June 1, 2016 Adelson settles lawsuit with ex-head of China casino unit Billionaire Sheldon Adelson's casino company is settling a long-running lawsuit with the former head of its Chinese arm.
June 1, 2016 Thousands march in Peru to oppose Fujimori before election Thousands joined in marches across Peru on Tuesday to oppose the presidential candidacy of Keiko Fujimori just days before her runoff contest against another pro-business conservative, Pedro Kuczynski.
June 1, 2016 Israel fills UN hall for anti-BDS conference Over 1,500 students fill the United Nations General Assembly for a conference sponsored by the Israeli mission on how best to combat a movement on many U.S. campuses calling for a boycott, divestment and sanctions campaign against Israel over its treatment of the Palestinians.
June 1, 2016 OAS chief calls for emergency meeting to evaluate Venezuela The head of the Organization of American States called Tuesday for an emergency meeting of regional governments to evaluate Venezuela's respect for democracy, a move that could lead to the country's suspension from the hemispheric body.
May 31, 2016 Haiti council starts deliberating on possible election redo Haiti's electoral authorities begin deliberating Tuesday whether they should annul results of the disputed presidential election's first round, as recommended by a special commission that reported finding significant fraud.
May 31, 2016 Mexican soccer player beats up kidnapper to free himself Caught in a real-life win-or-lose challenge, soccer forward Alan Pulido overpowered a kidnapper, freed himself and then called police for help — a dramatic tale that shows how tough the professional player is, or how incompetent his abductors were.
May 31, 2016 Brazil great Pele selling awards and memorabilia at auction Pele is in London to promote an auction of his collection of awards and memorabilia.
May 31, 2016 Mexico starts removal of invasive goats from Baja island Environmental authorities in Mexico have begun removing 800 to 900 wild goats from Espiritu Santo island off Baja California.
May 31, 2016 Brazil police seek indictment of private bank Bradesco's CEO Brazilian police say they are asking prosecutors to bring tax fraud charges against the CEO of one of the country's private banks, Bradesco.
May 31, 2016 Crisis in Venezuela: Will Obama do the right thing and back a regional rescue? Today, thirty million Venezuelans are forced to cope with a grave scarcity of food, medicine, electricity, and political freedom.
