US, Cuba reach deal on restoring commercial flights
U.S. and Cuban officials reached agreement Thursday on restoring regular commercial flights between the former Cold War foes after more than 50 years, a milestone on the one-year anniversary of…
Pope Francis confirms second miracle, approves sainthood for Mother Teresa
Pope Francis approved a second miracle attributed to Mother Teresa, making way for her sainthood 18 years after the Roman Catholic nun’s death, the Vatican said Friday. Mother Teresa is…
Nicaragua says it accepts and will abide by ICJ ruling over border dispute
The Nicaraguan government said Wednesday that it acknowledges and will abide by the decision of the International Court of Justice at The Hague putting an end to two border disputes…
UN High Court: Nicaragua must compensate Costa Rica for territory violations
Nicaragua violated Costa Rica's sovereign territory by establishing a military presence in parts of a disputed waterway, and must compensate its neighbor, the United Nations' highest court said Wednesday.…
ECLAC: Latin America will contract 0.4 pct. in 2015, grow 0.2 pct. next year
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean projected Thursday that the region would contract by 0.4 percent this year and recover slowly in 2016 with 0.2 percent growth.…
Argentine peso plummets 26.5 percent after controls lifted
Argentina's peso plunged more than 26.5 percent on Thursday, after the country's new government floated the currency as part of a slew of free-market reforms aimed at revitalizing the stagnant…
Obama asks Congress to lift embargo on Cuba
President Barack Obama said Thursday that the economic embargo imposed by the United States on Cuba in 1962 is "the legacy of a failed policy," once again urging Congress to…
Costa Rica celebrates legal victory in border spat with Nicaragua
Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solis on Wednesday expressed his satisfaction with the "forcefulness" of the ruling issued by the International Court of Justice at The Hague finding that Nicaragua…
