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The Americas May 16, 2019

Brazil prosecutor's office seeks suspension of gun decree

Brazil's federal prosecutor's office said Wednesday that it has filed a lawsuit seeking the immediate suspension of a decree by President Jair Bolsonaro loosening regulations on guns and ammunition.

The Americas May 16, 2019

Brazil's president says investigators aim at son to hit him

Brazil's president accuses prosecutors of targeting his son in a corruption probe as a way to attack him and his far-right administration.

The Americas May 16, 2019

Mexico City closes schools, restricts traffic due to smoke

Mexico City officials have cancelled classes for millions of students as smoke from brush fires continues to choke the city of 9 million.

Canada May 16, 2019

Duterte recalls tops diplomats from Canada over trash war

The Philippines recalled its top diplomatic leaders in Canada on Thursday after officials say the North American country has missed the deadline to take back truckloads of trash that was illegally shipped to the Philippines years ago.

The Americas May 16, 2019

5.7 magnitude earthquake shakes Central America

A strong 5.7 magnitude earthquake has shaken Nicaragua and El Salvador, where buildings swayed and were evacuated in the capital.

The Americas May 16, 2019

The Latest: Canada, Cuba hold talks on Venezuela crisis

The Latest on the crisis in Venezuela (all times local): 11:10 a.m.

Middle East May 16, 2019

Iran's foreign minister says US sanctions 'unacceptable'

Iran's foreign minister says his country is committed to an international nuclear deal but that the escalating U.S. sanctions are "unacceptable."

Middle East May 16, 2019

The Latest: Qatar trying to defuse tensions amid Iran crisis

The Latest on developments in the Persian Gulf region and elsewhere in the Mideast amid heightened tensions between the U.S. and Iran (all times local): 9:40 a.m.

The Americas May 16, 2019

Philippines recalls envoys in Canada over trash shipments

The Philippine foreign secretary says the ambassador and consuls in Canada are being recalled over Ottawa's failure to take back truckloads of garbage that Filipino officials say were illegally shipped to the Philippines years ago.

The Americas May 16, 2019

Peru's military tries to curb illegal gold mining in Amazon

By day, Peruvian police and soldiers search for and destroy equipment used by illegal gold miners in a part of the Amazon rainforest where mining has transformed once-dense foliage into a desert pocked with dead trees and toxic pools.

The Americas May 16, 2019

Panama sees surge in migrants crossing perilous Darien Gap

Venise Felizor lay on a mattress in a warehouse-turned-shelter on a hot, sticky afternoon with her 20-month-old son, Wesly, in her arms, the boy coughing and wailing after suffering from diarrhea for days.