Nicaragua Miffed at Spanish Company
As they say in boxing, the Spanish Union Fenosa company, in charge of distributing electricity in Nicaragua, is currently against the ropes and on the verge of being "knocked out" by the government.

Latin America for Quality Education in 2017
Education ministers from 42 Latin American and Caribbean countries are concluding a meeting here to achieve quality education for all by 2017.

Cuba to Send Best Athletes to PanAm Games
Cuba will send its best athletes to Rio de Janeiro, confirmed Jose Ramon Fernandez, president of the Cuban Olympic Committee, who went to a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Pan American Sport Organization in this Brazilian city.

Flooding displaces nearly 40,000, kills 7 in Argentina
Nearly 40,000 people were forced to abandon their homes and seven others were killed after days of heavy rain triggered flooding in three Argentine provinces, police and civil defense authorities said on Saturday.

Strike ends, airport chaos continues in Brazil
Brazilian air traffic controllers have ended their strike after the government agreed to meet their demands, but airport chaos in the country continues.