BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) -- Recent rains have brought some relief to the depleted reservoirs of Brazil’s hydroelectric plants but have done little to dispel concerns over the country’s ability to fulfill its energy demands for the year.
Venezuela struggles with sporadic food shortages
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Mireya Bustamante spent most of the day trying in vain to find flour to bake a birthday cake for her 4-year-old son.
Canada December home sales dip, prices hold steady
TORONTO (Reuters) – Sales of existing homes in Canada fell in December from November and year-over year sales tumbled, the Canadian Real Estate Association said on Tu esday, further evidence Canada's once-hot housing market has slumped. CREA, the industry group for Canadian real estate agents, said in a report that sales activity was down 0.5 percent in December from November, the third consecutive monthly decline. Actual sales for December, not seasonally adjusted, were off 17.4 percent from a year earlier, the largest drop since tighter mortgage lending rules went into effect last July. … Lines at Cuba travel agencies on day 1 of new law
HAVANA (AP) -- Cubans formed long lines outside travel agencies and migration offices in Havana on Monday as a highly anticipated new law took effect ending the island's much-hated exit visa requi rement. 
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