A federal appeals court in Argentina has ruled that a grandmother must stand trial for growing two marijuana plants in her backyard.
State Department analysts raised questions about the psychological state and health of Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, according to a December 2009 cable recently published by WikiLeaks.
On a visit to the border city of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, President Felipe Calderon apologized to the families of 15 people killed in a massacre last month and promised residents that their input would form part of the strategy against drug-related violence.
Cuba accused U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday of failing to keep his promise of a new start with the communist island, saying that far from easing the U.S. trade embargo, his administration has tightened some restrictions.
The governor of the Mexican state of Baja California said Monday he is asking the federal government for a natural disaster declaration after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake shook the region.
The human rights group Amnesty International said Friday that Haitian authorities are launching a probe into alleged crimes against humanity committed during the 15-year rule of former dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier.
Bolivia’s president pledged that his government will build new houses for thousands of people who are homeless after a “mega-mudslide” triggered by heavy rainfall in the nation’s capital, state media reported.
A United Airlines flight was diverted to Toronto late Monday after concerns over an electrical issue, an airport official said.
A Cuban government-run website has begun translating into Spanish and posting online leaked U.S. government cables that discuss the island nation.
Former Argentine dictator Jorge Rafael Videla was convicted and sentenced to life in prison by a federal court Wednesday for human rights abuses during his rule.
We thought that since you were feeling absolutely dejected watching BP’s underwater gusher spoiling the ecology and economy of the Gulf of Mexico, well, we would try to cheer you up by reminding you how the otherwise environmentally conscious Canadians are degrading their own natural splendor and national soul with oil spillage and seepage on purpose.
The head of the Vancouver Olympics organizing committee warned that an athlete could get “badly injured or worse” almost a full year before Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili was killed during a practice run at the 2010 Winter Games.
The death toll from Haiti’s cholera outbreak has risen to 292, the Haitian government said Wednesday. There are 4,147 confirmed cases.
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