Latin America

Hurricane Matthew Hits Haiti, Heads for Cuba and Then U.S.

The fiercest Caribbean storm in almost a decade slammed Haiti on Tuesday with 145 mile-per-hour (230 kph) winds and surging seas that flooded coastal towns, killing at least one person and tearing at trees and rooftops before moving out to sea.

Dilma Rousseff Removed From Office

Brazil's Senate removed President Dilma Rousseff from office on Wednesday for breaking budgetary laws, ending an impeachment process that has polarized the scandal-plagued country and paralyzed its politics for nine months.

Obama: U.S. Cannot Wall Itself off from Economic Globalization

President Barack Obama said on Friday that globalization is a fact that "we're not going to be able to build a wall around" but that it was important to work to shape the process so that it benefits not just big companies but small firms as well.

Obama: U.S. Cannot Wall Itself off from Economic Globalization

President Barack Obama said on Friday that globalization is a fact that "we're not going to be able to build a wall around" but that it was important to work to shape the process so that it benefits not just big companies but small firms as well.

OECD Calls Meeting Next Week to Discuss Panama Papers

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development has called a meeting of senior tax officials from leading economies on April 13 in Paris to discuss a common response to widespread tax avoidance schemes reportedly unveiled by the so-called Panama Papers.

Trump's 7 Steps to Bring Back U.S. Jobs

In the wake of the U.K.’s vote to leave the European Union, Donald Trump slammed what he described as America’s shift toward globalization and laid out his seven-step plan for economic reassurance during a speech Tuesday.

Trump's 7 Steps to Bring Back U.S. Jobs

In the wake of the U.K.’s vote to leave the European Union, Donald Trump slammed what he described as America’s shift toward globalization and laid out his seven-step plan for economic reassurance during a speech Tuesday.