Keyword "Mexico & the Americas" - List of latest news (426 results)

22/04 In Argentina, debates over Pope Francis' legacy lead to one question: Why didn’t he return?

Vatican insiders and interlocutors said the pontiff wanted to avoid getting swept up in the polarizing politics that characterized his country.

20/04 El Salvador's Bukele proposes prisoner swap with Venezuela for U.S. deportees

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has proposed carrying out a prisoner swap with Venezuela, suggesting he would exchange Venezuelan deportees from the U.S. for 'political prisoners' in Venezuela.

18/04 Legal group sues Costa Rica alleging the rights of 81 children deported by Trump were violated

The children, some as young as 2, are part of a group of hundreds of migrants from mostly Asian countries — Afghanistan, China, Russia and others.

17/04 U.S. man hijacks small plane in Belize, stabs 3 people before being fatally shot

Chester Williams, Belize police commissioner, identified the hijacker as Akinyela Taylor and said he was a U.S. military veteran.

14/04 Ecuador reelects conservative President Daniel Noboa

Ecuadorean voters have reelected President Daniel Noboa, a conservative young millionaire with a divisive no-holds-barred crime-fighting record, but his opponent vowed to seek a recount over what she described as 'grotesque' electoral fraud.

11/04 Former Brazilian President Bolsonaro hospitalized with abdominal pain

The pain was related to long-term effects from a stabbing he suffered in September 2018, the press office of his Liberal Party said.

10/04 Memorials begin for some killed in Dominican Republic nightclub collapse; death toll reaches 221

The number of people killed when a roof collapsed at an iconic nightclub in the Dominican Republic has climbed to 221.

09/04 Roof collapse at Dominican club kills at least 113 as officials scramble to identify victims

Rescue crews were still searching for potential survivors more than 24 hours after the collapse.

09/04 Mexico warns against potential U.S. drone strikes on cartels

Amid reports that the Trump administration is considering drone strikes against drug cartels, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum reiterated her staunch opposition to any such military action.

08/04 Brazil to reinstate visas for U.S., Canadian and Australian citizens

Brazil will reintroduce on Thursday visa requirements for U.S., Canadian and Australian citizens.

06/04 Trump administration argues judge cannot order return of man mistakenly deported to El Salvador

The Trump administration is asking an appeals court to suspend a judge's order for the government to broker the return of a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported from the U.S. to a notorious El Salvador prison.

03/04 Father Richard Estrada, defender of the downtrodden, dead at 83

Friends and colleagues in Los Angeles are mourning the death of Father Richard Estrada, whose decades of activism were infused with an unconditional commitment to advocating for vulnerable populations.

03/04 U.S. revokes visas of Mexican band members accused of 'glorifying' drug kingpin

The U.S. has revoked the visas of members of Los Alegres del Barranco, after the Mexican band flashed big-screen images of a reputed drug lord during a concert.

22/03 Venezuela to resume repatriation of migrants after deal with U.S., official says

A Venezuelan official says Venezuela will once again accept repatriation flights from the United States carrying its deported nationals, after reaching an agreement

18/03 The parents of a U.S. student who vanished in Dominican Republic ask that she be declared dead

The parents said after an extensive search local authorities believe their daughter Sudiksha, a 20-year-old student at the University of Pittsburgh, drowned.

17/03 What to know about El Salvador's mega-prison after Trump sent hundreds of immigrants there

The arrival of the immigrants took place under an agreement for which the Trump administration will pay El Salvador $6 million for one year of services.

12/03 Trump has begun another trade war. Here's a timeline of how we got here

Long-threatened tariffs from President Trump have plunged the country into a trade war abroad — all while on-again, off-again new levies continue to escalate uncertainty

05/03 Vance visits the U.S.-Mexico border to tout Trump's immigration crackdown

Vice President JD Vance has participated in an aerial tour of the U.S.-Mexico border and met with law enforcement officials.

04/03 U.S. tariffs take effect and Mexico, Canada and China retaliate with their own tariffs on the U.S.

Starting just past midnight, imports from Canada and Mexico are now to be taxed at 25%, with Canadian energy products subject to 10% import duties.

03/03 Mexico makes case to avoid U.S. tariffs as it awaits Trump's decision

Trump had threatened to impose tariffs in February before suspending them when Mexico sent troops to the border to crack down on drug trafficking and illegal immigration.

28/02 Mexican drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero pleads not guilty in 1985 killing of U.S. agent

A Mexican drug lord who was one of U.S. authorities’ most wanted men has been brought into a New York courtroom to answer charges that include orchestrating the 1985 killing of a U.S. federal agent.

27/02 Mexico sends drug lord Caro Quintero and 28 others to the U.S.

Mexico has sent drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, who killed a DEA agent 40 years ago, to the United States along with 28 other prisoners requested by the U.S. government.

27/02 Trump plans tariffs on Mexico and Canada on Tuesday, while doubling existing 10% tariffs on China

Trump said illicit drugs are being smuggled into the United States at “unacceptable levels" and import taxes would force other countries to crack down.

26/02 Panama to formalize long-used migrant smuggling boat route to handle 'reverse flow' south

The decision comes as a growing number of migrants give up on seeking asylum in the U.S., often after crossing the perilous jungles dividing Colombia and Panama.

21/02 Mexico reviewing request from cartel leader jailed in the U.S. to be sent back

Mexico’s president says her government is reviewing a petition by Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, a longtime Sinaloa cartel leader jailed in the United States, to be returned to Mexico for trial.

19/02 Trump administration labels 8 Latin American crime cartels as 'foreign terrorist organizations'

The Trump administration has designated eight Latin American criminal cartels as 'foreign terrorist organizations.'

19/02 How Mexico's president has kept Trump at bay — for now

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has won praise for how she deals with Trump. How long can her success last?

19/02 Brazil’s former President Bolsonaro charged over alleged coup that included a plan to poison Lula

Brazil’s top prosecutor, Paulo Gonet, has formally charged former President Jair Bolsonaro with attempting a coup to stay in office after his 2022 election defeat

14/02 A humpback whale briefly swallows a kayaker, and it's captured on video

A humpback whale briefly swallowed a kayaker off Chilean Patagonia before quickly releasing him unharmed.

04/02 Rubio says El Salvador offers to accept deportees of any nationality, including Americans

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said El Salvador's president will accept deportees of any nationality, including violent American criminals imprisoned in U.S.

