Latin America & Caribbean
Colombian government, FARC rebels resume peace talks
The Colombian government and FARC guerrillas resumed peace talks Monday in Havana amid heightened tensions following air strikes that killed dozens of ...Tornado, floods leave deadly trail at Mexico-US border
A tornado ripped into a town in northern Mexico on Monday, killing at least 13 people and flattening hundreds of homes in ...Arab air strikes hit military bases in Yemen
Saudi-led air strikes hit three military bases in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Saturday and the Yemeni government in exile expressed reservations ...39 dead in Mexico clash between police, armed civilians
At least 37 armed civilians and two federal police officers were killed in a clash Friday in western Mexico, a region torn ...At least seven killed in southern Mexico clashes
At least seven people were killed and 20 were wounded in clashes between armed civilians in Mexico\'s violence-plagued southern state of Guerrero, ...Gap between rich and poor widens
The gap between the rich and poor in most of the world\'s advanced economies is at record levels, according to an OECD ...At least 62 dead in Colombia landslide
A massive landslide tore through a ravine in northwest Colombia Monday before dawn, killing at least 62 people and injuring 40, authorities ...Nearly 800 migrants reach land in Indonesia, others sent back to sea
Nearly 800 "boat people" were brought ashore in Indonesia on Friday but other vessels crammed with migrants were sent back to sea ...Peru on alert for moderate El Nino this year
Peru is bracing for a moderate El Nino weather event in coming months, with warming sea temperatures threatening to set the stage ...Outrage over 10-year-old Paraguayan pregnant by stepfather
The case of a 10-year-old girl raped and impregnated by her stepfather has triggered outrage in Paraguay, where the health minister has ...