Latin America & Caribbean
Powerful earthquake hits western Mexico
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck western Mexico on Monday on the anniversary of two devastating temblors, killing at least two people, damaging ...Colombian officials, dissident FARC hold meeting with view toward peace talks
Colombian government representatives have met with members of an armed group that grew out of the demobilized FARC rebels to explore potential ...Haiti unrest worsens misery as residences face water shortage
Thousands in Haiti faced water shortages after days of protest virtually halted distribution, eyewitnesses said on Saturday, as an approaching storm caused ...Puerto Rico faces hurricane, severe floods, as tropical storm Fiona nears
Tropical storm Fiona gained strength on Saturday as it headed toward Puerto Rico, prompting the National Hurricane Center (NHC) to issue a ...Stampede at Guatemala music festival kills at least nine including two children
At least nine people died, including two 12-year-old children, in a stampede at a large rock concert in the western Guatemalan city ...End of COVID pandemic is ‘in sight’ -WHO chief
The world has never been in a better position to end the COVID-19 pandemic, the head of the World Health Organization said ...Antigua and Barbuda planning vote to become republic within three years
Antigua and Barbuda plans to hold a referendum on becoming a republic within the next three years, the Caribbean nation’s prime minister ...Argentina vice president unharmed in attempted shooting
Argentina’s Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner was unharmed on Thursday when a man with a loaded gun tried to shoot her ...Ecuador begins regularization process for thousands of Venezuelan migrants
Ecuador on Thursday began a year-long regularization process for thousands of Venezuelan migrants who are undocumented or lack visas or a legal ...Colombian president proposes multilateral ceasefire to illegal armed groups
Colombian President Gustavo Petro, who took office earlier this month, on Saturday proposed a multilateral ceasefire to all illegal armed groups operating ...














