Latin America & Caribbean
Haiti’s sexual violence survivors face dwindling support, report warns
By Sarah Morland Reuters Survivors of sexual violence in Haiti face worsening risks and dwindling support amid the growing influence of armed ...Bolivia’s heavy rains cause river to flood homes near La Paz
Heavy rainfall in Bolivia over Saturday night caused the Pasajahuira river to overflow, flooding the neighborhood of Bajo Llojeta on the outskirts ...Venezuela says it frees 225 arrested after anti-government protests
Venezuela has freed 225 people arrested during anti-government protests over the nation’s disputed presidential election in July, Attorney General Tarek Saab said late on ...Honduras battles flooding as Tropical Storm Sara unleashes heavy rainfall
Tropical Storm Sara dumped heavy rains with the potential to cause disastrous flooding Thursday as it churned inland along the northeastern coast ...Colombia makes slow progress on land rights since FARC peace deal
By Nelson Bocanegra Reuters President Gustavo Petro, Colombia’s first leftist leader, promised his government would acquire 3 million hectares (7.4 million acres) ...More than 10,000 Haitians flee gang attacks in past week, UN says
More than 10,000 people in Haiti have been internally displaced in the last week as armed gangs operating in and around the ...Cuba keeps schools closed, workers home during recovery from power failure, hurricane
Cuba said on Wednesday it would keep schools closed and non-essential workers home through Sunday as the crisis-racked Caribbean island nation struggled ...Storm Nadine weakens over Guatemala after pummeling Belize, Mexico’s Yucatan
Storm Nadine weakened to a tropical depression on Saturday as it chugged across Guatemala, after dumping heavy rain and bringing strong winds ...Cuba slowly starts restoring power after island-wide blackout
By Dave Sherwood and Marianna Parraga Reuters Cuba restored a trickle of power to its grid by mid-evening on Friday, officials said, ...More than 3 million without power as Hurricane Milton slams Florida, causes deaths and flooding
BY TERRY SPENCER and KATE PAYNE AP Hurricane Milton plowed into Florida as a Category 3 storm, bringing misery to a coast still ...