February 13, 2019 AP Interview: Salvador president-elect wants better US ties El Salvador's president-elect says he will make improving relations with the United States a priority, in part to try to avoid Washington forcing tens of thousands of Salvadorans now living in the U.S. to return home.
February 13, 2019 Arrest warrant issued for Puerto Rico's education secretary A federal arrest warrant has been issued for Puerto Rico's secretary of education.
February 13, 2019 The Latest: Guaido names alternate board for Venezuela oil The Latest on the political crisis in Venezuela (all times local): 3:55 p.m. Venezuela's self-declared President Juan Guaido says that the congress has appointed executives to a transitional board for its PDVSA state-owned oil company and its U.S. subsidiaries, including Houston-based refiner Citgo.
February 13, 2019 Israeli leader rallies 'common interest of war with Iran' Israel's prime minister on Wednesday sent out a belligerent rallying cry to his Arab partners at a U.S.-backed Mideast conference, saying he planned to focus on the "common interest of war with Iran."
February 13, 2019 Taliban announce surprise talks with US in Pakistan The Taliban say they will hold a previously unexpected round of talks with the United States in Pakistan on Monday, ahead of a scheduled round of talks in the Middle eastern state of Qatar a week later.
February 13, 2019 'El Chapo' legacy will live on thanks to wife, his 'Chapito' sons, cartel's acceptance in Sinaloa Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán has finally been convicted of running a massive drug smuggling operation as head of Mexico's notorious Sinaloa Cartel - but even though he will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars, but experts believe the story is far from over.
February 13, 2019 Arias gives statement in sexual assault, abuse complaints Nobel Peace Prize laureate and two-time Costa Rican President Oscar Arias has met with prosecutors to give a statement in two criminal complaints against him alleging sexual assault and sexual abuse.
February 13, 2019 Netherlands sets humanitarian hub for Venezuela in Curacao The Netherlands says that it will set up a humanitarian aid hub for crisis-torn Venezuela on its Caribbean island of Curacao.
February 13, 2019 Woman charged with tossing chairs from Canada high-rise A 19-year-old woman is facing charges for allegedly throwing two chairs off a 45th story balcony along a busy downtown Toronto street — an incident shown in an online video that has sparked widespread outrage.
February 13, 2019 Mexico leader: Chapo verdict shows money can't buy happiness Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador sees the conviction of drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman as a moral lesson.