01/02 All 6 people on medical transport jet in Philadelphia crash were killed, Mexico's president says

Six people on board a medical transport jet that crashed in Philadelphia were killed, according to Mexico's president. All six were Mexican, she says.

01/02 This French film about Mexico has 13 Oscar nominations. Why 'Emilia Pérez' is tanking in Mexico

Although it's set in Mexico City, French film 'Emilia Pérez' ran into a frost reception on its opening there. Critics cited stereotypes and the lack of a clear message about the narcos it portrays.

26/01 Haitian leader says the Trump administration's plans will be 'catastrophic' for his country

Haitian leader says Trump administration decisions to freeze aid programs, deport migrants and block refugees will be 'catastrophic' for Haiti.

24/01 Colombia president decrees emergency powers to restore order in coca region racked by rebel combat

Colombia’s president has issued a decree giving him emergency powers to restore order in a coca-growing region bordering Venezuela that has been racked in recent days by a deadly turf war among dissident rebel groups.

24/01 Confusion, denial at border, as path to U.S. asylum shuts down

Outside Tijuana's customs facility and its coveted access to U.S. soil, migrants sat in disbelief this week, their futures feeling much darker and uncertain.

22/01 Former El Salvador President Mauricio Funes dies in exile in Nicaragua at age 65

Funes, who spent the final years of his life in Nicaragua to avoid various criminal sentences, died late Tuesday.

21/01 Column: As Trump was sworn in, day laborer organizer Pablo Alvarado did what he always does

If anyone has advice on how to stand up to Trump and his vowed crackdown on illegal immigration, it’s Pablo Alvarado -- even now, after the devastation of the Eaton fire.

20/01 'We're taking it back.' Trump's comments on the Panama Canal spur pushback from Panama

'We're taking it back.' Trump inauguration speech claim that the U.S. will regain control of the Panama Canal spurs immediate reaction in Panama.

17/01 Migration across the U.S.-Mexico border, in 5 charts

Arrivals at the border are the lowest they've been since incoming President Trump first left office in 2021.

10/01 Biden administration extends temporary status for 800,000 from Venezuela and El Salvador

Homeland Security says about 600,000 Venezuelans and more than 200,000 El Salvadorans living in the U.S. can legally remain another 18 months.

10/01 Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro sworn in for third term despite evidence he lost

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been sworn in to serve a third term despite plentiful credible evidence that his opponent won the election.

08/01 What's in a name? Gulf of America? Mexican America?

Mexican press pokes fun at Trump's suggestion to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.

06/01 Paco Ignacio Taibo II: A book-reading advocate in the era of TikTok

The acclaimed novelist and historian runs Mexican government publishing house El Fondo de Cultura Económica.

04/01 Venezuela opposition leader recognized by U.S. as election victor embarks on Latin America tour

The Venezuelan opposition leader who the United States recognized as the winner of last year's presidential election has kicked off a tour of Latin America.

04/01 Honduras leader suggests ending cooperation with U.S. military over Trump deportation threat

The Honduras president's threat to end cooperation with the U.S. military if Trump deports its citizens has generated political heat in her country.

03/01 Opinion: Why Trump's plan to deport millions will fall far short of what it promises

Many of the immigrants removed from the United States inevitably come back, driven by connections here and risks in their countries of origin.

03/01 Venezuela's government offers $100,000 reward for whereabouts of opposition's presidential candidate

Venezuela announces a $100,000 reward for information on the whereabouts of the opposition candidate who said he defeated Maduro in the presidential election.

26/12 Dulce, iconic Mexican singer and telenovela and reality star, dies at 69

Dulce, a vocalist who became one of Mexico's best-known female voices in pop music in the 1980s, has died. She was 69.

21/12 Guatemala authorities raid ultra-orthodox Jewish sect's compound after abuse reports

Guatemalan authorities search the compound of an extremist ultra-orthodox Jewish sect and take at least 160 minors and 40 women into protective custody.

12/12 Mexico cracks down on drugs and migrants. Will it be enough to stop Trump tariffs?

Mexico's president walks a fine line between pleasing her constituents and placating Trump.

12/12 Housing crisis, economic woes and Trump: How Canada turned against immigrants

Canada was long viewed as a beacon for immigrants. But record levels of migration here in recent years have triggered widespread backlash.

05/12 Mexico's president will ask Trump to deport non-Mexican migrants directly to their home countries

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said she hopes to reach an agreement with Trump so that 'they send people who come from other countries to their countries of origin.'

28/11 Trump claims a win on immigration after a call with Mexico's president. But she suggests no change

Trump speaks with President Claudia Sheinbaum days after threatening to impose sweeping new tariffs on Canada and Mexico as part of his effort to crack down on migrants.

26/11 Bluff or existential threat? As Trump vows tariffs on all imports from Canada, Mexico and China, leaders wonder if he's serious

President-elect Donald Trump vowed to enact hefty new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China as soon as he takes office as part of a crackdown on illegal immigration and drugs.

26/11 Dozens of recordings reveal high-ranking Brazilian officers pressured Bolsonaro to stage a coup

Fifty-three audio recordings from late 2022 reveal high-ranking members of Brazil's army discussing efforts to to carry out a coup.

25/11 Uruguay’s leftist opposition candidate Yamandú Orsi becomes country's new president

Even as the vote count continued, Álvaro Delgado, the presidential candidate for the center-right ruling coalition, conceded defeat.

24/11 Uruguay's once-dull election has become a dead heat in the presidential runoff

The election has turned into a race between the incumbent party's candidate and the Broad Front, a coalition of leftist and center-left parties.

21/11 Mexico's president on Trump deportation plans: Immigrants are not 'criminals'

Mexico's president said immigrants shouldn't be treated as 'criminals,' but is planning for an influx of returnees if Trump implements mass deportations.

21/11 Brazilian police indict former President Bolsonaro and aides over alleged 2022 coup attempt

Bolsonaro and 36 other people are charged with attempting a coup to keep him in office after his defeat in the 2022 election.

21/11 Nicaragua's Ortega proposes reform to make him and his wife 'copresidents'

The proposals come amid an ongoing crackdown by the Ortega government since mass social protests in 2018 that the government violently repressed.

19/11 U.S. recognizes Venezuela's opposition candidate as president-elect

Months after the disputed election, the U.S. recognized Edmundo González as the “president-elect”, after Nicolas Maduro claimed to have won.

19/11 Brazilian police arrest 5 over alleged coup plot involving plans to kill President Lula

According to the investigation, the coup plotters also planned to kill Vice President Geraldo Alckmin and Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes.

