April 6, 2016 Puerto Rico Senate approves debt moratorium amid crisis Puerto Rico's Senate approved a measure on Tuesday that would allow the governor to declare a fiscal emergency and place a moratorium on debt payments amid a worsening economic crisis.
April 6, 2016 Honduras suspends police brass linked to prosecutors' deaths The Honduran government has vowed to suspend several top police officials amid mounting evidence they conspired to kill the country's top anti-drug prosecutor and two other prosecution employees several years ago.
April 6, 2016 Mexican army finds opium poppies growing near US border The Mexican army says it has discovered almost an acre (0.37 hectares) of opium poppies growing in the township of Ensenada, near the U.S border.
April 6, 2016 China restricts trade with North Korea over nuclear tests China has imposed restrictions on imports of North Korea coal and sales to the North of jet fuel under U.N.
April 6, 2016 The Latest: Germany mulls national 'transparency register' The Latest on the publication by a coalition of media outlets of an investigation into offshore financial dealings by the rich and famous (all times local): 11:50 a.m.
April 5, 2016 Official: Numerous hurdles to concluding Haiti elections The head of Haiti's revamped electoral council said Tuesday that the nine-member body is facing numerous hurdles in concluding a troubled election cycle that began last year.
April 5, 2016 Argentina: Businessman linked to ex-presidents arrested An Argentine businessman with close links to former Presidents Nestor Kirchner and his wife Cristina Fernandez has been arrested as part of an investigation into alleged money laundering.
April 5, 2016 Peruvians protest Fujimori's rule as daughter leads in polls As they do every April 5, Peruvians joined in marches to recall the human rights abuses and corruption committed during the rule of now-imprisoned President Alberto Fujimori.
April 5, 2016 Billions in US remittances a lifeline for many in Mexico The billions of dollars in U.S. remittances that presidential candidate Donald Trump is threatening to block to force Mexico to pay for a border wall are a financial lifeline for the Latin American country's economy and the individuals who receive the money from relatives up north.
April 5, 2016 Yucatan archaeology races to keep up with development Mexican archaeologists said Tuesday they are racing to keep up with development on the Yucatan peninsula as suburbs of the colonial city of Merida swallow Maya settlements.
