- Cayman opposition will lead coalition gov't AP - 6 hrs ago
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (AP) — Election officials in the Cayman Islands say the opposition party has won nine of 18 seats, one short of a majority needed to control … More »Cayman opposition will lead coalition gov't
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (AP) — Election officials in the Cayman Islands say the opposition party has won nine of 18 seats, one short of a majority needed to control the British territory's legislature.
- Canada businessman's corruption trial on in Cuba PETER ORSI - AP - 7 hrs ago
HAVANA (AP) — A Canadian businessman caught up in a corruption probe in Cuba apparently went on trial Thursday, nearly two years after he was detained and his import … More »Canada businessman's corruption trial on in Cuba
- Mexico cartel dominates, torches western state MARK STEVENSON - AP - Wed, May 22, 2013
LA RUANA, Mexico (AP) — The farm state of Michoacan is burning. A drug cartel that takes its name from an ancient monastic order has set fire to lumber yards, packing … More »Mexico cartel dominates, torches western state
- Ex-Ford execs charged in Argentine torture cases MICHAEL WARREN - AP - Tue, May 21, 2013
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Three former Ford Motor Co. executives were charged Tuesday with crimes against humanity for allegedly targeting Argentine union workers … More »Ex-Ford execs charged in Argentine torture cases
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Three former Ford Motor Co. executives were charged Tuesday with crimes against humanity for allegedly targeting Argentine union workers for kidnapping and torture after the country's 1976 military coup.
- Soldiers flood western Mexico to protect towns MARK STEVENSON - AP - Tue, May 21, 2013
COALCOMAN, Mexico (AP) — Mexico's top security officials promised Tuesday that a new federal offensive to rescue towns besieged by the Knights Templar drug cartel in … More »Soldiers flood western Mexico to protect towns
- Troops flood western Mexico to protect towns MARK STEVENSON - AP - Tue, May 21, 2013
COALCOMAN, Mexico (AP) — Mexico's top security officials gathered Tuesday in the western state of Michoacan to launch a campaign with thousands of army troops to rescue … More »Troops flood western Mexico to protect towns
- Guatemala top court overturns genocide conviction SONIA PEREZ DIAZ - AP - Tue, May 21, 2013
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala's top court has thrown another curve into the genocide case of former dictator Efrain Rios Montt, overturning his conviction and ordering … More »Guatemala top court overturns genocide conviction
- Besieged Mexican town cheers arrival of soldiers MARK STEVENSON - AP - Tue, May 21, 2013
LA RUANA, Mexico (AP) — Residents of a western Mexico area who endured months besieged by a drug cartel cheered the arrival of hundreds of Mexican soldiers Monday. More »Besieged Mexican town cheers arrival of soldiers
- Cartel towns pose challenge for immigration reform CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN - AP - Mon, May 20, 2013
MATAMOROS, Mexico (AP) — Just across the Rio Grande from Brownsville, Texas, stands a dormitory-style shelter filled with people recently deported from the U.S. and other … More »Cartel towns pose challenge for immigration reform
- Large earthquake strikes off coast of Chile AP - Mon, May 20, 2013
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A magnitude-6.5 earthquake struck off the coast of Chile on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, but Chilean officials said it was not felt … More »Large earthquake strikes off coast of Chile
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A magnitude-6.5 earthquake struck off the coast of Chile on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, but Chilean officials said it was not felt on land and discarded the possibility that it might unleash a tsunami.