18/11 Brazil hosts G-20 with wars and Trump's return in background, and focus on fighting hunger

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva welcomed foreign leaders and delivered an opening address focused on fighting food insecurity.

17/11 Biden becomes the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Amazon rainforest

The Amazon, which is about the size of Australia, stores huge amounts of the world’s carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas that drives climate change.

17/11 Tropical Storm Sara makes landfall in Belize after drenching Honduras

Tropical Storm Sara has made landfall in Belize, where forecasters expect heavy rain to cause life-threatening flash flooding and mudslides.

14/11 U.S. ambassador bashes Mexico's security efforts. Mexico's president pushes back

The diplomatic dustup comes amid threats from President-elect Donald Trump to impose tariffs, deploy U.S. troops to go after cartels and conduct mass deportations.

12/11 Cars bombs. Massacres. A cartel turf war. Mexico's new president confronts a wave of violence

A string of gruesome killings has thrust Mexico's security crisis into the spotlight -- and poses challenges for new President Claudia Sheinbaum

07/11 11 bodies, including two minors, found dumped beside a highway in southern Mexico

Police found the bodies of 11 people, including two minors, after receiving a tip about an abandoned pickup truck in the city of Chilpancingo.

06/11 Hurricane Rafael forecast to strengthen to powerful Category 3 storm before hitting Cuba

Thousands of people in the west of the island were evacuated as a prevention measure before Rafael was expected to slam into Cuba on Wednesday.

05/11 U.S.-bound migrants say the election doesn't matter: 'You’re going to suffer whoever is president'

Trump has vowed to deport millions of people. Harris has pledged to reduce illegal entries into the United States. Migrants remain undeterred.

01/11 Undocumented migrants have no safety net for retirement. Many have no choice but to keep toiling

Many unauthorized workers contributed money to U.S. Social Security and their nations' economies for decades. Now they're working past retirement age, scraping by without a safety net.

27/10 Bolivia's former president Evo Morales claims his car was shot at in attempted assassination

Morales blamed the current government for the outburst of violence, saying it was part of a coordinated campaign by Bolivian authorities to sideline him.

27/10 Uruguay's elections buck the Latin American trend, offering voters a choice between 2 moderates

The contest between Uruguay's incumbent conservative coalition and its challenger, a center-left alliance, got underway with some 2.7 million eligible voters.

23/10 The Rev. Gustavo Gutiérrez, Peruvian father of influential liberation theology, has died

The Rev. Gustavo Gutiérrez pioneered social justice-centered liberation theology, once criticized by the Vatican for its Marxist undercurrents.

23/10 Column: Why Fernando Valenzuela's magic should ensure him a spot in the Hall of Fame

For one magnificent season, a Mexican immigrant electrified a city that had long treated its Mexican population as little better than the help, winning the Cy Young and Rookie of the Year while helping to propel the Blue Crew to their first World Series win in 16 years.

21/10 Mexican schools have 6 months to ban junk food sales or face heavy fines

Mexico's children have the highest consumption of junk food in Latin America, according to the U.N. children’s agency, which has called child obesity there an emergency.

21/10 Cubans struggle with an extended power outage and a new tropical storm

Hurricane Oscar crosses Cuba's eastern coast with winds and heavy rain as residents protest power and water outages.

20/10 Catholic priest, noted human rights defender, assassinated in southern Mexico

Two assailants on a motorcycle fired at Father Marcelo Pérez Pérez, 41, who was found dead inside a vehicle in the city of San Cristóbal de las Casas.

20/10 Brazil's Lula cancels trip to Russia for BRICS summit after an accident

Hospital Sirio Libanês in Sao Paulo said that the leftist leader was instructed not to take long-distance trips, but can keep his other activities.

17/10 Mexican journalists are dying. A new documentary tells the story

A Netflix documentary explores the dangers of working for the news media in Mexico, where at least 165 journalists have been killed or gone missing since 1992.

16/10 Brazil federal police seek extradition of Bolsonaro supporters from Argentina

Former President Jair Bolsonaro — who is a target of the investigation himself — and his allies deny wrongdoing. A source said the request targets 63 people.

16/10 The ‘Latino vote’ is a myth. My road trip through the Southwest tells a more complex story

What's better than a road trip to show what I’ve known forever but that many Americans won't consider: Latinos are as American as anyone else, if not more so.

12/10 Mexico sends soldiers, national guard to protect lime growers extorted by cartels

Mexico has sent hundreds of soldiers and militarized national guard officers to Michoacan state to protect lime growers suffering under cartel demands.

09/10 U.S. hits former Ecuador leaders with visa bans over corruption

The Biden administration has imposed visa bans on former Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa, his vice president and their immediate families for corruption.

09/10 Colombian electoral authorities investigate President Gustavo Petro's 2022 campaign

Electoral authorities in Colombia rule in favor of investigating allegations against Gustavo Petro's 2022 presidential campaign.

08/10 Mexico's gun crisis is our fault. Victims deserve their day in court

We already know U.S. gunmakers are guilty. Will they face consequences?

08/10 This feminist icon lived 99 years — long enough to install Mexico's first woman president

Ifigenia Martínez, feminist icon of the Mexican left, died at 99 — just days after presiding over the inauguration of Mexico’s first woman president.

07/10 The mayor of a Mexican state capital is killed less than a week after taking office

The mayor of the capital of southern Mexico's Guerrero state has been killed less than one week after he took office.

07/10 At the epicenter of the Mexican drug trade, a deadly power struggle shuts down a city

More than 140 people have been killed in the last month in Culiacán as two factions of the Sinaloa compete to fill a power vacuum.

04/10 Brutal gang attack on a small Haitian town killed at least 70 people, U.N. says

U.N. human rights office says the death toll in a brutal gang attack on Pont-Sondé, a small town in central Haiti, has risen to at least 70.

02/10 Sheinbaum, a 'child of 1968,' apologizes for historic 'atrocity' in Tlatelolco, Mexico City

Mexico's president issued a formal apology for the brutal repression and killing of student protesters 56 years ago in the capital's Tlatelolco district.

01/10 Mexico is swearing in its first female president, Claudia Sheinbaum

Seven decades after women won the right to vote, Mexico is swearing in its first female president, Claudia Sheinbaum.

30/09 After six years of marathon news conferences, Mexico's AMLO steps off the stage

Since 2018, Andrés Manuel López Obrador has begun each weekday with a 7 a.m. news conference. On Monday, Mexico's outgoing president gave his final mañanera.

