http://www.mail.com/locations/3214-central-america.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/3214-central-america.html http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2091376-donovan-left-roster-world-cup-qualifiers.html CHICAGO (AP) — Landon Donovan was left off the 29-man U.S. roster for a training camp ahead of a trio of World Cup qualifiers next month. But American coach Jurgen Klinsmann anticipates he will rejoin the team at some unspecified point. Donovan, a 31-year-old midfielder who played for the last three U.S. World Cup teams, took a sabbatical of nearly four m... Fri, 17 May 2013 00:08:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2091376-donovan-left-roster-world-cup-qualifiers.html 2013-05-17T00:08:37Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2090194-tale-mexican-drug-violence-rattles-cannes.html CANNES, France (AP) — The Cannes Film Festival has had its first shock to the system, in the shape of Mexican director Amat Escalante's unsparingly violent drug war drama "Heli." The story of the devastation wreaked by narco-violence on an ordinary Mexican family, the movie paints such a bleak picture that one journalist told its director Thursday that sh... Thu, 16 May 2013 13:47:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2090194-tale-mexican-drug-violence-rattles-cannes.html 2013-05-16T13:47:42Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2088530-el-salvador-court-hears-arguments-abortion-case.html SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador's Supreme Court heard opening arguments Wednesday in a landmark abortion case in which a woman suffering from kidney failure and lupus has not been allowed to terminate a pregnancy in which the fetus is given no chance of surviving. The Central American country's laws prohibit all abortions, even when a woman's... Wed, 15 May 2013 21:09:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2088530-el-salvador-court-hears-arguments-abortion-case.html 2013-05-15T21:09:13Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2082480-correction-honduras-death-squads-story.html TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — In a story May 13 about suspects disappearing or dying after being in the custody of the Honduran National Police, The Associated Press misquoted U.S. Assistant Secretary of State William Brownfield as suggesting that the Honduran armed forces have engaged in vigilantism. In fact, Brownfield was speaking of the danger of communities carrying out ... Fri, 17 May 2013 19:03:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2082480-correction-honduras-death-squads-story.html 2013-05-17T19:03:23Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2083040-builders-bulldoze-big-mayan-pyramid-belize.html BELIZE CITY (AP) — A construction company has essentially destroyed one of Belize's largest Mayan pyramids with backhoes and bulldozers to extract crushed rock for a road-building project, authorities announced on Monday. The head of the Belize Institute of Archaeology, Jaime Awe, said the destruction at the Nohmul complex in northern Belize was detected ... Mon, 13 May 2013 22:51:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2083040-builders-bulldoze-big-mayan-pyramid-belize.html 2013-05-13T22:51:49Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2082234-mexico-arrests-2-men-malcom-x-grandsons-death.html MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico City prosecutors say they have arrested two men in connection with the death of Malcolm Shabazz, the grandson of political activist Malcolm X. An official of the city's prosecutor's office who was not authorized to be quoted by name says the two suspects are employees of the bar where Shabazz reportedly got in a violent dispute l... Mon, 13 May 2013 20:33:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2082234-mexico-arrests-2-men-malcom-x-grandsons-death.html 2013-05-13T20:33:04Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2079922-pope-francis-church-hundreds-saints.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday gave the Catholic Church new saints, including hundreds of 15th-century martyrs who were beheaded for refusing to convert to Islam, as he led his first canonization ceremony Sunday in a packed St. Peter's Square. The "Martyrs of Otranto" were 813 Italians who were slain in the southern Italian city in 1480 for de... Sun, 12 May 2013 13:15:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2079922-pope-francis-church-hundreds-saints.html 2013-05-12T13:15:42Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2079946-saints-canonized-pope-francis.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has made hundreds of new saints at his first canonization ceremony in St. Peter's Square. Here is a look at the people receiving the Catholic Church's highest honor: ANTONIO PEZZULLA AND 812 FELLOW MARTYRS In 1480, some 20,000 Turkish troops overran the citadel of Otranto in what is n... Sun, 12 May 2013 12:58:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2079946-saints-canonized-pope-francis.html 2013-05-12T12:58:04Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2079608-prison-ex-dictator-soothes-guatemala.html GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt spent his first full day as a convict Saturday in a 16-by-13 foot cell with a small bed, bathroom and window, after receiving a landmark 80-year sentence for genocide and crime against humanity. It was a steep fall for the now-86-year-old former strongman who ruled Guatemala from March 198... Sun, 12 May 2013 03:08:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2079608-prison-ex-dictator-soothes-guatemala.html 2013-05-12T03:08:07Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2077970-ex-dictator-convicted-genocide-guatemala.html GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Former dictator Efrain Rios Montt's conviction of genocide is a historic moment in a country still healing from a brutal, three-decade civil war and his trial offered Guatemala's oppressed indigenous communities their first chance to be heard, human rights activists said. Relatives of those killed and activists celebrated the 80-year... Sat, 11 May 2013 05:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2077970-ex-dictator-convicted-genocide-guatemala.html 