- Reporter remembers fear in Videla's Argentina VICENTE PANETTA - AP - Sat, May 18, 2013
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — It was just about a day after Argentine strongman Jorge Rafael Videla had seized power in March of 1976, and the bloodletting was already … More »Reporter remembers fear in Videla's Argentina
- Sea turtle comeback in a corner of the Caribbean DAVID McFADDEN - AP - Sat, May 18, 2013
GRANDE RIVIERE, Trinidad (AP) — Giant leatherback turtles, some weighing half as much as a small car, drag themselves out of the ocean and up the sloping shore on the … More »Sea turtle comeback in a corner of the Caribbean
GRANDE RIVIERE, Trinidad (AP) — Giant leatherback turtles, some weighing half as much as a small car, drag themselves out of the ocean and up the sloping shore on the northeastern coast of Trinidad while villagers await wearing dimmed headlamps in the dark. Their black carapaces glistening, the turtles inch along the moonlit …
- Venezuela's military enters high-crime slums KARL RITTER - AP - Fri, May 17, 2013
PETARE, Venezuela (AP) — Stern-looking soldiers clutching assault rifles wave down the beat-up Chevy Caprice entering this sprawling slum on the outskirts of Caracas … More »Venezuela's military enters high-crime slums
- AP PHOTOS: Cuba's LGBT community celebrates AP - Fri, May 17, 2013
HAVANA (AP) — A week of drag shows, colorful marches and social and cultural events in Havana culminates Friday with celebrations of the International Day Against Ho … More »AP PHOTOS: Cuba's LGBT community celebrates
- OAS drug study eyes marijuana legalization FRANK BAJAK - AP - Fri, May 17, 2013
LIMA, Peru (AP) — An Organization of American States study released Friday is calling for a serious discussion on legalizing marijuana. More »OAS drug study eyes marijuana legalization
- Argentine dictator Videla dies in prison at age 87 MICHAEL WARREN - AP - Fri, May 17, 2013
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Former dictator Jorge Rafael Videla, who took power over Argentina in a 1976 coup and led a military junta that killed thousands of his … More »Argentine dictator Videla dies in prison at age 87
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Former dictator Jorge Rafael Videla, who took power over Argentina in a 1976 coup and led a military junta that killed thousands of his fellow citizens in a dirty war to eliminate so-called "subversives," died quietly in his sleep Friday while serving life in prison for crimes against humanity. …
- Brazil approves law to modernize ports STAN LEHMAN - AP - Fri, May 17, 2013
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil plans to modernize and expand its overcrowded ports, attract private investments to the sector and make it easier for companies to hire skilled … More »Brazil approves law to modernize ports
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil plans to modernize and expand its overcrowded ports, attract private investments to the sector and make it easier for companies to hire skilled foreign workers, in a bid to spur economic growth,
- Correction: Honduras-Death Squads story AP - Fri, May 17, 2013
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — In a story May 13 about suspects disappearing or dying after being in the custody of the Honduran National Police, The Associated Press misquoted … More »Correction: Honduras-Death Squads story
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — In a story May 13 about suspects disappearing or dying after being in the custody of the Honduran National Police, The Associated Press misquoted U.S. Assistant Secretary of State William Brownfield as suggesting that the Honduran armed forces have engaged in vigilantism. In fact, Brownfield …
- OAS drug study eyes decriminalization AP - Fri, May 17, 2013
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A new Organization of American States study commissioned in response to calls by some Latin American leaders for rethinking the drug war discusses … More »OAS drug study eyes decriminalization
- Argentine ex-dictator Videla dies in prison MICHAEL WARREN - AP - Fri, May 17, 2013
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Former dictator Jorge Rafael Videla, who took power in a 1976 coup and led a military junta that killed thousands of his fellow Argentines … More »Argentine ex-dictator Videla dies in prison
- Argentine ex-dictator Jorge Videla dies in prison MICHAEL WARREN - AP - Fri, May 17, 2013
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Former Argentine dictator Jorge Rafael Videla has died of natural causes while serving life sentences in prison for crimes against hum … More »Argentine ex-dictator Jorge Videla dies in prison
- Venezuelans scrambling to find scarce toilet paper FABIOLA SANCHEZ and KARL RITTER - AP - Thu, May 16, 2013
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelans scrambled to stock up on toilet paper Thursday as fears of a bathroom emergency spread despite the socialist government's promise … More »Venezuelans scrambling to find scarce toilet paper
- Puerto Rico faces lowest coffee production ever DANICA COTO - AP - Thu, May 16, 2013
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Coffee production in Puerto Rico has hit the lowest level ever in the island's history, leaving farmers and government officials worried … More »Puerto Rico faces lowest coffee production ever
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Coffee production in Puerto Rico has hit the lowest level ever in the island's history, leaving farmers and government officials worried about how to revive a once burgeoning industry amid a deep economic crisis.
- Buenos Aires launches tours for Argentine pope ALMUDENA CALATRAVA - AP - Wed, May 15, 2013
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — You can see the streets where he grew up and played soccer, the church where Jorge Bergoglio prayed as a teenager and the cathedral where … More »Buenos Aires launches tours for Argentine pope
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — You can see the streets where he grew up and played soccer, the church where Jorge Bergoglio prayed as a teenager and the cathedral where the man who would become Pope Francis said Mass. You can even visit the stand where he bought his newspapers every weekend and where he went for a hair …
- Argentina brokers 24 pct wage hikes for millions MICHAEL WARREN - AP - Thu, May 16, 2013
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Two million Argentines will get wage hikes of 24 percent under a deal President Cristina Fernandez brokered with six allied labor unio … More »Argentina brokers 24 pct wage hikes for millions
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Two million Argentines will get wage hikes of 24 percent under a deal President Cristina Fernandez brokered with six allied labor unions.
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