Latin America & Caribbean
Peru to make contact with isolated tribe for first time
Peru will try to make contact for the first time with an Amazonian tribe that largely lives isolated in the jungle, part ...Colombia celebrates FARC rebel ceasefire
War-weary Colombia celebrated the start of a FARC rebel ceasefire after a half-century of hostilities, with hopes still high that its fragile ...Cuban flag raised in US after 54 years
The Cuban flag was raised over Havana’s embassy in Washington on Monday for the first time in 54 years as the United ...U.S., Cuba restore ties, open embassies after 54 years
The United States and Cuba quietly ushered in a new era of post-Cold War relations on Monday, formally restoring diplomatic ties severed ...FARC free abducted Colombian soldier
FARC guerrillas on Sunday freed a Colombian soldier after holding him for nearly two weeks, the president said, on the eve of ...Seven Mexican prison officials charged over Guzman escape
The Mexican Attorney General\'s office said on Friday it had arrested seven officials over suspected involvement in the jail break of drug ...UN: World can end AIDS epidemic by 2030
The world can end the AIDS epidemic by 2030, the United Nations said on Tuesday, highlighting global success in rolling out life-saving ...Colombia, FARC rebels reach major de-escalation deal
The Colombian government reached a major de-escalation agreement with leftist FARC guerrillas, agreeing for the first time to reduce anti-rebel operations in ...Mexico hunts for drug lord after prison tunnel escape
Mexican security forces hunted early Monday for drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman as authorities investigated whether he had inside help to ...Colombia says to de-escalate war if rebels uphold ceasefire
The Colombian government reached a historic agreement Sunday with leftist FARC guerrillas to de-escalate the decades-long armed conflict, diplomats in Havana said.