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Power failure plunges western Cuba into darkness
Millions of people were plunged into darkness after power went out across a large swath of western Cuba. The outage affected a wide area including the ...
Bermuda wary, but calm as storm likely to pass by
Tropical Storm Leslie swirled northward in the Atlantic late Saturday toward Bermuda, and forecasters said it might strengthen into a hurricane again ...
Questions and answers on the 9/11 war crimes trial
The U.S. is for a second time attempting to prosecute five prisoners held at the Navy base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for planning and aiding the Sept.
Jamaica beats US 2-1 in World Cup qualifier
After Clint Dempsey scored the fastest U.S. goal in World Cup qualifying, the Americans played a listless game, lost to Jamaica for the first time and ...
FARC upbeat on peace talks despite differences
After nearly five decades of violent struggle and failed attempts at detente, there is plenty of mistrust and bad blood between Colombia's government ...
Korean War vet gets belated honors in Puerto Rico
A Puerto Rican retiree who served in some of the bloodiest battles of the Korean War received a belated appreciation Friday from the U.S.
Sean Penn's charity begins demo of Haiti palace
The aid group led by Hollywood star Sean Penn has begun demolishing the National Palace that was destroyed in Haiti's powerful 2010 earthquake.
Colombia president rejects FARC proposal for truce
President Juan Manuel Santos on Thursday night rejected a proposal by Colombia's main leftist rebel movement to observe a cease-fire during peace ...
No cease-fire, drugs nag at Colombia peace talks
The image is seared in Colombian minds: The country's president sits on a big stage looking glum, hands folded in his lap, next to an empty chair.
Political conventions highlight Hispanic split
The Hispanics with the highest profiles in this year's political conventions, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida and Mayor Julian Castro of San Antonio, ...
Travelers staggered by Cuba's new customs taxes
A steep hike in customs duties took effect in Cuba on Monday, catching many air travelers unaware and leaving some shocked at the new fees.
Campari moves into Jamaican rum market
Campari Group, the maker of the bright red Italian aperitif, says it has acquired a controlling stake in Jamaican rum maker Lascelles deMercado from ...
Import tax deadline has Cuba entrepreneurs on edge
A sudden jump in import taxes on Monday threatens to make life tougher for some of Cuba's new entrepreneurs and will mean higher prices for many of ...
French 'Elvis' leaves Caribbean hospital for US
French singer Johnny Hallyday is out of a Caribbean hospital and on his way to Los Angeles. The 69-year-old performer whose glittery rock shows have ...
Haiti park standoff highlights conflict over land
The police officers and other officials showed up in the mountain clearing on a cool morning armed with shotguns, pistols, sledgehammers and orders ...
Isaac tests the resolve of a Haitian family man
Ousner Benjamin usually worries about supporting his common-law wife and five children. But on the eve of Tropical Storm Isaac's passage across ...
Oil spill fouls Curacao shore, threatens flamingos
An extensive fuel spill has fouled a stretch of shoreline and oiled pink flamingos and other wildlife in a nature preserve in Curacao, ...
French singer Hallyday hospitalized for bronchitis
Johnny Hallyday, the French entertainer famed for his Elvis-like style and gravelly voice, was briefly hospitalized with a severe case of bronchitis, ...
A region-by-region look at Hurricane Irene's toll
Hurricane Irene and its remnants raked the Caribbean, the eastern U.S. and Canada for more than a week a year ago. Though it never hit the U.S.
Despite Isaac's soaking, Keys residents laid back
Tropical Storm Isaac barely stirred Florida Keys residents from their fabled nonchalance Sunday, while the Gulf Coast braced for the possibility that ...
Hispaniola death toll from Isaac climbs to 10
Haitians began to dig themselves out of the mud on Sunday, one day after Tropical Storm Isaac doused the Caribbean nation and killed eight people here ...
Isaac threatens Fla. Keys, northern Gulf Coast
Tropical Storm Isaac gained fresh muscle Sunday as it bore down on the Florida Keys, with forecasters warning it could grow into a dangerous Category ...
Isaac drenches Haiti, Cuba, heads toward Florida
Tropical Storm Isaac pushed over Cuba on Saturday after sweeping across Haiti's southern peninsula, where it caused flooding and at least four deaths, ...