Latin America & Caribbean
US and Cuba hold highest-level meeting in more than 50 years
The U.S. and Cuban foreign ministers sat down for talks on Thursday night in the highest-level meeting between the two sides since ...UK – Argentina tensions rise as envoys summoned over Falklands
Britain and Argentina\'s longstanding dispute over the Falklands escalated Thursday as Buenos Aires took legal action against companies exploring for oil off ...Several state police killed in ambush in western Mexico
At least 15 police officers were killed in an ambush by a gang in western Mexico, an official said Tuesday, one day ...Fidel Castro makes rare public appearance in Cuba
Former Cuban President Fidel Castro, 88, appeared in public "full of vitality" for the first time in more than a year on ...EU, Cuba to speed up talks, seek deal by end of 2015
The European Union and Cuba agreed to speed up the pace of talks on improving bilateral relations, hoping to reach the basics ...Magical views from top of the world for solar eclipse
All eyes were turned to the heavens early Friday for a solar eclipse offering spectacular views from selected airplane seats, European countries ...Venezuelan parliament approves decree powers for president
The Venezuelan parliament on Sunday approved a law giving President Nicolas Maduro the power to legislate by decree for nine months in ...Hundreds of thousands march against Brazilian president
Close to a million demonstrators marched in cities and towns across Brazil on Sunday to protest a sluggish economy, rising prices and ...Thousands evacuated in Chile as forest fire spreads
Chile declared a state of emergency and ordered the evacuation of up to 16,000 people as a raging forest fire led to ...Angola storm death toll rises to 69, half of them children
The death toll from torrential rains that pounded the Angolan town of Lobito has risen to 69, including 36 children, officials said ...