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May 15, 2019

Official says Cuban visits to Nicaragua up 900%

Nicaraguan officials say more than 5,000 Cubans have visited the Central American country this year, a 900% percent increase over the full 2018 figure.

May 15, 2019

Tensions over Iran show cracks in a time-tested alliance

Gone, at least for now, are the halcyon days when strong military and political ties between Britain and the United States meant that Washington could assume it had a staunch partner for standing up to a foreign foe.

May 15, 2019

Violence against women and 'femicide' in El Salvador propelling them to US border, data shows

A female has been bludgeoned to death in El Salvador, on average, at least every single day this year in what is a growing level of gender-based violence hard to comprehend.

May 15, 2019

Thousands of fires recorded across Mexico this year

Mexico is facing an extremely heavy season of brush and forest fires, with 4,425 blazes recorded so far this year.

May 15, 2019

Ex-President Michel Temer freed from detention

Former Brazilian President Michel Temer has been released from jail a week after his arrest in a corruption probe.

May 15, 2019

Apparent drug sale scam leads to 2 deaths in Mexico City

An apparent dispute over a fake drug sale led to the death of two men in the tony Mexico City neighborhood of Condesa.

May 15, 2019

Maduro鈥檚 'collectivos' strike terror while trying to win back support of Venezuela's most vulnerable

The notion of masked men on no-license-plate motorcycles shooting down hapless citizens to rob them for their loaf of bread, dispersing tear gas and emptying magazines of bullets on crowds of anti-government protesters or lurking at the door with threats against an outspoken journalist has become commonplace in the ever-ravaged country that is Venezuela. These groups are known as the collectives or 鈥渃ollectivos鈥� in Spanish, and function as embattled President Nicolas Maduro鈥檚 unofficial 鈥� albeit staunchly loyal 鈥� to take on the dirty work to extinguish dissent to avoid the optics of the state鈥檚 military acting with a heavy hand.

May 15, 2019

Oregon senator asks Justin Trudeau for help regarding Enes Kanter's possible travel across border ahead of NBA finals

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., reached out to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Truedau on Tuesday asking the leader to ensure Portland Trail Blazers star Enes Kanter can travel to Canada safely should the team face the Toronto Raptors in the NBA Finals.

May 15, 2019

AP Explains: Brazil's environmental changes under Bolsonaro

The administration of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has canceled a United Nations climate change workshop to be held in the city of Salvador in August, reaffirming its lack of interest in participating in international efforts to fight global warming.

May 14, 2019

Mexico protecting Venezuelan opposition lawmaker

Mexico says its diplomatic residence in Venezuela's capital is providing protection to a member of that country's opposition-controlled congress.