Latin America & Caribbean
Michael Phelps wins 23rd gold with US win in 4×100 relay
Michael Phelps claimed his 23rd gold medal. Puerto Rico won its first ever. And Jamaica got its first gold of the Rio ...Panama agrees to help migrants head on for US
Panama promised to help hundreds of migrants who have crossed its jungle border from Colombia to carry on toward the United States.Russia banned from Paralympics over doping
Russia was kicked out of the Rio Paralympic Games on Sunday over "state-sponsored" doping revealed in an inquiry last month.Moroccan Olympic boxer held over alleged sex attacks
Brazilian police arrested a Moroccan Olympic boxer on Friday for allegedly sexually assaulting two female cleaners in the athletes\' village in Rio ...Hurricane Earl hits Belize near capital, prompting flooding fears
A hurricane packing 130 kilometer (80 mile) per hour winds and heavy rain made landfall in Central America near Belize\'s capital, where ...IOC will not impose blanket ban on Russia for Rio Olympics
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will not impose a blanket ban on Russia for next month\'s Rio Olympics over the nation\'s doping ...Venezuelans fleeing crisis flood into Colombia: UN
Venezuela\'s economic crisis has sent a huge but largely ignored wave of people into Colombia, and many more could be on the ...Messi given 21 months for tax fraud, likely to avoid prison
- Barcelona star Lionel Messi will appeal and vowed to clear his name after a court in Spain on Wednesday sentenced him ...North America leaders defend free trade, resist isolationism
The leaders of the United States, Canada and Mexico pushed back Wednesday on calls for walling off their nations from free trade, ...Canada to lift visa for Mexican visitors
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday that Canada will lift visa requirements for Mexican visitors as of December 2016, removing a major ...




