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March 15, 2016

Iran foreign ministers denies missile tests breach UN rules

Iran's foreign minister has used a meeting with his Australian counterpart to reject a U.S. argument that the test-firing of Iranian missiles had violated a U.N.

March 15, 2016

Infrastructure inequality is catalyst for Brazil's Zika epidemic

The mosquito, a Brazilian saying goes, is a democratic devil - it bites rich and poor alike.

March 15, 2016

Zika virus linked with man’s brain infection, coma

An elderly French man who caught the Zika virus while on vacation developed a brain infection that put him in a temporary coma, according to a new report of the case

March 15, 2016

Shots for other viruses offer clues in race for Zika vaccine

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Scientists are racing to create a Zika vaccine, and while they're starting from scratch against a poorly understood disease, copying shots for similar viruses offers a head start.

March 15, 2016

Mexico City declares first air pollution alert since 2005

The Mexico City government has declared its first air pollution alert in 11 years, after ozone levels reached almost twice the acceptable limit.

March 15, 2016

Puerto Rico officials find 7 tourists lost in popular forest

Rescue crews in Puerto Rico say they have found seven tourists who got lost in a popular tropical forest on the island's northeastern corner.

March 15, 2016

Venezuela recovers remains of 4 missing miners

Officials have recovered the remains of four people belonging to a group of over 20 missing miners believed to have been killed by a gang seeking control over a wildcat gold claim in southeastern Venezuela.

March 15, 2016

Brazil has its 3rd justice minister in 2 weeks

Embattled Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has appointed a new justice minister, the third in only two weeks.

March 15, 2016

El Salvador's president studying anti-gang measures

El Salvador's president says he is studying a series of measures to combat street gang violence in the Central American country.

March 14, 2016

Police probe stabbing at Toronto military center for terror

Toronto police are looking into whether a double stabbing at a military recruitment center might be terror related.