The Americas - Page 991

February 20, 2016

Priest who defied pope, Fernando Cardenal, dies at 82

A priest who famously rebuffed a papal order to quit Nicaragua's leftist government has died in Managua.

February 20, 2016

The Latest: Russia criticizes rejection of Syria resolution

The Latest on the conflict in Syria (all times local): 12:30 p.m.

February 20, 2016

Libya becoming new front in fight against Islamic State

Libya is rapidly turning into a new front in the fight against the Islamic State group, which is heavily recruiting militants from abroad and trying to exploit years of chaos to expand its foothold in the oil-rich North African nation.

February 20, 2016

Amid crisis, Puerto Rico cracks down on theft, tax cheats

Like many small business owners in this struggling U.S. territory, Luis Escribano was having a hard time paying the power bills.

February 20, 2016

Seoul: North might have conducted drill near sea border

South Korean officials say the sound of an explosion caused residents of a front-line island to prepare to evacuate, and it was later determined it came from a North Korean artillery drill across the rivals' disputed maritime border.

February 20, 2016

Haiti leader committed to interim gov't lasting 120 days

Haiti's provisional president said Friday he's committed to meeting deadlines that will ensure his caretaker government lasts for no more than 120 days to comply with a recently negotiated accord.

February 20, 2016

Anger following dolphin death on Argentine beach

The apparent death of a baby dolphin after being passed around on an Argentine beach is creating a furor in the South American country.

February 19, 2016

Venezuela's economic crisis chokes national soccer team

Venezuela's top soccer official said the national team's finances are being gutted by the country's economic crisis and that if relief doesn't come soon some top players may sit out future World Cup qualifiers.

February 19, 2016

Saudi Arabia halts $3B Lebanese arms deal amid Iran dispute

Saudi Arabia's state-run news agency says kingdom is halting $3 billion arms deal with Lebanon over the Mediterranean country's recent diplomatic positions — a veiled reference to the kingdom's spat with Iran.

February 19, 2016

Citibank to drop consumer banks in struggling South America

Citibank is seeking to sell the consumer banking operations it has operated for a century in Argentina, Brazil and Colombia as South America's three biggest economies suffer a downturn.