Latin America

• Venezuela Opposition Congress Tries to Start Legislating

  CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuela’s new opposition congress is finally getting down to the business...

  • Posted January 14, 2016
• Mexico Begins Extradition Proceedings Against Drug Lord

  MEXICO CITY – Mexico has begun the process of extraditing drug lord Joaquin “El...

  • Posted January 11, 2016
• Mexican President: Drug Lord Chapo Guzman Re-arrested

  MEXICO CITY – The world’s most-wanted drug lord was captured for a third time...

  • Posted January 8, 2016
• Young Socialist Hardliner will Lead Venezuela’s Economy

  CARACAS, Venezuela — President Nicolas Maduro is doubling down on his existing economic policies...

  • Posted January 7, 2016
• Venezuela Opposition Swears in Lawmakers Barred by Court

  CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuela’s new opposition congress on Wednesday swore in three lawmakers barred...

  • Posted January 6, 2016
• Hemisphere and Atlantic Broadband Launch Spanish-Language Cable Channels in Miami

  Hemisphere Media Group Inc., a U.S. company targeting the Spanish-language television and cable networks...

  • Posted January 6, 2016
• Venezuela Opposition Controls Congress After 17 Years

  CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuela’s opposition was sworn in Tuesday as the majority in the...

  • Posted January 5, 2016
• Homicides up 70% in El Salvador, Among Deadliest Nations

  SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador – Killings spiked by nearly 70 percent last year in...

  • Posted January 4, 2016
• Uruguay Bailing Out Troubled State Oil Company

  MONTEVIDEO – Uruguay’s congress has approved an $872 million aid package for the country’s...

  • Posted January 3, 2016
• New Year’s Homicide Toll Rises In El Salvador

  SAN SALVADOR — The Central American nation of El Salvador is off to a...

  • Posted January 2, 2016