Latin America & Caribbean
Sean Penn interview helped catch Mexican drug lord
A clandestine meeting between US actor Sean Penn and Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman in the Mexican jungle helped lead to the drug ...Panama named best place to retire in 2016
In Panama, a retired American couple can live on the beach and eat farmer\'s market fruits and vegetables all year-round, without sacrificing ...Mexico mayor assassinated one day after taking office
Several gunmen burst into the home of a newly elected Mexican mayor and shot her dead on Saturday, just hours into her ...World welcomes New Year despite terror fears
New Year\'s Eve kicked off in Sydney, but tightened security muted revelries in Europe with Brussels scrapping celebrations and fireworks cancelled in ...World climate accord hailed as turning point from fossil fuels
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius presented a landmark global climate accord on Saturday, a "historic" measure for transforming the world\'s fossil fuel-driven ...Outgoing Argentine president blasts incoming leaders in final speech
Tens of thousands of supporters jammed Argentina\'s most famous square Wednesday night to say goodbye to President Cristina Fernandez, who lauded her ...Venezuelan president asks cabinet to resign after opposition win
President Nicolas Maduro has shifted into damage control mode, asking his cabinet to resign in oil-rich but troubled Venezuela after the opposition ...Regime bombardment across Syria kills 56 civilians
Heavy government bombardment of rebel-held towns across Syria on Friday killed at least 56 civilians, more than a quarter of them children, ...Peru to expel American after 20-year terror sentence
Peru on Wednesday will expel Lori Berenson, the only American to serve time for terrorism in the South American nation, after completing ...World leaders in Paris for climate-rescue summit
World leaders launched a whirlwind day of talks in the French capital on Monday aimed at forging an elusive agreement to stave ...




