Latin America & Caribbean
Clashes between armed groups in Colombia kill at least 52
At least 52 guerrilla fighters were killed in clashes between two rival armed groups vying for control of a strategic cocaine production ...Bolivia unrest escalates as president weighs emergency powers
By AFP and Posted by TOE President Rodrigo Paz warned Wednesday that Bolivia was at a “breaking point” after nearly a month ...Cuba outraged after US indicts Raul Castro
Cubans expressed their shock and indignation after the United States indicted former president Raul Castro on murder charges, a stunning new step ...Clashes erupt in Bolivia as miners set off dynamite and police fire tear gas
Clashes erupted Thursday in Bolivia’s capital as police used tear gas to disperse a crowd of miners trying to breach the government ...Haiti hunger crisis deepens as almost 6 million face acute food insecurity
Nearly 6 million people in Haiti are expected to face acute food insecurity in the coming months, underscoring how gang violence, mass ...North American farmers pinch pennies on farm machinery as profitless growing season approaches
By Ed White Reuters Farm machinery salespeople are wrapping up a dismal season of farm shows across North America as farmers gear ...Haiti gangs keep up attacks in breadbasket region after massacre
By Harold Isaac and Sarah Morland Reuters Armed men mounted further attacks in Haiti’s breadbasket Artibonite region on Tuesday, days after a ...US allows Russian oil tanker to reach Cuba amid blockade as Trump says island ‘has ...
By Laurent THOMET AFP US President Donald Trump said Sunday that Moscow could send oil to Cuba despite Washington’s de facto fuel ...Trump says ‘Cuba is next’ in speech touting US military successes
By Steve Holland and Gram Slattery Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said “Cuba is next” during a speech at an ...Colombian president questions use of secondhand planes by nation’s military following deadly crash
BY MANUEL RUEDA AP Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Tuesday questioned the use of secondhand planes by the country’s armed forces, as officials ...














