Latin America

Latin America 21 hours ago

New Hampshire nurse, her child kidnapped in Haiti, faith-based organization says

Alix Dorsainvil and her child were abducted in the morning from the El Roi Haiti's campus near Port-au-Prince, the faith-based organization said.

Mexico 2 days ago

2 Mexican taxi drivers arrested for assault on tourist van in Cancun

Two taxicab drivers in Cancun, Mexico, were arrested after being caught on video assaulting a Chevrolet Suburban van carrying foreign tourists.

Mexico 2 days ago

Mexican Navy finds missing American's boat, but no signs of captain

The Mexican Navy has located Maryland sailor Donald Lawson's boat, which was found over 400 miles from Acapulco. Lawson himself is still missing.

Mexico 3 days ago

Mexican president offers $385M for American company's Caribbean property in ongoing dispute

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has made a offer of $385 million to buy an American company's property on the Caribbean coast, seeking to resolve a dispute.

Mexico 5 days ago

Mexican military's role in disappearance of 43 students questioned following new report's release

A report submitted by a panel of experts Tuesday further complicated questions about the Mexican military's involvement in the 2014 disappearance of 43 students.

South America 5 days ago

Ecuador declares state of emergency amid prison violence surge

Ecuador on Tuesday declared a state of emergency after shootings and explosions were reported at Litoral Penitentiary in Guayaquil, one of the nation's most brutal prisons.

Central America 6 days ago

Guatemalans protest court interference in presidential election

Protestors in Guatemala took to the streets to demonstrate against government action taken against presidential candidate Bernardo Arévalo's leftist Semilla party.

Brazil July 21

Brazilian petrochemical giant reaches $356M settlement with city where mining destroyed neighborhoods

Brazilian petrochemical titan Braskem has reached a $356 million settlement with the city of Maceio, which was devastated by the company's rock salt mining operations.

South America July 21

Uruguayan suicide rate hits record high; country is regional outlier

Uruguay's suicide rate has reached a record high, with 823 self-inflicted deaths last year placing it at 23.3 suicides per 100,000 people.

Central America July 21

Guatemalan authorities raid leftist presidential candidate's party offices

Guatemalan authorities on Friday raided the offices of Movimiento Semilla, presidential candidate Bernardo Arévalo's left-wing political party.