At least 62 dead after gas tanker explodes in Haiti’s second largest city
The situation remains "critical," Deputy Mayor Patrick Almonor said on Tuesday, who also extended an appeal for blood donations.Almonor said...
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UN-backed report finds ‘police brutality’ in Colombia contributed to a ‘massacre’ that killed 11
Announcing the results of the report on Monday, Chief investigator Carlos Negret accused Colombian National Police (PNC) of committing a...
Dozens killed in Mexico road accident
The incident happened in Mexico's Chiapas state, which borders Guatemala, when the truck carrying dozens of migrants crashed. Photos from...
Nicaragua ends relations with Taiwan in diplomatic victory for China
The Nicaraguan announcement now leaves a little more than a dozen countries that maintain official diplomatic relations with self-ruled Taiwan,...
Brazil is selling off dozens of airports
Sixteen airports will be auctioned -- including Congonhas in São Paulo, and Santos Dumont in Rio de Janeiro -- by...
Chile’s Congress votes to legalize same-sex marriage
The Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of Congress, passed the bill with 82 votes in favor, 20 against, and...
3 more hostages released in Haiti, Christian aid group says
"We are thankful to God that three more hostages were released last night. Those who were released are safe and...
Colombia seizes hundreds of tarantulas bound for Germany
A statement from Bogota's environmental authority said at least 232 tarantulas, 67 cockroaches, nine spider eggs, and a scorpion with...
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...
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...
