April 6, 2016 Puerto Rico legislators approve bill for debt moratorium Puerto Rico's House of Representatives has approved a bill that would allow the U.S. territory's governor to declare a fiscal emergency and implement a debt moratorium.
April 6, 2016 Kerry breaks record for miles traveled by secretary of state John Kerry is now the most traveled secretary of state in U.S. history.
April 6, 2016 FIFA ethics judge Damiani resigns while under suspicion Under suspicion in the fallout from the global offshore accounts investigation, Uruguayan lawyer Juan Pedro Damiani resigned as a FIFA ethics judge on Wednesday.
April 6, 2016 Coroner confirms 'Glee' actor Cory Monteith died of heroin, alcohol mix The coroner's final report issued Wednesday, confirmed initial findings that Monteith died from using intravenous heroin combined with alcohol.
April 6, 2016 In Pakistan, tackling extremism is a political minefield Tackling extremism is a political minefield in Pakistan, where politicians openly consort with leaders of banned militant groups and sympathy exists within the security forces and civil administration for perpetrators of crimes committed in the name of religion.
April 6, 2016 Companies linked to 'Panama Papers' law firm reportedly named after James Bond films The Panamanian law firm at the center of the huge leak of data on offshore financial accounts reportedly incorporated a string of companies named after James Bond films, one of the outlets that were given access to the documents said Wednesday.
April 6, 2016 Iran, terror trigger first annual increase in global military spending in years Global military spending rose in 2015 to nearly $1.7 trillion, the first increase in several years, driven by conflicts including the battle against the Islamic State group, the Saudi-led war in Yemen and fears about Iran, a report released Tuesday shows.
April 6, 2016 Mexico City smog alert forces 40 pct of cars off the road Mexico City is heading into a second day of a pollution alert and has raised the number of cars that must stay off the streets because smog is at 1½ times acceptable limits.
April 6, 2016 Mexico reportedly replaces US diplomats over concerns about anti-Mexican rhetoric Mexico reportedly announced Tuesday it has changed two of its top officials who are responsible for relations with the U.S., citing concerns about an anti-Mexico climate across the border.
April 6, 2016 Air strikes kill 22 Qaida-linked militants in Syria A monitoring group says an airstrike on an al-Qaida affiliated headquarters in northern Syria has killed at least 22 militants, including a senior Qaida-linked spokesman.
