Tensions high as Nicaragua closes border to more than 1,000 Cuban migrants arriving from Costa Rica
Nicaragua has sent more than 1,000 Cuban migrants, heading to the United States, back to Costa Rica, accusing San Jose of deliberately sparking a humanitarian crisis.…
Argentina signs pacts with China to build two nuclear plants
The governments of Argentina and China on Sunday signed several agreements to build the South American country's fourth and fifth nuclear power plants for an investment of $14 billion, government…
El Niño poses hunger threat to millions in Central America as food stocks run dry: UN
Some 2.3 million people across Central America face severe hunger due to drought compounded by a particularly punishing El Nino weather phenomenon if they do not get help, the United…
Guatemala bans child marriage, big change for rural areas
Guatemala has raised the minimum age for marriage to 18, but women's rights campaigners said enforcing the new law would be a challenge in a country where nearly one-third of…
Claro announces mobile calling to United States, Canada at same rate as local calls
Attention “gringo” expats. You are probably going to want to switch to mobile carrier Claro after reading this story.…
Telescope being built in Chile would be world’s largest
Construction on what is expected to be the world’s largest telescope began Wednesday in Chile’s Atacama Desert. The massive telescope, dubbed the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT), is slated to begin…
Flotilla of Chinese warships arrive in Cuba
A flotilla of Chinese warships arrived in Cuba Tuesday to promote military ties between the countries, the commanding officer said.…
Venezuelan diplomat takes helm of OAS while still opposed to OAS election monitors
Venezuelan diplomat Bernardo Alvarez, who was expelled from the United States in 2010 when he was his country's ambassador to Washington, made his first speech Monday as the new chairman…
