Latin America & Caribbean
Guatemalan comedian wins presidency in landslide
Jimmy Morales, a former TV comedian who has never held office, swept to power in Guatemala\'s presidential election on Sunday after milking ...Two policemen, seven Islamic State militants killed in Turkey
Two Turkish policemen and seven Islamic State militants were killed in a firefight after police raided more than a dozen houses in ...Britain refuses to grant Assange safe passage for medical check
Britain has refused Ecuador\'s request to give Julian Assange safe passage for a medical checkup after he had a sharp pain in ...Second volcano spews ash near Ecuador capital
A second volcano is once again spewing plumes of ash in the mountain chain near Ecuador\'s capital.EU court rules against Facebook over transatlantic data deal
The EU\'s top court on Tuesday ruled that a key transatlantic data deal relied on by companies such as Facebook was invalid ...Hundreds feared dead after landslide in Guatemala
Hopes faded of finding any remaining survivors of a massive landslide in Guatemala that killed at least 86 people, even as families ...At least 7 dead in Guatemala mudslide
Rescue workers have found at least seven people dead and are searching for more bodies in a massive mudslide on the outskirts ...U.S., allies demand Russia halt Syria strikes outside IS areas
Russia bombed Syria for a third day on Friday, mainly hitting areas held by rival insurgent groups rather than the Islamic State ...7.5 million going hungry as Ethiopia crisis worsens
The number of hungry Ethiopians needing food aid has risen sharply due to poor rains and the El Nino weather phenomenon with ...Hurricane pounds Bahamas, unlikely to be big threat to U.S. East
Hurricane Joaquin pounded the Bahamas for a second day with powerful winds and waves on Friday, but it was not expected to ...