Latin America & Caribbean
Latin American women fight back against harassment
Every day, Sara Velez, a Colombian law student, walks to class through a hail of catcalls that often veer into obscenity, a ...Argentina beats Colombia 5-4 on penalties to reach semis
Carlos Tevez converted the winning penalty as Argentina defeated Colombia 5-4 in a shootout following a 0-0 draw on Friday, progressing to ...Resistance in Honduras Alive and Jumping
June 28 will mark 6 years since the U.S.-backed military ...FARC rebels kill four and rupture Colombian pipeline
Colombia\'s FARC rebels killed four soldiers and wounded six by setting a landmine that exploded when an army helicopter landed on it, ...Mexico nursing home fire kills 16
Fire swept through a nursing home before dawn in Mexico on Tuesday, killing at least 16 residents, an official said. Another five seniors ...Chilean authorities declare environmental emergency
Authorities in Chile\'s largest city shut down hundreds of businesses and ordered hundreds of thousands of cars off the streets on Monday ...Violent weekend leaves 22 dead in northern Mexico
Authorities found five bodies in Mexico\'s northern state of Nuevo Leon on Sunday, adding to three days of violence that left 22 ...Strong earthquake hits Chile
A shallow earthquake measuring 6.4 magnitude struck off Chile on Friday. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.Thousands demand Honduras leader resign in latest protest
Thousands of angry protesters marched in the Honduran capital Friday for the fourth week in a row to demand President Juan Orlando ...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 ...