BREAKING: Drug lord ‘El Chapo’ CAPTURED in Mexico
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto says authorities have captured fugitive drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, who brazenly escaped from prison through a secret underground tunnel seven months ago.…
Latin America is the deadliest region for human rights, environmental activists, group says
Latin America is the deadliest region for human rights activists with scores killed defending land rights, the environment and the rights of LGBTI and indigenous people, a campaign group said…
Guatemala arrests 14 former officials for war-era crimes
Guatemala on Wednesday detained 14 ex-military officials, including the brother of a former president, for forced disappearances and crimes against humanity during the bloodiest period of its 36-year civil war.…
Venezuela blasts Costa Rica “interference” in internal affairs; calls the country a “vassal to imperial interests”
Venezuela’s “Ministry of Popular Power for Foreign Relations” blasted Costa Rica for allegedly interfering in its internal affairs in a diplomatic letter send to Costa Rica’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs…
CONCACAF chief agrees to extradition to US
Hawit, president of the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) and a vice president of world governing body FIFA, was arrested on December 3 in Zurich.…
El Chapo’s days are numbered, US officials say
It has been nearly six months since drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's spectacular escape from Mexico's only supermax prison, but U.S. law enforcement officials say they are convinced that…
Miami officials on edge over impending arrival of thousands of Cubans from Costa Rica
Officials in Miami, Florida are expressing their concerns over the imminent arrival of thousands of Cuban migrants who have been stranded in Costa Rica since November of last year, fearing…
Panamanian president urges Canal consortium to stop waging media battle
President Juan Carlos Varela said Saturday that the inauguration of a newly expanded Panama Canal would take place in May in the presence of several heads of state and government,…