2013-05-11T05:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2076938-grandson-malcolm-x-killed-mexico-city.html MEXICO CITY (AP) — Malcolm Shabazz, grandson of political activist Malcolm X, died in Mexico City after a violent dispute in a bar, Mexican authorities said Friday. He was 28. City prosecutors are investigating the attack that sent Shabazz to a nearby hospital where he died Thursday of blunt-force trauma injuries. United States officials confirmed that Sh... Sat, 11 May 2013 04:09:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2076938-grandson-malcolm-x-killed-mexico-city.html 2013-05-11T04:09:24Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2077968-developments-guatemala-trial-rios-montt.html GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — In 1999: Guatemalan non-governmental organization Association for Justice and Reconciliation files a complaint against army officials, including former Gen. Efrain Rios Montt, saying they're responsible for killings of thousands of Ixil Mayans during country's 36-year civil war. Victims try for years without success to get courts to act against military... Sat, 11 May 2013 02:26:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2077968-developments-guatemala-trial-rios-montt.html 2013-05-11T02:26:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2078064-rios-montt-army-to-dictatorship-to-courtroom.html GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Efrain Rios Montt ruled as Guatemala's dictator, served as president of Congress, preached as an evangelical pastor and now, at 86, has become the first Latin American strongman to stand trial and be convicted on genocide charges in his own country. A three-member tribunal also found Rios Montt guilty of crimes against humanity and s... Fri, 10 May 2013 23:37:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2078064-rios-montt-army-to-dictatorship-to-courtroom.html 2013-05-10T23:37:36Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2074980-ex-dictator-denies-ordered-guatemala-genocide.html GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt denied on Thursday that he ordered the extermination of Ixil Mayas as he testified for the first time at his genocide trial. The 86-year-old ex-general, who ruled Guatemala from March 1982 to August 1983 during the height of its civil war, said prosecutors hadn't proved his participation i... Fri, 10 May 2013 02:30:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2074980-ex-dictator-denies-ordered-guatemala-genocide.html 2013-05-10T02:30:02Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2071976-teen-charged-with-homicide-assault-death.html SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Family and friends honored the memory of a Utah soccer referee at an emotional funeral service Wednesday evening just hours after the teenager who punched him before he fell into a coma was charged with homicide by assault. After an afternoon wake at a community center, a group of men carried a wooden casket with the remains of Ricar... Thu, 09 May 2013 02:58:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2071976-teen-charged-with-homicide-assault-death.html 2013-05-09T02:58:59Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2071910-mexico-seeks-easier-foreclosures-cheaper-loans.html MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's government proposed a sweeping overhaul of the banking sector Wednesday to make credit cheaper and more available, a move desperately needed in a country where bank loans represent less than 20 percent of GDP — one-tenth the level seen in the United States. The plan would encourage banks to compete and lend more, create incenti... Thu, 09 May 2013 01:07:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2071910-mexico-seeks-easier-foreclosures-cheaper-loans.html 2013-05-09T01:07:57Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2069174-22-dead-gas-tanker-explosion-mexico-city.html MEXICO CITY (AP) — A natural gas tanker truck lost control, hit a center divider and exploded on a highway lined by homes in the Mexico City suburb of Ecatepec early Tuesday, killing at least 22 people and injuring nearly three dozen, authorities said. Officials at the Citizen Safety Department of Mexico State, which surrounds the capital, did not rule ou... Wed, 08 May 2013 04:00:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2069174-22-dead-gas-tanker-explosion-mexico-city.html 2013-05-08T04:00:33Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2068596-19-dead-gas-tanker-explosion-mexico-city.html MEXICO CITY (AP) — A gas tanker truck exploded on a highway lined with homes in the Mexico City suburb of Ecatepec early Tuesday, killing at least 19 people and injuring three dozen, according to the Citizen Safety Department of Mexico State, which surrounds Mexico City. Officials did not rule out the possibility the death toll could rise more as emergenc... Tue, 07 May 2013 17:38:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2068596-19-dead-gas-tanker-explosion-mexico-city.html 2013-05-07T17:38:57Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2063306-obama-wont-comment-israeli-airstrike.html SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — President Barack Obama says he won't comment on an Israeli airstrike against Syria that targeted a shipment of advanced missiles believed to be headed for the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. Israeli officials on Saturday confirmed the strike, which took place early Friday. Obama told the Spanish-language network Telemundo in... Sat, 04 May 2013 22:16:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2063306-obama-wont-comment-israeli-airstrike.html 2013-05-04T22:16:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2063418-obama-us-interfering-venezuelan-election.html SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — President Barack Obama says the idea that an American filmmaker detained by Venezuela's government is a spy is, in his words, "ridiculous." Thirty-five-year-old Timothy Tracy, of West Hollywood, California, was formally charged last week with crimes including conspiracy, association for criminal purposes and use of a false docu... Sat, 04 May 2013 20:40:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2063418-obama-us-interfering-venezuelan-election.html 