A Cuban prisoner who went on hunger strike to protest his arrest for taking part in a demonstration died Thursday, according to other dissidents in the country.
The bodies of two men — both decapitated and showing signs of torture — were found early Sunday in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, the state attorney general’s office said.
One smiles for the camera, another appears defiant, while a third looks serene. They all look straight into the camera. Their confessions are blunt and candid — it’s a relatively new strategy used by Mexican authorities.
The El Galpon farmers market is one of the few places in Buenos Aires where a variety of natural products are all available under one roof.
Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo underwent prostate surgery early Friday, his spokesman said.
A humanitarian mission to aid Haitian earthquake victims turned into a major embarrassment in Puerto Rico on Friday as pictures emerged of doctors drinking, mugging for cameras and brandishing firearms amid the victims’ suffering.
A subtropical depression formed Wednesday in the western Atlantic Ocean, but was not expected to pose a threat to land, forecasters said.
The question is a serious one, and its answer has multiple political and security implications: Did a Mexican political party have agreements with organized crime, specifically the PRI which governed Mexico for 71 years?
The Haitian government has launched a new effort to thin out the tent cities around Port-au-Prince that are home to hundreds of thousands of people displaced by last month’s earthquake.
Brazil’s Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the nation should recognize same-sex unions.
A group of Cuban exiles will host a fireworks show for Cubans on Friday night, but supporters of the Cuban leaders see it as a U.S.-backed attempt to destabilize the communist island.
Disaster and emergency experts warn that earthquake-ravaged Haiti is facing fresh tragedy as time becomes ever more crucial to rescue efforts.
A mistrial has been declared in the trial of two people accused of attempting to extort millions from actor John Travolta.
The entire eastern coast of the United States should prepare for Irene, a large and dangerous hurricane churning northwestward over the tropical waters of the Caribbean, the nation’s emergency chief warned Tuesday.
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter squashed speculation on Tuesday that he can sure the release of American contractor Alan Gross during Carter’s trip to Cuba.
Charges have been dropped against nine of the American missionaries held in Haiti earlier this year, according to a spokesman for Idaho Sen. Jim Risch.
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