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Cuba kills four on US-registered speedboat trying to ‘infiltrate’

Havana, Cuba—Cuba said it thwarted gunmen trying to infiltrate from the United States as its coastguard opened fire Wednesday at a Florida-registered speedboat near its...

Jalisco cautiously tries returning to normal after cartel violence

Guadalajara, Mexico—Residents of Jalisco cautiously peeked their heads out Monday after waves of retaliatory cartel violence rocked the Mexican state over the weekend following the...

Top Mexican drug cartel leader killed

Guadalajara, Mexico—The Mexican army announced Sunday (Monday morning in Manila) that it had killed powerful drug lord Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera in an operation that...

Maduro now in New York jail, US to ‘run’ Venezuela

New York, United States—Venezuela's president Nicolas Maduro was in a New York jail on Sunday after a shock US snatch-and-grab raid to remove him from...

Brazil, Colombia nix ‘intervention’ with US warships deployed nearby

MANAUS, Brazil – The presidents of Brazil and Colombia spoke out against “foreign intervention and threats to our sovereignty” Tuesday amid a US military...

Record cold grips Chile, Argentina, and Uruguay

SANTIAGO, Chile – A polar air mass has brought record low temperatures to Argentina, Chile and Uruguay, causing at least 15 deaths and forcing...

Southern Mexico mayor shot dead in her office

Oaxaca, Mexico—Four armed men stormed a mayor's office in southern Mexico, killing her and another member of her staff on Sunday, police said, in the...

Teen hitmen plague Colombia decades after Escobar hired kids to kill

Bogotá, Colombia—Decades after drug lord Pablo Escobar notoriously built a small army of child hitmen to murder police officers, judges and politicians, Colombia is still...

Colombia president hints at conspiracy after candidate shot

Bogotá, Colombia—Colombia's leftist leader Gustavo Petro claimed Monday that a gravely injured presidential candidate's security detail was "strangely reduced" before he was shot, stoking suggestions...

Powerful 6.3 magnitude quake shakes central Colombia

Paratebueno, Colombia—Buildings swayed, sirens blared and panicked Colombians raced onto the streets Sunday after a shallow 6.3 magnitude earthquake rattled the center of the country. The...

Colombia’s Uribe ‘fights for life’ after initial surgery from gunshots

Bogotá, Colombia—A prominent Colombian right-wing presidential candidate who was shot during a campaign event in Bogota has successfully undergone initial surgery, the city's mayor said...

10 dead in Colombia university outing bus accident

Bogotá, Colombia—A field trip by students and their professors ended in tragedy Saturday when their bus crashed in western Colombia, killing at least 10 people...

Pride and praise in Peru for Pope Leo XIV who left lasting impression

Callao, Peru—Church bells echoed out as Catholics congregated in the Peruvian capital on Thursday to celebrate the election of American-born Pope Leo XIV, who left...

Brazil police foil Lady Gaga gig bomb plot

Brasília, Brazil—Brazilian police said Sunday they had arrested two people in connection with a foiled plot to attack Lady Gaga's packed mega-concert in Rio de...
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