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March 31, 2016

Moody's puts Mexico on 'negative' outlook, keeps A3 rating

Moody's credit rating agency has changed the outlook for Mexico's debt rating to negative from stable, citing low oil prices and slow economic growth.

March 31, 2016

Rights group: Mexico not advising child migrants of rights

Mexico does not comply with its own laws in how it handles unaccompanied child migrants who arrive in the country fleeing violence in Central America, a Human Rights Watch report said Thursday.

March 31, 2016

Family: American held in the Emirates over faked loans freed

The family of an American citizen detained in Dubai over what they described as fake loans put out in his name has been released.

March 31, 2016

Mexico says probe into army slayings continues

Mexican prosecutors say they continue to investigate and press charges in the 2014 army killings of 22 suspected criminals, including 12 to 15 who allegedly were executed after surrendering.

March 31, 2016

UN report: Assembly president's office has no oversight

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March 31, 2016

Man threatens to set Brazilian judge on fire

Officials say a Brazilian man barged into a judge's office, pinned her to the ground, doused her with a flammable liquid and threatened to set her on fire if she didn't declare he was innocent of beating his wife.

March 31, 2016

Sex-assault videos stir anger in violent Mexican state

A private university in Mexico has suspended a student who allegedly helped tape sex scenes that the victim claims were a rape, amid complaints the government is ignoring sexual abuses by the rich and powerful.

March 31, 2016

Lebanon's military receives 3 helicopters from the US

The United States has given Lebanon three military helicopters to help the country's armed forces in their battle against extremists near the border with Syria.

March 31, 2016

Mexico City temporarily restricts all cars after smog alert

Metropolitan authorities on Wednesday temporarily ordered all cars to remain idle one day a week in response to this notoriously smoggy capital's worst air-quality crisis in over a decade.

March 31, 2016

NASCAR driver reportedly charged in tobacco-smuggling bust

NASCAR driver Derek White reportedly was one of 60 people targeted by Canadian police Wednesday in the biggest tobacco-smuggling bust in North American history.