Even in church, Venezuelans face shortages
When it comes to Venezuela's growing scarcities, not even the Roman Catholic Church has received a dispensation. Church officials say food ...
US accused of withholding evidence in drug case
Two Colombians who were facing the prospect of spending the rest of their lives in a U.S. prison for drug trafficking will go home much sooner after ...
US VP Biden wraps up first leg of Brazil visit
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden wrapped up his visit to Rio de Janeiro with a visit to a slum on Thursday before traveling to Brasilia for a Friday ...
Deadly attack stokes Chile Mapuche conflict
The hooded men approached the ranch by night, scattering pamphlets about the death of a Mapuche Indian activist shot in the back by a policeman.
Venezuela police seize 2,500 rolls of toilet paper
Police in Venezuela say they have seized nearly 2,500 rolls of toilet paper in an overnight raid of a clandestine warehouse storing scarce goods.
OPEC to meet amid Iran-Saudi tensions
Once the symbol of oil dominance, OPEC faces new challenges as its members gather for a ministerial meeting this week on how much crude to pump.
AP PHOTOS: Seoul music rivals soul for some Latins
Teenagers throughout Latin America have long looked north for pop music inspiration. Now the East is rising, with a large and enthusiastic cult of ...
Colombian rebel rejects peace talks deadline
A leading peace negotiator of Colombia's main rebel group has rejected the government's insistence that talks wrap up by November ahead of national ...
Wrestling, baseball-softball, squash on IOC list
And now for the gold-medal match. Three months after wrestling got kicked out of the 2020 Olympics, the ancient sport is back in the frame and will ...
Gunfire at Caracas strip club hurts 2 US officials
Two officials from the U.S. Embassy suffered gunshot wounds early Tuesday during an altercation at a strip club in Venezuela's crime-ridden capital, ...
Correction: Argentina-Obit-Videla story
In a May 17 story about the death of jailed former Argentine dictator Jorge Rafael Videla, The Associated Press, relying on an initial prison service ...
Presidency and 2020 bids the focus at IOC meetings
Call it the perfect storm of Olympic politics. With sports leaders gathering in St. Petersburg, Russia, this week for a global convention, three ...
Brazil foodies go off beaten path in Rio's slums
Adriana Peixoto would fit right in at the trendiest Rio de Janeiro bar with her hipster glasses and the big black tattoos on her calves. But for a ...
Huge crowd cheers Argentine leader's 10-year rule
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez rallied a huge crowd Saturday night celebrating the 10-year government that she and her late husband Nestor ...
Chile's Indians take on world's largest gold miner
The Diaguita Indians live in the foothills of the Andes, just downstream from the world's highest gold mine, where for as long as anyone can remember ...
Barrick fined $16m for Pascua-Lama violations
Chile's environmental regulator blocked Barrick Gold Corp.'s $8.5 billion Pascua-Lama project on Friday and imposed its maximum fine on the world's ...
Venezuela to create new workers militia
Venezuela's president has ordered the creation of a new workers' militia to defend the country's "Bolivarian revolution" at a time when the government ...
NYPD: Merchant held for ransom, tortured for month
A businessman was snatched from a New York City street in broad daylight, then held captive for more than a month in a warehouse where he was bound ...
Google to add Galapagos Islands to Street View
Few have explored the remote volcanic islands of the Galapagos archipelago, an otherworldly landscape inhabited by the world's largest tortoises and ...
Richard Carrion declares IOC presidential bid
Richard Carrion of Puerto Rico entered the IOC presidential race Wednesday, promising to use his business experience to guide the Olympics through the ...
Ex-Ford execs charged in Argentine torture cases
Three former Ford Motor Co. executives were charged Tuesday with crimes against humanity for allegedly targeting Argentine union workers for ...
Penn urges US to pressure Bolivia to free US man
Actor Sean Penn on Monday urged the U.S. government to pressure Bolivia to free an American businessman detained without charge since 2011 in a case ...
Large earthquake strikes off coast of Chile
A magnitude-6.5 earthquake struck off the coast of Chile on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, but Chilean officials said it was not felt on ...
Reporter remembers fear in Videla's Argentina
It was just about a day after Argentine strongman Jorge Rafael Videla had seized power in March of 1976, and the bloodletting was already beginning.
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