The mayor of a city in the Mexican border state of Tamaulipas was killed and his 10-year-old daughter was injured Sunday, officials said.
The 33 Chilean miners who were trapped underground for more than three months after a mine collapse in northern Chile will get lifetime pensions.
Bruno de Souza, Flamengo’s goal keeper, turned himself in to police Wednesday for questioning related to the kidnapping and murder of a woman believed to have been the goalie’s former lover, Rio de Janeiro police said.
In case anyone questioned the permanence of Fidel Castro’s recent return to the national stage, this should answer doubts: The former Cuban leader has called the National Assembly into special session Saturday.
Businesses reopened Friday in the Haitian capital after the threat of heavy rain and potential flooding from the remnants of Tropical Storm Emily failed to materialize.
Authorities in Mexico have arrested Gilberto Barragan Balderas, one of the leaders of a powerful drug dealing group called the Gulf Cartel, police said.
Hurricane Ophelia grew into a raging Category 4 storm late Saturday as it passed northeast of Bermuda, though it is predicted to weaken considerably before making landfall in Canada on Monday.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, back in his homeland after a prolonged absence in Cuba where he was treated for cancer, did not attend the country’s bicentennial parade in person Tuesday.
A third migrant survived a massacre that left 72 dead in a Mexican border state, and could play a key role in authorities’ investigation of the crime, El Salvador’s president said.
The International Monetary Fund whittled the candidate pool for its top post Monday, saying it would consider just two contenders, French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde and Mexican Central Bank chief Agustin Carstens.
Massive clean-up and an investigation continued Thursday afternoon in Bogota, Colombia, hours after a strong car bomb explosion caused considerable damage to the headquarters of Caracol Radio and other nearby buildings.
At least 141 inmates escaped Friday from a prison in Mexico’s northeast border city of Nuevo Laredo, Notimex reported, citing an official.
Hundreds of military police raided a slum in northern Rio de Janeiro this weekend, seizing dozens of vehicles and hundreds of bundles of marijuana, state-run media reported Sunday.
The family of a former Mexican presidential candidate and senator asked authorities Friday to stand back from the case to allow negotiations for his release.
Hurricane Richard made landfall just south of Belize City Sunday night, said CNN Meteorologist Jacqui Jeras.
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