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US goes after ex-Mexican governor's Texas property
The former governor of a Mexican state bordering Texas accepted millions of dollars in bribes from drug cartels and invested the money in Texas real ...
Hunt for trafficker terrorizes Honduran villagers
A fearsome rattle of gunfire from the sky. The roar of helicopters descending on a tiny, Honduran town. And the sound of commandos speaking in English ...
Secret Service boss: security not hurt in Colombia
Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan says his officers' contact with prostitutes at a Colombian hotel last month produced no breach of national ...
Md. man held in Aruba accused of indecent exposure
A Maryland man who had been suspected in the presumed death of his traveling companion in Aruba was arrested on a charge of indecent exposure after ...
Cuba's first daughter has gone beyond Castro name
She has her uncle's penchant for speaking her mind. From her father, she inherited a disciplined tenacity. But Mariela Castro, a married mother of ...
Argentina's long economic boom coming to an end
Argentina's nine-year economic expansion is slowing sharply, according to analysts, who predict growth of 2.5 percent to 3 percent this year, half the ...
Rivera work poised to set new auction record in NY
Mexican artist Diego Rivera's 1939 oil painting "Girl in Blue and White" is headlining Sotheby's Latin American art auction in New York. If it sells ...
DEA probed in wake of Secret Service investigation
The Justice Department inspector general's office was investigating possible misconduct by two or more Drug Enforcement Administration agents in ...
In Cuba, mystery shrouds fate of Internet cable
It was all sunshine, smiles and celebratory speeches as officials marked the arrival of an undersea fiber-optic cable they promised would end Cuba's ...
Survivor: Honduran police fired on passenger boat
Lucio Adan Nelson dozed on a riverboat ferrying him home from a visit with his mother when helicopters appeared overhead and started shooting. He and ...
Dominican election in dispute after apparent win
A governing party official appeared to have scored a first-round win in the Dominican Republic's presidential election but supporters of his main ...
Dominicans weigh comeback for brash ex-president
Dominicans formed orderly lines at voting stations across the country Sunday as they chose a new president from a field that includes a brash former ...
Dominicans deciding ex-president's comeback
Polling stations are largely calm and orderly as voters in the Dominican Republic choose a new president. There were no reports of major problems ...
Young illegal immigrants coming out of the shadows
She was tiny and trembling and looked so very vulnerable. Barely 15, having already experienced a lifetime of hardships since losing her mother at 5 ...
Political vulnerabilities in Sen. Rubio's past?
For freshman Sen. Marco Rubio, a rising GOP figure seen as a possible Mitt Romney running mate, there are questions about whether potential ...
Repsol: Exploratory oil well off Cuba comes up dry
An exploratory oil well off the coast of Havana has failed and will be capped and abandoned, Spanish company Repsol said Friday, a disappointment for ...
Report: HSBC says regulations may prompt UK exit
HSBC may decide to sell its U.K. retail banking operations, depending on the impact of yet to be announced new banking regulations, published reports ...
Peru's famed hostage raid investigated
Peruvians traumatized by years of guerrilla violence cheered in 1997 when government troops raided the Japanese ambassador's residence to rescue ...
Reverberations from drug raid felt in US, Honduras
Bullets flew as U.S. helicopters swooped toward a river boat. Honduran national police rappelled to the ground and locals scattered after loading ...
Cuban president's daughter gets US visa
Cuban first daughter Mariela Castro has been granted a U.S. visa to attend events in San Francisco and New York, sparking a firestorm of criticism ...
Manhunt for groom charged in Ill. bride's slaying
The nationwide hunt for a man accused of killing his new bride intensified Thursday, as the FBI issued an unlawful flight warrant for Arnoldo Jimenez.
Brazil judge sentences Twitter user
A federal judge has sentenced a former law student to 17 months in prison for using Twitter to incite prejudice and discrimination against people from ...
Malaysia sentences 3 Mexicans to death over drugs
A Malaysian court on Thursday sentenced to death three Mexican brothers and two other people for drug trafficking, rejecting the defense argument that ...
Amazon tributary hits record high after rains
A mighty tributary of the Amazon River has hit a record high level after weeks of heavy rains. The Rio Negro crested at 97.70 feet (29.78 meters) ...