June 11, 2016 Uruguay's blind 'bird man' can identify 3,000 bird sounds Born blind, Juan Pablo Culasso has never seen a bird.
June 11, 2016 11 family members shot to death in central Mexico Eleven members of a family have been found shot to death in central Mexico, and a local official says a religious dispute may have been behind the killings.
June 11, 2016 Venezuela officials OK 1st step toward still-distant recall A complex effort to recall President Nicolas Maduro can advance, Venezuelan electoral officials said Friday, but opponents of the leader still face enormous hurdles to removing him from office — and even more in ousting his socialist party as the country plunges into economic crisis.
June 11, 2016 Freeing Fujimori may smooth the way for next Peru president The man who stands most to benefit from Pedro Pablo Kuczynski's presidential victory in Peru may be his defeated rival's father: imprisoned ex-President Alberto Fujimori.
June 10, 2016 Journalist Mohamed Fahmy regains Egyptian citizenship A Canadian journalist who spent almost two years jailed in Egypt says Egyptian authorities have restored the citizenship he renounced in order to win his release.
June 10, 2016 Mexico to offer farm-out on deep water field in Gulf Mexico's state-owned oil company announced Friday it will offer a farm-out arrangement to private firms to join in the exploration of a deep-water field in the Gulf of Mexico.
June 10, 2016 Brazil president suggests referendum after impeachment trial Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is suggesting she would hold a national referendum on her presidency if she survives an impeachment trial expected for August.
June 10, 2016 US to cut water monitoring because of Puerto Rico debt The U.S. Geological Survey said Friday it can no longer monitor water resources in Puerto Rico because the territory's government owes it $2 million amid a worsening economic crisis.
June 10, 2016 Peru's Kuczynski open to house arrest for Alberto Fujimori Peru's apparent president-elect says he is open to the possibility of house arrest for imprisoned strongman Alberto Fujimori.
June 10, 2016 A glance at Peru's presidential election Former World Bank economist Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has eked out a victory in Peru's closest presidential election since 1962, defeating the daughter of imprisoned ex-President Alberto Fujimori.