29/09 What a 1,000-mile railway across the Yucatán jungle says about Mexico's outgoing president

The $30-billion train line has come to symbolize the presidency of López Obrador, an ambitious, often divisive leader obsessed with cementing his legacy.

25/09 Pope expels a bishop and 9 others from a Peru movement over 'sadistic' and sect-like abuses

Pope Francis expelled 10 people from a troubled Catholic movement in Peru after a Vatican investigation found “sadistic” abuses of power, sect-like spirituality.

25/09 The (500-year-old) reason Mexico didn't invite the king of Spain to the president's inauguration

Mexico's president-elect says Spain's king is not invited to her inauguration because the crown never answered an apology demand over its colonial legacy.

24/09 Bukele claims he cleaned up El Salvador. But at what cost?

With a carefully orchestrated public profile, the president of El Salvador claims sky-high popularity after jailing gangs. The reality is more complicated.

18/09 Mexican president responds to allegations from jailed ex-security chief: 'Show the proof'

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has dismissed allegations from his country's jailed ex-security chief that he has links to drug cartels.

17/09 U.N. experts decry worsening repression in Venezuela after contested election

The fact-finding mission found rights violations including arbitrary detentions, torture, sexual and gender-based violence by the country's security forces.

15/09 Venezuela says it arrested 3 Americans, 3 other foreigners in alleged plot to kill Maduro

Venezuelan officials say they've arrested six foreign nationals, including a U.S. Navy member and two other Americans, accusing them of plotting to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro

12/09 U.S. sanctions 16 allies of Venezuela's president over accusations of obstructing election

The U.S. has responded to Venezuela’s disputed July presidential election by imposing sanctions against 16 allies of President Nicolás Maduro.

11/09 As protesters break into the Senate, Mexican lawmakers approve sweeping overhaul to judicial system

Amid intense protests, Mexico's Senate approves a constitutional change to elect judges by popular vote, a win for outgoing President López Obrador.

11/09 On the streets of a Colorado city, pregnant migrants struggle to survive

Over the past two years, an unprecedented number of Venezuelans have come to the United States seeking a better life.

09/09 In his last days in office, Mexico's president has picked a fight that is roiling his nation

Mexico’s outgoing president could be basking in triumphs. But Andrés Manuel López Obrador is pushing a radical change that’s spurring fear for democracy.

05/09 U.S. secures release of 135 Nicaraguan political prisoners

Guatemala President Bernardo Arévalo agreed to host the Nicaraguans while they apply for entry to the United States.

02/09 U.S. government seizes plane used by Venezuelan president, citing sanctions violations

The United States government has seized a plane used by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, citing violations of sanctions and export control laws.

01/09 Mexico offers escorted rides north from southern Mexico for migrants with U.S. asylum appointments

The National Immigration Institute said the buses will leave from the southern cities of Villahermosa and Tapachula.

31/08 Convictions in Mexico fail to quell demands for justice in massacres of migrants

Mexico announced convictions in a notorious mass murder case. But the news only became a reminder of how much about the case remains unresolved.

31/08 Mexican drug lord Osiel Cárdenas Guillén has been released from a U.S. prison and may be deported

Osiel Cárdenas Guillén, one of Mexico’s most-feared drug lords, has been released from a U.S. prison after serving most of a 25-year prison sentence.

31/08 Top Brazilian judge orders suspension of X platform over Musk refused to comply with order

A Brazilian Supreme Court justice ordered social media platform X suspended after Elon Musk refused to name a legal representative in the country.

30/08 Major power outage hits Venezuela's capital, with Maduro government claiming 'sabotage'

Venezuelans awoke Friday to a major power outage in the capital, Caracas, as well as in several states.

29/08 Opinion: What President Biden can do to free Venezuela of Nicolás Maduro's illegitimate regime

Venezuela's opposition could benefit from stronger U.S. recognition of its election victory as well as tighter sanctions on the country's oil industry.

28/08 Maduro opponents take to streets to revive protests disputing Venezuelan election results

In weeks of on-again, off-again demonstrations, the opposition's rallying cry has been constant but so far ineffective.

28/08 Are Mexican drug cartels as powerful as people think?

Academic Oswaldo Zavala has pushed back at the notion that Mexico's drug cartels are all-powerful, arguing that they could not exist without state support.

27/08 Mexico's president announces 'pause' in relationship with U.S. Embassy after criticism from ambassador

Andrés Manuel López Obrador says Mexico's communications with the U.S. and Canadian embassies are 'on pause' after ambassadors criticized his plan for a judiciary overhaul.

26/08 Venezuelan electoral official asserts 'lack of transparency and veracity' in Maduro's reelection

A Venezuelan electoral official has denounced what he calls a 'grave lack of transparency and veracity' in last month’s presidential vote.

23/08 Mexico's president wants to fire most judges. So they went on strike

Mexico's judges walked out following President Andres Manuel López; plan to radically overhaul the judiciary, with judges elected instead of appointed.

22/08 Venezuela’s Supreme Court certifies Maduro’s claims that he won presidential election

Venezuela’s top court backed Nicolas Maduro’s claims that he won last month’s election and said voting tallies published online showing he lost were forged.

22/08 Drug cartels' turf war in Mexico's Chiapas state sends villagers fleeing to Guatemala

An escalating turf war engulfing much of Mexico’s heavily Indigenous Chiapas state has displaced thousands as gangs battle for drug- and gun-trafficking routes.

18/08 Kidnapping, capture, cover-up? Cremated body baffles Mexican officials in ‘El Mayo’ arrest

Mexican officials are demanding answers from investigators in the case of a politician whose killing appears tied to the capture of Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada.

15/08 Venezuelan opposition leader rejects Brazil's idea of redoing presidential vote

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has rejected a proposal from Brazil’s president that Venezuela hold a new presidential election following the contested results of last month’s vote.

13/08 How do you solve a problem like Maduro? U.S. treads fine line on Venezuela

In tricky strategy, U.S. says Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro lost election but isn't recognizing his opponent as the new president.

09/08 Aid worker's airport disappearance stokes fear of repression after disputed Venezuela vote

A Venezuelan aid worker’s disappearance while catching a flight spotlights fear and repression in the nation after a disputed presidential election.

08/08 Opinion: Nicolás Maduro's landslide defeat hasn't dislodged him. Is there still hope for Venezuela?

The leftist presidents of Mexico, Brazil and Colombia probably have the best chance of dissuading the Maduro government from its increasingly repressive course.

