March 31, 2016 Brazilian opposition leader: Government's power is waning The leader of Brazil's main opposition party says embattled President Dilma Rousseff is losing her grip on power amid a corruption scandal that is compromising her ability to pull Latin America's biggest country out of its worst recession in decades.
March 31, 2016 Argentine Senate debates deal that would end debt standoff Argentina's Senate is debating a deal with a group of creditors in the U.S. that would put an end to a years-long dispute that has kept the South American nation on the margins of international credit markets.
March 30, 2016 Poll shows Brazil President Rousseff with 10 pct approval Embattled Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is looking to shore up the support of the parties that make up her governing coalition, news reports said Wednesday, a day after the country's largest party decamped in a move that will make it harder for Rousseff to fight impeachment proceedings against her.
March 30, 2016 Family of missing US speed flyer hopes he's still alive The family of an American extreme sports enthusiast who went missing in the Swiss Alps over the weekend said Wednesday they're holding out hope that he's still alive.
March 30, 2016 Mexican military court acquits 6 of 7 in army slayings Leading Mexican human rights groups announced Wednesday that a military court acquitted six of seven soldiers charged with breach of discipline in the 2014 killing of 22 suspects, including between 12 and 15 who were executed after they surrendered.
March 30, 2016 New council sworn in to organize Haiti runoff vote A new council has been sworn in to oversee Haiti's electoral process and organize a twice-postponed runoff vote while a short-term caretaker government is in power.
March 30, 2016 Toronto mourns Rob Ford; 'He's the mayor of heaven now' Toronto on Wednesday mourned its infamous former leader Rob Ford, whom his young daughter in a speech called the "mayor of heaven now."
March 30, 2016 9 die in house fire in Ontario aboriginal community Officials say nine people have died in a house fire in an aboriginal community in northwestern Ontario.
March 30, 2016 Funeral to be held for infamous ex-Toronto mayor Rob Ford Mourners will pay their final respects to infamous ex-Toronto mayor Rob Ford whose funeral takes place on Wednesday.
March 30, 2016 Haiti migrants no longer stranded on desolate border Forced out of the Dominican Republic, Anise Germain and her family pitched a flimsy tent of blankets and cardboard on a patch of rocky ground just across the border in Haiti.