Four hostages rescued from Marxist guerrillas in Colombia over the weekend were reunited with their families Monday in Bogota, the nation’s capital, a broadcast on CNN affiliate Caracol TV showed.
Stung by criticism that aid hasn’t been getting into earthquake-ravaged Haiti quickly enough, U.S. officials say they are taking steps to rectify the problem and the perception.
The Panama Canal reopened Thursday after heavy rains and flooding prompted its closing for only the third time in its storied 96-year history.
Police in Rio de Janeiro are searching for a high-profile soccer player accused of orchestrating the kidnapping and murder of a pregnant woman believed to have been a former lover, officials said Wednesday.
The heady smell wafts through the air at the distillery just north of the Haitian capital. Inside, almost four months of unwelcome silence ended recently when conveyor belts began rolling again, churning out thousands of bottles of pure sugar-cane rum.
Former Colombian President Cesar Gaviria on Tuesday strongly criticized the United States’ approach to fighting drugs.
Dancers have put on a dazzling display atop extravagant floats at the legendary annual Rio Carnival. Thousands of revelers cheered as dancers shimmied and shook their colorful costumes through the streets of the Brazilian capital.
Tropical Storm Hermine pummeled southern Texas Tuesday morning, packing torrential rains and damaging winds, along with the possibility of tornadoes.
Cuba commemorated the 57th anniversary Monday of the attack that started Fidel Castro’s revolution, but President Raul Castro did not speak, unlike in the previous three years.
Fabricio Correa, brother of Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa, called the president corrupt and said he has formed a political party that will challenge his brother, he told CNN en Español.
Built from the rubble of the 2010 earthquake, new homes are slowly taking shape in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
An intense cold front in southern Latin America continues to blanket the region, causing deaths, school and highway closures, and other woes.
A state of emergency in Ecuador has been extended to Friday, the country’s government announced, as investigators watch videos and review photographs to identify officers involved in last week’s police uprising. It was originally set to expire Tuesday.
Venezuela and Colombia renewed diplomatic relations after a meeting between their heads of state in Santa Marta, Colombia.
A 13-year-old boy has been detained in Argentina in connection with a beating death Tuesday during the national Day of Spring celebrations, the official state-run news agency said Thursday.
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