08/08 Many immigrant spouses without legal status left out of Biden's plan despite deep U.S. ties

Advocates urge the Biden administration to offer a review of more complicated cases, including those of immigrant spouses who would face U.S. reentry hurdles.

01/08 Why Mexico was in the dark about the arrest of top Sinaloa cartel leaders

Amid eroding trust between the U.S. and Mexico on security issues, Mexican officials were caught off guard by the arrest of Sinaloa cartel leaders Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada García and Joaquín Guzmán López.

31/07 U.S.-Mexico border arrests during July plummeted to a new low for Biden's presidency

The sharp decrease in numbers have raised the prospects a temporary ban on asylum could be lifted soon.

31/07 Colombia's president calls on Venezuela's Maduro to release detailed vote counts from election

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has called on his close ally, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, to release detailed vote counts of the election.

30/07 Venezuelan opposition says it has proof its candidate defeated Maduro in disputed election

Opposition candidate Edmundo González said he has proof he won the country’s election, despite official results naming President Nicolás Maduro the victor.

29/07 Venezuela's capital eerily calm after vote in which Maduro and opposition both claimed victory

Several foreign governments, including the U.S. and European Union, held off recognizing the results of Sunday's election.

26/07 Republicans frame Kamala Harris as a failed 'border czar.' What did she really do on migration as VP?

Kamala Harris didn't want to take on the immigration portfolio as vice president in the Biden White House.

26/07 Venezuela's Maduro trails in polls. Would he accept defeat in Sunday's election?

Venezuela's authoritarian president, Nicolás Maduro, trails in polling. Would the longtime U.S. adversary accept defeat in Sunday's election?

26/07 U.S. officials arrest drug trafficker "El Mayo," a notorious leader of the Sinaloa cartel

Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, one of Mexico's most-wanted men, was detained Thursday a private airport in El Paso, two sources familiar with the situation told the Los Angeles Times.

23/07 Colombian bullfighters decry new ban on the centuries-old tradition and vow to keep it going

The legislation places restrictions on bullfighting for a three-year transitional period and then imposes a full ban by mid-2027.

22/07 Venezuelan opposition voters band to safeguard election, warning of the ruling party's tricks

Unlike previous elections in Venezuela, supporters of the typically fractured opposition have agreed to organize, mobilize and support voters.

17/07 Children victimized in El Salvador's anti-gang crackdown, rights group alleges

Salvadoran children have been arbitrarily detained, abused and tortured by the thousands as part of President Nayib Bukele’s 'war on gangs,' Human Rights Watch reports.

14/07 Chile confronts a homelessness crisis, a first for one of South America's richest countries

The presidential residence of Gabriel Boric, the leftist millennial leader of Chile, shares a street in Santiago, the capital, with a homeless shelter.

11/07 U.S. sanctions Venezuela gang for spreading criminal activity across Latin America

The U.S. is offering a $12 million reward for the arrest of the leaders of Tren de Aragua gang it deems a transnational criminal organization.

08/07 Ex-Dodger Raúl Mondesi free after serving 7 years under house arrest for embezzling millions

A Dominican Republic court rules that Raúl Mondesi, who was sentenced to prison in 2017 for embezzling more than $6 million as a mayor, has served his time while under house arrest.

05/07 Brazil's Bolsonaro formally accused of money laundering for diamonds from Saudi Arabia

Former Brazilian far-right President Jair Bolsonaro is indicted by police on money laundering in connection with undeclared diamonds from Saudi Arabia.

01/07 Bolivian president orchestrated a 'self-coup,' political rival claims

Former Bolivian President Evo Morales is accusing political ally-turned-rival President Luis Arce of deceiving the Bolivian people by staging a coup.

29/06 In an Argentine court, Venezuelans testify to alleged crimes against humanity under Maduro

Venezuelans have brought their crimes-against-humanity case against President Maduro to a federal court 3,000 miles from home — in Argentina.

27/06 Protesters rally in Bolivia, boosting president and denouncing thwarted military coup

Crowds of Bolivians chanting in support of the president have flooded the streets, denouncing a failed coup attempt.

26/06 Coup attempt underway in Bolivia as president urges people to mobilize against it

Armored vehicles rammed into the doors of Bolivia’s government palace Wednesday as President Luis Arce said the country faced an attempted coup.

26/06 Border patrol officers falsely imprisoned 9-year-old U.S. citizen, judge rules

A federal judge this month awarded the family of two children who were detained for hours as they tried to cross the United States' border with Mexico to attend school more than $1.5 million in damages.

26/06 Ex-Honduran president sentenced to 45 years in U.S. prison for helping drug traffickers

Juan Orlando Hernández has also been fined $8 million for enabling drug traffickers to get tons of cocaine into the United States.

25/06 Brazilian police official wins crucial backing to become the next head of Interpol

Valdecy Urquiza has won a crucial vote of confidence toward becoming the next head of Interpol and its first non-Western chief.

24/06 The U.S. and Mexico settle their avocado standoff — but not without a dig from the Mexican president

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador criticized the U.S. government’s withdrawal of inspectors from avocado packing houses, even as both sides said exports to the U.S. would resume.

23/06 Bitter political fight in Bolivia is paralyzing the government

Unrest boils over economic crisis as prices are surging, dollars are scarce and lines snake away from supply-strapped gas stations.

22/06 U.S. says avocado inspections may resume, opening way for imports

The avocado slowdown in Mexico may be ending, as U.S. inspections may 'gradually' resume in Michoacán state. They'd been halted after inspectors were 'attacked,' U.S. officials said.

21/06 Alberto today, Beryl tomorrow. Will the next big storm have your name?

Debby, Oscar, Tony: What's in a storm's name? How does a tropical storm or hurricane get its moniker? Will yours come up on the forecasters' list?

20/06 Tropical Storm Alberto deals death, disappointment to rain-starved northeast Mexico

Tropical Storm Alberto, the season’s first named storm, dumped heavy rains on parched northeast Mexico and has left at least three dead

20/06 She sang for 'El Chapo.' Now the cartel kingpin's lawyer wants to be a ranchera star

She's 'El Chapo' Guzman's lawyer, using her bond with Mexico’s most notorious cartel kingpin to launch a singing career. Onstage, she's La Abogada.

19/06 Avocados toast? Price and availability could suffer after USDA halts some Mexican inspections

The United States Department of Agriculture said this week that it has suspended inspections of avocados and mangoes imported from the Mexican state of Michoacán, a move that could slow the flow of the popular fruit into the United States and result in higher prices for consumers.

