23, 2016 Iraqi forces focus on militants in north and west Fallujah Iraqi commanders are preparing to dislodge Islamic State group fighters from pockets of territory in Fallujah's northern and western neighborhoods where the militants have dug in after largely fleeing their positions in the city center last week.
June 23, 2016 South Pole rescue flight of 2 sick American workers arrives in Chile A plane carrying two ailing passengers from the South Pole arrives safely in Chile late Wednesday, according to a statement from the National Science Foundation.
June 23, 2016 Colombia, FARC rebels agree on cease-fire in 52-year war Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and the head of the country's leftist FARC rebels agreed Thursday on a cease-fire and rebel disarmament deal that moves the country to the brink of ending a 52-year war that has left more than 220,000 people dead.
