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January 19, 2020

At least 75 flee from Paraguay prison; many from Brazil gang

At least 75 inmates, many of them members of a notorious Brazilian gang, escaped from a Paraguayan prison in a border town ...

January 17, 2020

Town on edge in Colombia after 5 killed, 2 vehicles burned

A town in southwest Colombia is again on edge after a skirmish between illegal armed groups left at least five people dead, ...

January 16, 2020

Top stars out of South American Olympic soccer qualifying

South American soccer teams trying to secure a spot at the Tokyo Olympics will have to do without some of their best Under-23 ...

January 16, 2020

Pompeo hits the road as impeachment trial gets underway

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is heading to Europe and then Latin America this weekend, leaving Washington ahead of the ...

January 16, 2020

AP finds delays, chaos in immigration court system

Dysfunctional for years, the nation's immigration court system has recently grown worse. The AP visited immigration courts ...

January 14, 2020

Chilean tennis player Nicolas Jarry suspended for doping

Nicolas Jarry of Chile was suspended Tuesday for a doping violation during the Davis Cup Finals in November. He contends the ...

January 14, 2020

UN says 'staggering' deaths of rights activists in Colombia

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights expressed alarm Tuesday at the “staggering number” of social activists ...

January 13, 2020

Humble Aguero still the standard bearer for strikers in EPL

There’s a shelf above the television in his home in a plush area of northwest England where Sergio Aguero keeps the match ...

January 12, 2020

Barcelona’s Luis Suárez out 4 months after knee surgery

Barcelona says Uruguay striker Luis Suárez will be sidelined for four months after having surgery on his injured right knee ...

January 11, 2020

Barcelona striker Luis Suárez to undergo knee surgery

Barcelona says Uruguay striker Luis Suárez will have surgery on Sunday for a right knee injury. The Spanish club made the ...

January 10, 2020

Lawsuit forces Uber to stop operating in Colombia

Uber said Friday it will stop operating in Colombia following stiff opposition from taxi drivers’ unions and a lawsuit that ...

January 10, 2020

Colombian president says ELN rebels attacked air force base

Colombia’s president said Friday that rebels were behind an early morning attack on an air force base that injured an officer

January 08, 2020

It's in the bananas: Portugal finds another big cocaine haul

For the second time in 12 months, Portuguese police discovered a large stash of cocaine concealed in a shipment of bananas ...

January 08, 2020

It's in the bananas: Portugal finds another big cocaine haul

For the second time in 12 months, Portuguese police discovered a large stash of cocaine concealed in a shipment of bananas ...

January 08, 2020

Venezuela opposition charges congress and swears in leader

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó pushed through rows of national guardsmen blocking congress to retake his seat on ...

January 06, 2020

Djokovic doubles up, leads Serbia into ATP Cup quarterfinals

Novak Djokovic patted the left side of his chest above his heart with his right hand, wished his Serbian supporters a Merry ...

January 04, 2020

Djokovic clinches Serbia's win; Nadal's Spain beats Georgia

Novak Djokovic got more than he bargained for in his first competitive match of 2020 before fending off Kevin Anderson 7-6 ...

January 02, 2020

Number of shootings down in Rio de Janeiro, report says

Shootings in the greater Rio de Janeiro metro area dropped nearly 24 percent in 2019, according to data published Thursday.

December 30, 2019

AP Exclusive: Trump ally may have broken Venezuela sanctions

Erik Prince, a major Republican donor and founder of controversial security firm Blackwater, has been referred to the U.S.