14/06 How independent will Mexico's next president be? This controversy gives a hint

Will Mexico's president-elect be AMLO 2.0 or an independent leader? A push for a controversial judicial reform hints at Claudia Sheinbaum's direction.

13/06 Milei's radical overhaul passes Argentina's Senate after protesters clash with police

Argentina’s Senate has narrowly approved President Javier Milei’s sweeping proposals to slash state spending and boost his own powers.

12/06 Riot police in Argentina disperse protesters with water cannons, tear gas ahead of key Senate vote

Thousands of demonstrators had converged around Congress as Senate opened debate on the key tax and economic austerity legislation.

06/06 Opinion: Why Biden's new border plan is a terrible idea

The president wants to limit asylum seekers entering the U.S. But cruelty will increase border chaos, not win the election.

04/06 President Milei's surprising devotion to Judaism and Israel provokes tension in Argentina, beyond

Argentine President Javier Milei has gone further in his support of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government than perhaps any other world leader.

04/06 Opinion: Mexico's election of Claudia Sheinbaum is historic. But should we be celebrating it?

The first woman and first Jewish person to lead the country is also a protégé of outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, known widely as AMLO.

03/06 Analysis: How did Mexico elect a female president before the United States? Not by accident

For years, women have made inroads into Mexican politics thanks to a 2019 constitutional reform requiring gender parity in all elected posts.

02/06 In groundbreaking election, Mexicans are poised to elect their first female president today

Mexicans are set to elect their first female president in a contest largely viewed as a referendum on outgoing leader López Obrador.

01/06 Mexico's presidential race is between two women. So why is everyone talking about one man?

Two women, Claudia Sheinbaum and Xóchitl Gálvez, are vying for Mexico's presidency. But the vote is widely viewed as a referendum on departing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

31/05 Opinion: Mexico's June 2 election has already made history — for violence

This Sunday's election in Mexico will probably yield a first: a woman president. But the nation's electoral machinery is struggling to deliver free and fair elections.

31/05 She's likely to be Mexico's next president. Can she save the country from cartel violence?

The front-runner in Mexico's presidential election brought down crime as Mexico City mayor. Can Claudia Sheinbaum save Mexico from rampant violence?

30/05 Mexico is about to elect a woman president — and 20,000 other politicians. Here's what to know

When is Mexico's election? Who is running for president? What does the election mean for the U.S., immigration and cartel violence? Here's what to know.

29/05 Bullets before ballots: Dozens of Mexican candidates have been killed as cartels seek more control

At least 30 candidates have been slain in the run-up to Mexico's largest-ever election on Sunday, as cartels seek more power and control.

25/05 Top assassin for Sinaloa drug cartel extradited to U.S. to face charges, Justice Department says

The Justice Department says a top killer for Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel has been extradited to the U.S. to face drug, gun, witness retaliation charges.

23/05 Botanists scour the U.S.-Mexico border to document forgotten ecosystem split by border wall

Botanists and citizen scientists armed with the iNaturalist app on their smartphones are recording the biodiversity along the U.S.-Mexico border.

23/05 It’s the first taquería in the world to get a Michelin star. Here come the two-hour lines

For the first time, a taco stand wins a Michelin star. Some taco aficionados in Mexico City are unimpressed.

23/05 Stage collapse at Mexico campaign rally kills at least 9, injures dozens

At least nine people -- including a child -- are dead and 63 injured after the collapse of a stage during a campaign rally in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo León.

21/05 What's next for crackdown on Haitian migrants as Dominican Republic leader enters new term?

After Dominican President Luis Abinader coasted into a second term over the weekend, he promised that 'the best is yet to come.'

20/05 Dominican President Luis Abinader is headed to reelection as competitors concede early

Dominican President Luis Abinader is headed to a second term following general elections.

15/05 Pickup driver with lengthy record held in Florida bus crash that killed 8 Mexican farmworkers

A pickup truck driver is held without bond in the crash, which overturned a bus carrying seasonal workers to a Florida farm to harvest watermelons.

15/05 Column: L.A.'s only Spanish-language children's bookstore will soon get más grande

Cool stuff was everywhere I looked. A compendium of Latin American folk tales. A young-adult version of radio legend Maria Hinojosa’s memoir. Picture books teaching Spanish speakers words in Nahuatl and Maya.

12/05 In progressive Argentina, the LGBTQ+ community says President Milei has turned back the clock

A quota law in Argentina that promotes the inclusion of transgender people in the workforce has helped many find jobs.

09/05 Labor unions' 1-day strike in Argentina paralyzes daily life

Argentina’s biggest trade unions have mounted one of their fiercest challenges to the libertarian government of President Javier Milei.

09/05 Man indicted in Georgia murder case at center of national immigration debate

Venezuelan citizen Jose Ibarra faces murder charges after a grand jury concluded he intended to rape an Augusta University College of Nursing student.

08/05 Nicaragua cancels a controversial Chinese interoceanic canal concession after nearly a decade

The canal, which was never dug, became a symbol of the odd and arbitrary nature of President Daniel Ortega's increasingly repressive regime.

07/05 Flooding in Americas, brutal heat in Asia and Africa: Extreme weather across the globe

In a world growing accustomed to wild weather swings, the last few weeks have taken those environmental extremes to a new level.

07/05 This gentrifying Mexico City neighborhood has a Soho House — and a migrant encampment

An encampment in the Juarez neighborhood of Mexico City shows how migration is impacting countries south of the U.S. border.

06/05 Three surfers on a dream trip to Mexico were brutally killed. Here's what we know

A trio of tourists on a surfing trip in Mexico were living an idyllic life, posting photos of themselves on the beach, on rooftops and listening to music as they explored the country’s scenic coastline. Then, they disappeared.

06/05 Panama's new president-elect, José Raúl Mulino, was a late entry in the race

In historic and tumultuous election in Panama, José Raúl Mulino landed in the role of president-elect despite not even expecting to be a candidate.

05/05 Panamanians vote in an election dominated by a former president barred from running

Panamanians are voting in an election consumed by unfolding drama surrounding the country’s former president, even though he's not on the ballot.

03/05 Three friends drove from California to Mexico for a surfing trip. Then they disappeared

Two Australian brothers and their American friend are missing after they visited Mexico's Baja California for a surfing trip.

23/04 Unprecedented wave of narco-violence stuns Argentina city

In Argentina, warring drug traffickers are banding together and terrorizing parts of the city of Rosario that were previously considered safe.

