Latin America & Caribbean
WHO rejects call for Olympics to be moved due to Zika
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday rejected a call for the Rio Olympic Games to be moved or postponed due to ...World leaders open G7 talks with economy in focus
World leaders kicked off two days of G7 talks in Japan on Thursday, with the creaky global economy taking centre stage and ...Cuba considers legalizing small private businesses
The Cuban authorities are considering legalizing certain private businesses, a potentially transformative move for the communist island as it liberalizes its economy.Venezuela enters critical stage in political crisis
Venezuela braced Monday for more upheaval as President Nicolas Maduro prepared to unveil the scope of a new emergency decree and the ...Peru expels British woman convicted of drug trafficking
Authorities in Peru said they will expel a British woman in prison since 2013 after being convicted of trafficking cocaine.Earthlings watch as tiny Mercury sails past the sun
Tiny Mercury, the solar system\'s innermost planet, sailed across the face of the sun on Monday, a celestial dance that occurs about ...Colombia legalizes same-sex marriage
Colombia became the fourth South American country to allow same-sex marriage when the constitutional court definitively legalized it.Venezuela state employees to work two-day week to save energy
Venezuela\'s government Tuesday announced enforced leave for public sector workers three days a week, meaning they will only work just two days, ...Guatemala deploys 3,000 troops to disputed border with Belize
Guatemala has deployed 3,000 troops to its disputed border with Belize following a shooting incident that killed a Guatemalan teen, Defense Minister ...Activists celebrate Earth Day with service, awareness events
Organizers of Earth Day, celebrated each April 22, say more than one billion people are marking Earth Day 2016 with activities to ...




