Hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean is at its highest point in two decades, UN says
In just one year -- from 2019 to 2020 -- the number of people living with hunger in the region...
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Peru’s president pledges support for those affected by 7.5-magnitude earthquake
President Pedro Castillo Terrones tweeted, "All my solidarity with the people of Amazonas in the face of the strong earthquake....
Barbados is ready to ditch Britain’s Queen. For many in the country, the move has been a long time coming
Present at the festivities will be Prince Charles, heir to the British throne and future head of the Commonwealth, a...
Man who fired shots near Royal Canadian Mounted Police in British Columbia is in custody
Police instructed people to shelter in place, lock their doors and refrain from leaving their business or home, according to...
Cuban activists blockaded at home amid protest clampdown
Protests are permitted under the Cuban constitution. However, the government had vowed not to allow Monday's planned demonstrations -- intended...
Ecuadorian President calls ‘crisis cabinet’ after prison violence leaves dozens dead
The move comes after the Ecuadorian prosecutor's office asked the government to take "urgent measures" to address the situation, according...
Nicaragua votes in elections panned as ‘parody’ by international observers
After an iron-fisted crackdown on opposition voices this year, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega is widely expected to claim a fourth...
Cuba is cracking down on critics. This unlikely dissident says he’ll protest anyway
But Cuban officials are increasingly taking aim at Yunior Garcia Aguilera and his proposal to hold a peaceful political march...
Gang leader threatens to kill captive missionaries in Haiti if he doesn’t get what he wants
The video appears to show Wilson Joseph -- who goes by the alias Lanmò Sanjou, or Death Without Days --...
Brazilian senators abandon call for homicide charges against President Bolsonaro
The accusations first appeared in a nearly 1,200-page draft report leaked to CNN by a representative of the Brazilian Senate...
Haiti gang wants $17M ransom for kidnapped American and Canadian missionaries
The 16 American citizens and one Canadian were kidnapped by the powerful "400 Mawozo" gang on Saturday after visiting an...
Alex Saab, alleged financier for Venezuela’s president, is extradited to the US and due in court Monday
Colombian businessman Alex Saab is expected to make his initial court appearance at 1 p.m. ET before US Magistrate Judge...
Brazil passes grim milestone of 600,000 Covid-19 deaths, second only to US
The South American nation, which holds half the continent's population, has now suffered 600,425 coronavirus deaths. It is only the...
Brazil hospital chain secretly gave Covid-19 patients unproven drugs, whistleblowers’ lawyer claims
At least nine patients at hospitals operated by Prevent Senior died of Covid-19 while they were unwittingly receiving the experimental...
Exclusive: Haiti’s Ariel Henry says he understands US migrant deportations and says elections will be pushed back
In an exclusive interview with CNN from the prime minister's residence in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince, Henry -- who took...
Analysis: ‘Isolated’ but defiant, Brazil’s Bolsonaro defends handling of Covid and climate at UN
The Brazilian President's speech was calmly given, even monotone at times, opening with a numbing sales pitch of his country...
Polls open for tight election in Canada as Trudeau seeks to fend off conservative rival
Trudeau called the snap election in mid-August, barely two years into his minority government, betting he could capitalize on his...
Analysis: Mexico’s abortion ruling could make waves beyond its borders
But the shockwaves sent across the region by the court's abortion ruling will be felt for years to come.One women's...
Leader and founder of Peruvian Shining Path rebel group dies in prison
A Maoist rebel group, Shining Path was active in the 1980s and 1990s, spreading terror in the country through a...
Hostages strapped to getaway cars as robbers target banks in Brazil
The attackers targeted banks in the small city of Aracatuba in the southeastern state of Sao Paulo early Monday. In...
