Latin America & Caribbean
Thousands march in Guatemala to pressure president to resign
Tens of thousands of Guatemalans took to the streets on Thursday to demand the resignation of President Otto Perez, who has refused ...Tropical Storm Erika nears Antigua and Barbuda en route to Puerto Rico
A fast-moving Tropical Storm Erika neared Antigua and Barbuda early Thursday, dumping rain on the eastern Caribbean on a path expected to ...Colombian FARC rebels extend unilateral ceasefire
Colombian rebels holding peace talks with the government have extended a unilateral ceasefire, one of their commanders said Thursday.Brazil protesters target president Dilma Rousseff
Hundreds of thousands of protesters demanded Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff\'s resignation Sunday, blaming her and the leftist Workers\' Party for runaway corruption ...South Sudan peace talks falter as deadline looms
South Sudan\'s government said Saturday it would continue peace talks to end a 20-month civil war, but without President Salva Kiir attending, ...US flag raised in Cuba after 54 years
Secretary of State John Kerry called Friday for "genuine democracy" in Cuba as the American flag was raised over a US embassy ...Nineteen killed in Sao Paulo shootings
Nineteen people were killed and seven injured overnight in a wave of shootings in Brazil\'s biggest city Sao Paulo, a security official ...Chile takes first step towards legal abortion
Chile\'s Congress took its first step toward legalizing abortion in some cases, a practice that has been legally banned for decades in ...15 police offers dead in Colombia helicopter crash
Fifteen police were killed Tuesday in Colombia when a helicopter taking part in an anti-drug trafficking operation crashed in a remote jungle-covered ...Bolivia recognizes workers for mastery of native languages
Thousands of public workers in Bolivia are being recognized for having complied with a federal law requiring them to learn one of ...




