Latin America & Caribbean
UN says South Sudan children raped, castrated, thrown into fires
Warring forces in South Sudan have carried out horrific crimes against children, including castration, rape and tying them together before slitting their ...Thousands brace for deportations in Dominican Republic
Thousands of people began preparing Thursday for deportation from the Dominican Republic after failing to obtain legal residency as part of a ...Cuba expanding Wi-Fi access, making it cheaper
Cuba says it\'s expanding Internet access by adding Wi-Fi capacity to dozens of state-run Internet centers and more than halving the cost ...Argentina on Copa America track, Vidal arrest rocks Chile
Sergio Aguero reignited Argentina\'s Copa America campaign with the only goal in a 1-0 victory over historic rivals Uruguay, as the tournament ...Dominican Republic ready to resume deportations
Authorities are prepared to resume deporting non-citizens without legal residency in the Dominican Republic after largely putting the practice on hold for ...Colombian army kills two FARC rebels
Colombian troops have killed the commander of a FARC guerrilla unit and another rebel in an operation near the Venezuelan border, the ...FARC kill three police, cut power to 500,000 in Colombia
Colombia\'s FARC rebels shot dead three police officers on Thursday and brought down an energy pylon, cutting off power to half a ...EU, Latin America urge US to lift embargo on Cuba
The EU joined Latin America and the Caribbean in calling Thursday for the United States to lift its decades-old embargo on Cuba ...Landslides kill at least 40 after heavy rain in Nepal
At least 40 people were killed and more than a dozen reported missing after heavy rains triggered landslides in northeastern Nepal, a ...Worldwide study finds high concern about fixing climate change
Almost 80 percent of people worldwide are perturbed about global warming and most want tough action to fix the problem, according to ...