US to double climate aid spending, John Kerry says in Paris
US Secretary of State John Kerry announced Wednesday that the United States would double its grant-based support for vulnerable countries that need to adapt to climate change by 2020. In…
US conservationist, founder of North Face dies in kayaking accident in Chile
Douglas Tompkins, conservationist and founder of The North Face outdoor-gear brand, has died after a boating accident in Patagonia, Chile.…
Cuba Returns US Fugitive as Bilateral Diplomacy Takes Hold
Cuba has sent home an American fugitive wanted by U.S. authorities on firearms charges, marking the first such return since Havana and Washington restored diplomatic ties in July after more…
Venezuela opposition win shakes socialist Latin America governments
Sunday's sweeping opposition victory in Venezuela's legislative elections may do little to lessen embattled President Nicolas Maduro's hostility toward Washington, but it might well lead leftist governments across Latin America…
Two years after his death, are Venezuelans finally giving up on Hugo Chavez’s “Chavismo” ?
Few leaders have ever had the ability to polarize opinion quite like Hugo Chavez, Venezuela’s late bombastic, left-wing president. The same is also true of Chavismo, the “Bolivarian” socialist…
Colombia confirms find of legendary 300-year-old shipwreck with billions worth of gold, jewels
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos confirmed Saturday that the legendary galleon San Jose, a Spanish ship that was sunk in 1708 near Cartagena of the Indies with a cargo of…
Venezuela’s opposition wins national legislative elections
Authorities say the opposition, with some districts yet to be counted, won 99 of the 167 seats in the National Assembly, with the Socialist party winning just 46. The results…
Another door slams shut for Cuban migrants stranded in Costa Rica; airlift under consideration
Guatemala on Thursday announced that it would not allow the now estimated 4,000 Cuban migrants stranded in Costa Rica to legally traverse its territory on their way to the United…
