Latin America & Caribbean
WHO declares global health emergency over Zika situation
The World Health Organization on Monday declared that a surge in serious birth defects in South America was "strongly suspected" of being ...Birth defects in Latin America spark Zika virus panic
Alarm over thousands of birth defects blamed on the mosquito-borne Zika virus spread Friday, as the United States expanded a travel warning ...Guantanamo Bay inmate refuses to leave
A Yemeni prisoner who had been cleared to leave Guantanamo Bay after nearly 14 years has opted to stay in the military ...Haiti postpones presidential election as violence erupts
A looming presidential election in Haiti that had already been postponed once and faced deep public skepticism was put on hold indefinitely ...Deep in Colombian jungle, peace looms at rebel hideout
The rebel leader known as Juan Pablo carries with him a new telescopic assault rifle and a heavy heart.Colombian govt, FARC rebels ask UN to monitor end of conflict
The Colombian government and the country\'s largest rebel group say they are requesting a United Nations observer mission to monitor a cease-fire ...Argentina snake invasion forces beach closures
An invasion of poisonous snakes washed downriver in recent floods forced authorities to close beaches to summer holidaymakers in northern Argentina, officials ...Mexico asks actress to testify on Chapo links
Mexican prosecutors have formally asked actress Kate del Castillo to testify on her links with drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, authorities ...Mexico formally launches process to extradite Guzman to US
Mexico began the process of extraditing drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to the United States, two days after the famed fugitive ...Sean Penn interview helped catch Mexican drug lord
A clandestine meeting between US actor Sean Penn and Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman in the Mexican jungle helped lead to the drug ...