Latin America & Caribbean
Guatemala deploys 3,000 troops to disputed border with Belize
Guatemala has deployed 3,000 troops to its disputed border with Belize following a shooting incident that killed a Guatemalan teen, Defense Minister ...Activists celebrate Earth Day with service, awareness events
Organizers of Earth Day, celebrated each April 22, say more than one billion people are marking Earth Day 2016 with activities to ...Blast at Mexico petrochemical plant kills at least 13
The death toll from a thunderous blast at a petrochemical plant in Mexico has risen to at least 13, officials said Thursday, ...Ecuador quake toll rises to 350; rebuilding to cost billions
The death toll rose to 350 on Monday from a devastating earthquake that hit Ecuador at the weekend, as rescuers hunted for ...Brazil in crisis after Rousseff impeachment vote
Brazil awoke Monday to a deep political crisis after lawmakers authorized impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff, sparking claims that democracy was ...Floods hit Chilean capital, cut water to millions
Heavy rains have caused severe flooding and cut water service to 4.5 million people around Chile\'s capital, Santiago, officials said Sunday.Dozens killed as 7.8-magnitude earthquake hits Ecuador
At least 77 people were killed when a powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Ecuador late Saturday, destroying buildings and a bridge and sending ...Venezuela scraps half-hour time difference set by Chavez
Venezuela on Friday reversed a half-hour time change that was one of the signature measures of former president Hugo Chavez\'s idiosyncratic 14-year ...Mexican soldiers face charges for apparent torture of woman
The Mexican army said Thursday that two of its soldiers face military charges after a video surfaced of them helping a federal ...Panama police raid law firm at centre of tax leaks scandal
Police raided the headquarters of the Panama law firm whose leaked documents have unleashed a global scandal over how the world\'s elite ...