16/04 House Republicans send Mayorkas impeachment articles to the Senate, forcing trial

House impeachment managers have walked two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas across the Capitol to the Senate.

16/04 Venezuela closes its embassy in Ecuador to protest raid on Mexico's embassy there

Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro has ordered the closure of his country’s embassy and consulates in Ecuador in solidarity with Mexico.

11/04 Mexico asks U.N. to expel Ecuador over its police raid on the Mexican embassy in Quito

Mexico’s president says his country is demanding that the United Nations expel Ecuador from the world body.

10/04 Brazil again extends visa exemptions for U.S., Canada and Australia, this time until 2025

Brazil’s government has extended exemptions to tourist visa requirements for citizens of the U.S., Australia and Canada until April 2025.

09/04 Brazilian Supreme Court justice orders investigation of Elon Musk over fake news, obstruction

A Brazilian Supreme Court justice is adding Elon Musk to an investigation over the dissemination of fake news and alleged obstruction.

08/04 'Panama Papers' trial starts with 27 people charged in the worldwide money-laundering case

The Panama Papers include a collection of 11 million secret financial documents that illustrate how some of the world's richest people hide their money.

08/04 How an L.A. humanitarian group is using soccer to help children stuck at Mexico border

An L.A.-based nonprofit with support from Angel City FC is using soccer to help children stranded on the U.S.-Mexico border cope with waiting for asylum.

07/04 Global leaders condemn Ecuador after police break into the Mexican Embassy

Police broke through the external doors of the Mexican Embassy in Quito to arrest Jorge Glas, a former Ecuadorian vice president who had been residing there since December.

06/04 Mexico breaks diplomatic ties with Ecuador after police stormed the embassy in Quito

A former Ecuadorian vice president is arrested after a raid at the Mexican embassy in the South American country. Mexico breaks off diplomatic relations.

06/04 Peru's president interrogated by prosecutors for hours amid expanding 'Rolexgate' probe

Dina Boluarte testified to prosecutors after authorities said she possesses jewelry including Rolex watches and received cash transfers.

05/04 A Rio councilwoman's killing was a mystery. And corruption helped keep it unsolved

Brazilian federal police say Rio de Janeiro state's civil police chief had a role in the killing of a popular councilwoman and took money to block the inquiry.

04/04 Guyana condemns Venezuela for pursuing annexation of disputed region

Venezuela has signed into law the results of a recent referendum that lays claim to over two-thirds of Guyana.

01/04 Argentina and Colombia avert diplomatic crisis, downplaying their presidents' war of words

The two countries agreed to end a diplomatic spat that escalated over Argentine President Javier Milei’s attack on Colombian President Gustavo Petro.

30/03 Government agents raid Peruvian president's residence in luxury watch investigation

Across Peru, televised images show government agents breaking into the president’s residence with a sledgehammer in a probe over Rolex watches.

27/03 The standoff at Gate 36: Texas sends in the troops to block migrants from seeking asylum

Immigration enforcement has long been the domain of the federal government. Texas is trying to change that.

25/03 Venezuela's Maduro makes official reelection run as rival struggles

President Nicolás Maduro holds a rally in Caracas as he announces his candidacy for a third term, while opponents struggle to register another candidate.

24/03 Brazilian police arrest accused masterminds in killing of councilwoman-turned-icon

Brazil’s federal police have arrested two men suspected of ordering the killing of popular Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco in 2018.

19/03 Brazil's ex-president Bolsonaro indicted over alleged falsification of his own vaccination data

Former President Jair Bolsonaro is accused of falsifying his COVID-19 vaccination data, marking the first indictment for the far-right leader.

16/03 How Texas' plans to arrest migrants for illegal entry would work if allowed to take effect

Texas’ plan to arrest migrants who cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally is on hold while the U.S. Supreme Court considers a challenge.

13/03 Mexican journalist says he was abducted, beaten and questioned by armed men about his reporting

Authorities confirmed that radio and television anchor Jaime Barrera, who has written about drug cartel violence, was found alive and well Wednesday.

12/03 Prominent Mexican journalist abducted by armed men in violent western state

Jaime Barrera's fate gained attention because his daughter sits on the leadership council of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's Morena party.

09/03 Soldiers and civilians are dying as Mexican cartels embrace a terrifying new weapon: Land mines

Soldiers and civilians have been killed in separate incidents in recent months involving 'narco mines' planted in western Mexico.

08/03 Former president of Honduras convicted in U.S. of aiding drug traffickers

Former Honduran President Hernández is convicted in New York of conspiring with drug traffickers, military and police to enable cocaine smuggling into the U.S.

06/03 Politicians seek coalition to lead Haiti as gangs take over and premier tries to return home

Haitian politicians try for a coalition to lead the country out of paralyzing gang violence that prevented Prime Minister Ariel Henry from returning.

05/03 El Salvador's former leftist strongholds contemplate party's demise

San José Las Flores, a town nestled in the mountains of northern El Salvador, has been a bastion of leftist resistance for decades.

05/03 California man first in U.S. to be charged with smuggling greenhouse gases from Mexico

Michael Hart is the first person to be charged in the U.S. with smuggling potent greenhouse gases that are commonly used as refrigerants, federal prosecutors said.

29/02 U.N. experts accuse Nicaragua's government of abuses 'tantamount to crimes against humanity'

A panel of United Nations-backed human rights experts has accused Nicaragua’s government of committing 'serious systematic human rights violations.'

29/02 Former U.S. diplomat admits to working as a Cuban intelligence agent for decades

Manuel Rocha was arrested by the FBI at his Miami home in December on allegations of engaging in clandestine activity on Cuba’s behalf.

29/02 Judge blocks Texas law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants

A federal judge has blocked a Texas law that allows police to arrest migrants suspected of entering the U.S. illegally.

29/02 Can conservative Latin American populists motivate Latino vote? Republicans are counting on it

The GOP is aligning with Latin American populists as a way of injecting star power and the political landscape of immigrants' home countries.

27/02 2 Mexican city mayoral candidates are shot dead within hours of each other

The two men were gunned down in the city of Maravatio, as experts warn the June 2 election could be Mexico's most violent on record.

23/02 Mexican president defends revealing reporter's phone number, says law doesn't apply to him

Criticized after disclosing a New York Times reporter's phone number, Mexico's president says privacy law doesn't apply to him.

23/02 El Salvador's president gets rock-star welcome at conservative gathering outside Washington

Nayib Bukele told the gathering the next U.S. president 'must do whatever it takes' to 'unapologetically fight' what he described as 'dark forces.'