2013-05-04T20:40:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2062490-issues-trail-obama-latin-america-trip.html SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — President Barack Obama's trip to Latin America had a decidedly domestic feel, with issues such as immigration, energy and education that are in the forefront of U.S. political debate also dominating his talks with regional leaders. The shared priorities show how closely entwined the U.S. is with its southern neighbors. These ti... Sat, 04 May 2013 20:08:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2062490-issues-trail-obama-latin-america-trip.html 2013-05-04T20:08:53Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2063166-obama-unsure-whether-expanded-pre-k-will-pass.html SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — President Barack Obama says he's not sure whether he can get Congress to pass his plan to dramatically expand pre-kindergarten in the U.S. He says it's difficult to pay for it and that quality control is a challenge. Obama this year proposed paying for expanded pre-K by nearly doubling the federal tax on cigarettes. He says you... Sat, 04 May 2013 17:54:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2063166-obama-unsure-whether-expanded-pre-k-will-pass.html 2013-05-04T17:54:24Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2060344-obama-us-latin-america-strengthen-economies.html SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — President Barack Obama came to Latin America eager to move the region's relationship with the U.S. beyond fighting drugs and organized crime, yet the pervasive problems still trailed him throughout his three-day trip to Mexico and Costa Rica. In the Costa Rican capital Friday, Obama defended his administration's efforts to stem... Sat, 04 May 2013 01:33:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2060344-obama-us-latin-america-strengthen-economies.html 2013-05-04T01:33:08Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2061390-central-america-struggles-to-unite-obama-trip.html SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — President Barack Obama on Friday addressed a Central American region that continues to be plagued by violence, drug trafficking, corruption and poverty, despite the success of a seven-year trade agreement with the United States. Central America's problems have directly impacted the U.S., as thousands from the region migrate nor... Sat, 04 May 2013 01:08:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2061390-central-america-struggles-to-unite-obama-trip.html 2013-05-04T01:08:02Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2062134-white-house-notebook-ticos-songs-cheese.html SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — It was a party atmosphere along Barack Obama's motorcade route from the airport after he arrived in this Central American country for his first visit as president. Thousands of locals, who are known as "Ticos," lined the road to welcome their fourth visiting American president. The most recent one to visit was Bill Clinton in 1... Sat, 04 May 2013 01:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2062134-white-house-notebook-ticos-songs-cheese.html 2013-05-04T01:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2062120-obama-foresee-us-ground-troops-syria.html SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — President Barack Obama said Friday he doesn't foresee any circumstance requiring the U.S. to send ground troops into Syria, even as Washington pursues more evidence about the regime's purported use of chemical weapons. "I do not foresee a scenario in which boots on the ground in Syria, American boots on the ground, would not on... Sat, 04 May 2013 00:48:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2062120-obama-foresee-us-ground-troops-syria.html 2013-05-04T00:48:04Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2062038-obama-supports-including-gays-immigration-bill.html SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — President Barack Obama says he supports recognizing gay unions in a broad immigration bill pending in Congress but won't say whether he would sign legislation that fails to do so. Obama says that recognizing same-sex relationships in the bill is "the right thing to do." But he says it would be premature to telegraph what he wil... Sat, 04 May 2013 00:05:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2062038-obama-supports-including-gays-immigration-bill.html 2013-05-04T00:05:11Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2062014-obama-foresee-ground-troops-syria.html SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — President Barack Obama says he doesn't foresee sending U.S. ground troops into Syria. Obama was asked at a news conference in Costa Rica what he might do if more evidence of Syrian use of chemical weapons emerges. Obama says that as commander in chief he doesn't like to rule things out, but he doesn't foresee a scenario in whic... Fri, 03 May 2013 23:47:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2062014-obama-foresee-ground-troops-syria.html 2013-05-03T23:47:17Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2062012-obama-will-stay-on-syria-chemical-weapons-issue.html SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — President Barack Obama says the United States will keep pressure on Syria while investigating whether the government has used chemical weapons against its people, but that it must proceed carefully. Asked about Syria at a news conference in Costa Rica, Obama said: "We will stay on this." He says if systematic use of chemical we... Fri, 03 May 2013 23:42:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2062012-obama-will-stay-on-syria-chemical-weapons-issue.html 2013-05-03T23:42:11Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2062002-obama-wont-whether-us-recognizes-maduro.html MEXICO CITY (AP) — President Barack Obama isn't saying whether the United States recognizes Nicolas Maduro as Venezuela's new president. When asked on Spanish-language network Univision, Obama replied that it's up to the people of Venezuela to choose their leaders in legitimate elections. Obama said reports indicate that basic principles of human rights, ... Fri, 03 May 2013 23:35:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2062002-obama-wont-whether-us-recognizes-maduro.html 2013-05-03T23:35:56Z