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The Americas May 3, 2019

Anger over corruption widespread ahead of Panama election

Anger over brazen corruption and weariness over the political status quo are widespread among the Panamanian electorate ahead of Sunday's vote to pick a successor to President Juan Carlos Varela, on whose watch Latin America's fastest growing economy cooled off significantly.

RELIGION May 3, 2019

Activists demand pope ensure 'zero tolerance' in Argentina

Activist groups are calling on Pope Francis to guarantee the implementation of the Vatican's "zero tolerance" for sexual abuses by clergy in Argentina, where they say the policy has not been carried out.

Middle East May 3, 2019

Lebanon calls on Iran to release citizen who is US resident

Lebanon is calling on Iran to use the upcoming holy month of Ramadan to grant amnesty to a Lebanese citizen who is also a U.S. resident imprisoned there for more than three years.

Northeast May 2, 2019

Family of American accused of killing Anguilla hotel worker says vacation became 'chilling nightmare'

Scott Hapgood is charged with manslaughter in the death of a hotel worker on the Caribbean island of Anguilla.

The Americas May 2, 2019

Mexico president vows justice in slain journalist case

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Thursday that the killings of journalists in Mexico will not go unpunished and he told the son of a slain reporter that he has arranged for him to meet with federal Attorney General Alejandro Gertz Manero.

The Americas May 2, 2019

China suspends permits of 2 Canadian pork exporters

Canada's agriculture minister says China has suspended the permits of two Canadian pork exporters.

The Americas May 2, 2019

Ex-Puerto Rico Gov. Rafael Hernández Colón dies at 82

Former Puerto Rico Gov. Rafael Hernández Colón, who oversaw one of the U.S. territory's most prosperous periods, has died at age 82.

The Americas May 2, 2019

The Latest: Spain says López staying as guest at embassy

The latest on the political crisis in Venezuela (all times local): 9:40 a.m.

The Americas May 2, 2019

Venezuela's Maduro calls for military unity after clashes

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has called for military unity in an appearance with soldiers, two days after security forces failed to respond to opposition leader Juan Guaidó's call for an uprising.

The Americas May 2, 2019

Brazil's Bolsonaro wants police in schools, discipline code

When students at Ceilandia state school No. 7 in Brazil's capital came back from their break in February, they were met by two dozen uniformed police officers in a place they barely recognized anymore.

The Americas May 1, 2019

Mexico raids freight train carrying migrants

Mexican federal police and immigration agents have raided a train in southern Mexico carrying hundreds of migrants and removed them.