March 18, 2016 In fight against Zika, Brazil battles neglect, cash crunch CAMPINA GRANDE, Brazil (AP) -- In May, as the first cases of the Zika virus were being detected in Brazil, Rossandra Oliveira stopped receiving a critical tool she needed to do her job: insecticide.
March 18, 2016 US military says helicopter crash lands, no casualties The U.S. military says one of its helicopters crashed in southern Afghanistan, adding that the cause was unknown and there were no casualties.
March 18, 2016 14 crewmembers rescued from balsa rafts hundreds of miles from Chilean coast Fourteen crewmembers aboard two balsa rafts were rescued Thursday after the vessels were swept up in strong currents hundreds of miles off Chile's coast.
March 18, 2016 Doctors trying to determine next steps in ex-Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's cancer treatments Doctors are determining the next steps in former Toronto May Rob Ford’s cancer treatments as he continues to work on rebuilding his strength to resume chemotherapy treatments, his chief of staff Dan Jacobs said Thursday.
March 18, 2016 Mexican governor makes waves by touting legal opium poppies The governor of one of Mexico's most violent states is making waves by proposing to let impoverished farmers grow opium poppies for legal medical use.
March 18, 2016 Chilean Navy begins rescue of Kon-Tiki balsa rafts of coast The Chilean Navy is working to rescue 14 crewmembers aboard two balsa rafts that were swept up in strong currents hundreds of kilometers (miles) off the coast.
March 17, 2016 Brazil judge sees efforts to curry favor for ex-president Tapped phone calls between ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and prominent public figures suggest attempts were made to curry favor for the former leader in his judicial woes, according to the magistrate in charge of the sprawling corruption investigation at Brazil's state-run Petrobras oil company.
March 17, 2016 Gunmen kill colleague of slain Honduran environmentalist Unidentified gunmen in Honduras have killed a colleague of environmentalist leader Berta Caceres, who was slain almost two weeks ago in similar circumstances.
March 17, 2016 Mexico City bans 1.1M cars in 1st smog alert in 11 years Authorities banned more than 1 million cars from the roads and offered free subway and bus rides to coax people from their vehicles as Mexico City's first air pollution alert in 11 years stretched into a third day Wednesday.
March 17, 2016 Another group of Russian planes leaves Syria, returns home Russia's defense ministry says another group of its aircraft has left the Russian air base in Syria and is returning home.
