Ottawa police chief is leaving his post, city officials say amid ongoing protests
"Peter Sloly and the Ottawa Police Services Board reached a mutually agreeable separation and as such Chief Peter Sloly is...
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Colombian landslide kills 15, injures dozens
The landslide hit the western city of Pereira on Tuesday morning, according to Colombia's National Unit for Disaster Risk Management.Thirty-five...
Canadian protesters block the busiest international crossing in North America as tensions ramp up over Covid-19 rules
After idling trucks and vehicles snarled roadways in major Canadian cities over the weekend, "Freedom Convoy" drivers hindered travel Monday...
Costa Rica mandated Covid-19 vaccines for children. But not everyone’s on board
Inside the St. Vincent de Paul Hospital in Costa Rica's Heredia province, not far from the capital San Jose, the...
Colombia struck a peace deal with guerrilla groups years ago. So why is violence surging?
Colombian President Ivan Duque vowed to stamp out the violence during his presidency. But it continues to plague rural areas,...
They dared to protest last July. Now these Cubans are facing years in jail
Like so many other businesses, the small cafeteria she and her husband ran was shuttered because of the Covid-19 pandemic....
More than 20 dead and hundreds displaced as heavy rain triggers floods and landslides in Brazil
More than 600 people have also been displaced, according to a statement released by the State Civil Defense, which earlier...
Oil executives barred from leaving Peru after massive spill
The travel ban will last for 18 months, according to Judge Romualdo Aguedo. It applies to four employees of the...
Cuba calls on Biden to restaff embassies, normalize relations following CIA ‘Havana Syndrome’ report
The spate of mysterious health incidents that have plagued American diplomats and CIA personnel in Havana, Cuba, among other cities,...
High school in Canada named after Prince Andrew to change name
"We are changing the name to move in a different direction due to the negative reports about Prince Andrew," school...
US, EU slap new sanctions on Nicaraguan officials before Ortega’s inauguration
The US and the EU have accused Ortega -- along with his wife and Vice President Rosario Murillo -- of...
Two journalists burned alive by gang in Haiti
The source said the Ti Makak gang carried out the killings in the Petion-Ville neighborhood of Port-au-Prince. The motive and...
Canada reaches agreement to compensate indigenous children taken from families
The agreements include $15.7 billion (20 billion Canadian dollars) for potentially hundreds of thousands of First Nations children who were...
Many Latin American countries now among those with highest rates of vaccination
The vaccine rollout was slow at the start, with just getting the vaccines in hand a major issue. Just six...
UK Supreme Court backs Venezuela’s Guaidó, bringing him closer to $1bn in gold reserves
Reversing a previous decision by the Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court ruled that recognition of heads of state and...
Jailed for the killing of Haiti’s president, five suspected assassins say they’re innocent
CNN Exclusive: Port-au-Prince, Haiti -- The smell of raw sewage and food waste permeates the air in the entrance to...
From student protester to leftist hero: Meet the shaggy-haired millennial vying for Chile’s presidency
If he wins the run-off vote, Boric will become the country's youngest -- and most left-leaning -- president in its...
As Cuba reopens to the world, many of its own look to leave
For many Cubans, it is only the beginning of a long and often dangerous journey to the United States.Throughout much...
Remaining missionaries kidnapped in Haiti released by gang, says justice minister
Seventeen missionaries representing Christian Aid Ministries, including 16 Americans and one Canadian, were kidnapped by armed men on October 16...
Nine people killed in Dominican Republic private jet crash
Seven passengers and two crew members died in the incident, it said in a statement posted to Twitter. Six were...
