Latin America & Caribbean
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.FARC negotiator demands strong gestures from Colombia president
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos must make strong gestures to avoid another half-century of conflict in the South American nation, a commander ...Hundreds of thousands gather for pope Mass in South America
Pope Francis said Mass for more than half a million Ecuadoreans on Monday and hinted he wanted a major Vatican gathering this ...Saudi-led strikes on Yemen hit party HQ of Houthi ally Saleh
Saudi-led air raids pounded the Sanaa headquarters of Yemen\'s former president Ali Abdullah Saleh\'s General People\'s Congress party late on Sunday, killing ...Peru declares emergency in 14 regions on El Nino worries
Peru has declared a 60-day state of emergency in towns in 14 regions to brace for possible damage from the climate pattern ...Chile stun Argentina to win first Copa America crown
Chile won the Copa America for the first time in the tournament\'s 99-year history on Saturday when they beat Argentina 4-1 on ...Thousands march against corruption-plagued Guatemala president
Some 5,000 protesters marched night in downtown Guatemala City demanding the resignation of the country\'s corruption-plagued president, who lost a fight for ...US, Cuba reach deal to reopen embassies
The United States and Cuba have reached a deal to reopen embassies in Washington and Havana, in a major step toward ending ...