23/02 Families bid farewell to miners killed in Venezuela's worst mining accident in years

Families and friends have started burying loved ones who were among at least 16 killed in the collapse of an illegal gold mine in a remote area of Venezuela.

22/02 Mexico president denies report of allegations that close associates took drug money

Andrés Manuel López Obrador denied allegations contained in U.S. media report about a U.S. inquiry into accusations close associates took drug money.

21/02 Foreign ministers of the Group of 20 nations gather in Brazil to plan November summit

G-20 foreign ministers gather in Rio de Janeiro to discuss poverty, climate change and heightened global tensions.

21/02 Honduran ex-president on trial in New York, accused of running country as a ‘narco-state’

Juan Orlando Hernández appears in federal court in Manhattan on drug trafficking and weapons charges, nearly two years after the former leader's extradition from Honduras.

19/02 El Salvador's president jailed 1% of the population. Their children are paying the price

El Salvador’s social services agency says more than 40,000 children have had one parent or both detained in President Nayib Bukele’s nearly two-year war on gangs.

15/02 Venezuela orders U.N. office on human rights to close and its staff to leave in 3 days

Venezuela ordered the local U.N. office on human rights to suspend its operations, on the heels of the detention of human rights attorney Rocio San Miguel.

15/02 Is the Mexican government hiding how many people have gone missing?

Critics say the government of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is trying to downplay how people have disappeared in recent years.

12/02 The prison that helped build 'the city at the end of the world'

At the southernmost tip of Argentina’s Patagonia sits 'the prison of the end of the world.' The country banished prisoners here in the early 1900s to colonize the region.

12/02 Opinion: Many Americans believe migrants bring fentanyl across the border. That's wrong and dangerous

Illicit imports of the opioid drug responsible for a fatal overdose crisis largely come from Mexico. But U.S. citizens bring most of it through legal ports of entry.

06/02 Former Chilean President Sebastián Piñera dies in a helicopter accident

Sebastián Piñera, the two-time former president of Chile, who in his second term faced a social upheaval followed by a pandemic, has died in a helicopter crash at 74.

06/02 The death toll from Chile's wildfires reaches 131, and more than 300 people are missing

The death toll from wildfires in central Chile rose to 131, and over 300 people remained missing as blazes appeared to be burning themselves out.

05/02 In the Mexican city that once perfumed the world, a push to revive vanilla

In Papantla, Mexico, once a major vanilla-producing city, the spice is still strongly tied to people's identity.

05/02 The vanilla queens of Mexico

Vanilla is deeply rooted in the identity of Papantla, a city in eastern Mexico where reinas of festivals are anointed with a vanilla-made crown.

04/02 Forest fires rage on in central Chile, killing at least 64

Firefighters wrestle with massive forest fires in central Chile, as officials imposed new curfews in cities most affected by the deadly blazes.

01/02 Mexican president suggests U.S. talks on migration and drugs may suffer after drug money allegations

Mexico's president suggested U.S. officials should apologize after media reports of a federal investigation into alleged drug money donations for his 2006 campaign.

31/01 El Salvador's VP admits mistakes in war on gangs but denies country is 'police state'

El Salvador's vice president denies accusations that the administration of President Nayib Bukele has made undemocratic moves to consolidate power.

31/01 Murder of presidential candidate in Tijuana 30 years ago still obsesses Mexico

The son of slain presidential candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio asked that his killer be pardoned, but President Andrés Manuel López Obrador refused.

30/01 The original Caesar salad has been made this way for 100 years in Tijuana

A server wheels a cart toward the diner at the Hotel Caesar restaurant in downtown Tijuana to begin the ritual of a tableside Caesar salad, invented here, according to lore.

29/01 Opinion: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is defying a U.S. Supreme Court order. That's frightening

The Republican governor has continued putting up razor wire and impeding federal agents at the U.S.-Mexico border in violation of the law and the Constitution.

25/01 This 'Top 100' best chef wants Guatemala to get back to its Indigenous roots

Guatemala's Debora Fadul, one of the 'Top 100' world's best chefs, is on a mission to showcase Indigenous produce and farmers in a country where racism and discrimination persist.

24/01 Dueling factions demonstrate in Caracas as Venezuela's presidential race heats up

Dueling political factions are demonstrating on the streets of Venezuela’s capital, Caracas

23/01 Colombia captures first narco-submarine of 2024, with almost 1,765 pounds of cocaine

Colombia’s navy said it intercepted its first narco-submarine of the year, as drug traffickers in the country produce record amounts of cocaine.

22/01 Mexico demands investigation into U.S. military-grade weapons being used by drug cartels

Mexico’s army is finding belt-fed machine guns, rocket launchers and grenades that are not sold for civilian use in the United States.

22/01 Migrant caravan headed to the U.S. from Honduras disbands in Guatemala

The Guatemalan Migration Institute says a caravan of some 500 migrants that departed Honduras for the U.S. disbanded after crossing into Guatemala.

18/01 Prosecutor probing TV studio attack in Ecuador is shot dead

A prosecutor in Ecuador who was investigating an attack on the set of a public television channel by a group of armed men last week has been slain.

18/01 U.S. bars ex-Guatemala president from entry, three days after he left office

Citing “significant corruption," the U.S. State Department bars Alejandro Giammattei from entry into the U.S., three days after he left office.

17/01 Lions, tigers and a monkey in a bullet-proof vest: Meet the exotic pets of Mexico

In Sinaloa, Mexico, home to one of the world's most powerful drug cartels and famed for ostentatious displays of wealth, people clamor for exotic animals.

15/01 Bernardo Arévalo finally sworn in as Guatemala's president despite efforts to stop it

Bernardo Arévalo is sworn in as Guatemala’s president despite months of efforts to derail his inauguration, right up until the transfer of power.

12/01 Archaeologists map lost cities in the Amazon rainforest that lasted 1,000 years

Archaeologists have uncovered a cluster of lost cities in the Amazon rainforest that were home to at least 10,000 farmers about 2,000 years ago.

12/01 Argentina's annual inflation soars to 211.4%, the highest in 32 years

Argentina's annual inflation soared to 211.4% in 2023, reflecting the impact of a series of shock measures by new right-wing President Javier Milei.

11/01 Nicaragua opponent exiled in Costa Rica is wounded in shooting

Costa Rican officials say a member of the Nicaraguan opposition has been shot seven times in their country and is in serious condition.