In Peru, police can now spy on cellphones without a warrant
Peru’s President Ollanta Humala is giving police wide-ranging new powers to snoop on cellphone users without a court order.Cops will now be able to trace a mobile phone caller’s movements…
Hillary Clinton to ask for lifting of embargo on Cuba
U.S. Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton this week will ask Congress to lift the embargo on Cuba during a scheduled visit to South Florida, where she will participate in two…
Colombia to invest $1.7 bn in socioeconomic development of Pacific region
Colombia's government plans to invest 5 trillion pesos (some $1.75 billion) over the next decade in 200 social development projects in the Pacific region, an impoverished area beset by the…
Why the United States is receiving human feces-covered cilantro
The thing most people are missing is that this story isn't just about contaminated cilantro making Americans sick and the FDA taking measures to stop it. It's about exploitative labor…
CONCACAF known for corruption as much as soccer
CONCACAF, soccer's governing body for North and Central America and the Caribbean, has become known for corruption as much as soccer, the shadiest region of a sport in which scandal…
What crisis? Venezuelan VP says Nicaragua can count on his country for “anything”
Nicaraguans need not worry, because Venezuela will support them with “anything they need” — at least if visiting Vice President Jorge Arreaza is to be taken at his word.At a…
Nicaragua to participate in Russia-hosted “World Tank Biathlon”; NATO not invited
Russia has begun welcoming participants for its annual World Tank Biathlon in Moscow this year, including its Central American ally, Nicaragua. But while participants from 14 nations are arriving from…
As economy collapses, Venezuela now has world’s cheapest Big Mac at just $0.67
For a country known for standing up to US “imperialism,” Venezuela might be the most welcoming place on Earth for “gringo” tourists.If you love Big Macs, that is.Venezuela is now…
