IN CUBA, PARALLELS TO THE POPE
The pope's retirement is echoing in Cuba. President Raul Castro, 81, says he will step down in 2018, ending what would be 59 unbroken years of rule ...
Costa Rica pulls out of hosting U17 women's WCup
FIFA is looking for a new country to stage the Under-17 Women's World Cup next year because construction delays means the stadiums in Costa Rica would ...
Argentine nationalization dents Repsol's profits
Spanish oil and gas company Repsol blamed the nationalization of YPF, its former Argentine unit, and a drop in the value of its oil inventories for ...
Wireless connections creep into everyday things
A car that tells your insurance company how you're driving. A bathroom scale that lets you chart your weight on the Web. And a meter that warns your ...
Brazilian priest investigated for alleged abuse
A Roman Catholic priest is being investigated for allegations of sexual abuse of three young girls in his parish in southeastern Brazil, police said ...
Britain agrees to scrap new tax in Turks & Caicos
The U.K. government has reluctantly agreed to plans scrapping a widely unpopular value-added tax in the Turks & Caicos Islands, relieving local ...
Mexico says 26,121 missing during drug war
An official count shows at least 26,121 people were reported missing during the term of President Felipe Calderon, who launched the country's ...
Chavez's return spurs doubts, new speculation
President Hugo Chavez's continued silence in the week since his return to Venezuela has only deepened the mystery about his health. While tweets and ...
Horse a hidden ingredient in many European foods
So hungry you could eat a horse? Chances are, if you've regularly consumed processed-meat products in Europe, you already have. Since Ireland ...
Castro's 2018 retirement looms for Cuba, Miami
It's been more than 54 years since someone not named "Castro" led Cuba, and it will likely be five more. But now islanders and exiles alike have ...
Cuba's Raul Castro announces retirement in 5 years
Raul Castro announced Sunday that he will step down as Cuba's president in 2018 following a final five-year term, for the first time putting a date ...
Cuba's Diaz-Canel rose gradually to No. 2 post
The man tapped as the likely heir-apparent to Raul Castro is largely unknown off the island, but his rise to the country's No. 2 job was anything but ...
Belgian killed in Mexico resort was businessman
A Belgian citizen shot to death in the Pacific resort of Acapulco near the site of the Mexican Open tennis tournament was a resident businessman ...
Belgian man found shot to death in Acapulco
Authorities in Mexico say a Belgian man has been found shot to death in the Pacific resort of Acapulco, near the site of the Mexican Open tennis ...
Russian ex-inmate stays in Chile for pro soccer
A Russian man who served three years in a Chilean prison for drug trafficking is being allowed to remain in the country to play professional soccer.
Cuba's Raul Castro raises possibility of retiring
Cuban President Raul Castro has unexpectedly raised the possibility of leaving his post, saying Friday that he is old and has a right to retire.
Haiti's 'Baby Doc' summoned to court after no-show
A Haitian judge on Thursday summoned Jean-Claude Duvalier to appear in court after the former dictator defied an order to attend a hearing to ...
All eyes on Venezuelan hospital, no sign of Chavez
At Caracas' military hospital, the only outward signs that President Hugo Chavez is a patient inside are the motorcades that come and go and the ...
2 Mexican police charged with raping Italian woman
Prosecutors in Mexico say they have charged two policemen with raping an Italian woman in a Caribbean beach town where she lives. Prosecutors in the ...
Cuba lets borrowers use gems, autos as collateral
Cubans can now use personal property such as jewelry, cars and works of art as collateral for loan applications under the island's nascent lending ...
Judge grants access to secret Guantanamo camp
The judge presiding over the Sept. 11 war crimes tribunal is allowing defense lawyers their first chance to see the secret section of the Guantanamo ...
Drugs seized from Guyana timber shipment
Customs agents in Guyana have found a large shipment of cocaine in a load of timber bound for the Netherlands. The commissioner general of the Guyana ...
Brazil moves ahead with Russia missile talks
Brazil says it is entering talks to buy Russian anti-aircraft defense systems, in part to provide security during the 2016 Olympic Games.
Lima's reformist mayor battles to stay in office
After becoming the first woman ever elected to run Peru's capital, Susana Villaran did what no modern predecessor had dared: She tried to bring order ...
US Lawmakers meet with jailed American in Cuba
U.S. lawmakers confirmed on Wednesday that they visited an American man whose detention and long sentence in Cuba has hampered efforts to improve ties ...
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