Latin America & Caribbean
Cuba, United States sign oil spill deal before Trump inauguration
Cuba and the United States agreed on Monday to jointly prevent, contain and clean up oil and other toxic spills in the ...Inmates beheaded in Brazil jail riot, 60 killed
Rioting inmates in Brazil decapitated and brutally assaulted their rivals, killing at least 60, when fighting erupted between two gangs at a ...World celebrations ring in New Year 2017
Much of the globe celebrated the beginning of 2017 with fireworks, parties and other festivities, though many were somber in reflecting on ...Former Argentine leader Kirchner charged in corruption case
Former Argentine president Cristina Kirchner was charged in a corruption case Tuesday and slapped with a $630-million asset freeze over public tenders ...Cuban parliament passes law that bans naming sites after Fidel Castro
Cuba\'s National Assembly approved a law on Tuesday that bans erecting commemorative statues of Fidel Castro or naming public places after him, ...Colombia court approves fast-track peace reforms
Colombian judges Tuesday approved special fast-track procedures to implement the government\'s contested peace accord with leftist FARC rebels which aims to end ...Colombian president receives Nobel Prize for peace accord
Colombia\'s peace deal between the government and the Marxist FARC rebels is a model for war-torn countries like Syria, Colombian President Juan ...Protesters against austerity clash with police in Rio
Police and protesters clashed Tuesday outside the state legislature in Rio de Janeiro during a demonstration against austerity measures being discussed in ...Fidel Castro laid to rest in Cuba, ending nine days of mourning
Fidel Castro\'s ashes were laid to rest on Sunday, capping nine days of official mourning when hundreds of thousands of Cubans said ...75 killed as plane carrying Brazilian club football team crashes in Colombia
A plane carrying a Brazilian football team crashed in the mountains in Colombia, killing an estimated 75 people while six survived, including ...




