Latin America & Caribbean
Mind your manners, Venezuela tells U.S. official Jacobson
Venezuela\'s top diplomat called a senior U.S. official "petulant" and ill-mannered on Wednesday in response to her contention that sanctions were intended ...Colombia to temporarily halt bombing of FARC rebels
Colombia will stop air raids on Marxist FARC rebels for a month, President Juan Manuel Santos said, a major stride in a ...U.S. declares Venezuela a national security threat, sanctions top officials
The United States on Monday declared Venezuela a national security threat and ordered sanctions against seven officials from the oil-rich country in ...French sports stars among 10 dead in Argentina helicopter crash
Two helicopters carrying passengers filming a popular European reality show crashed Monday in a remote area of northwest Argentina, killing eight French ...Chile president meets 14-year-old girl asking for permission to die
Chile\'s President Michelle Bachelet on Saturday visited a 14-year-old girl suffering from cystic fibrosis who made a heart-wrenching video appeal to be ...Argentine judge dismisses criminal case against President Fernandez
There is no evidence that President Cristina Fernandez tried to whitewash Iran\'s purported involvement in a deadly 1994 bombing, an Argentine judge ...Guatemalan ex-president released from prison in bribe case
Former President Alfonso Portillo flew home Wednesday after being released from a six-year prison term in the U.S. for accepting $2.5 million ...Jamaican parliament clears way for marijuana reforms
Jamaica\'s parliament cleared the way for decriminalizing marijuana by approving amendments to its Dangerous Drugs Act late Tuesday night.Jamaica passes act decriminalizing small amounts of pot
Jamaican lawmakers on Tuesday night passed an act to decriminalize small amounts of pot and establish a licensing agency to regulate a ...FIFA group calls for November-December World Cup in Qatar
A FIFA World Cup task force on Tuesday called for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to be shortened and held in ...