Five humanitarian crises largely overlooked by international media in 2015
From civil war and urban gang violence to drought, some humanitarian crises around the world receive less attention from international media than others and are less visible.…
Raul Castro underscores sovereignty in Cuba-US normalization
Cuban President Raul Castro Tuesday called for respect for national sovereignty as his country moves forward in the process of normalizing relations with the United States, state media reported.…
New accusations: US ties former Panamanian president, Ricardo Martinelli to bribery scheme
A U.S. federal judge identified the former president of Panama, Ricardo Martinelli, as one of several alleged co-conspirators in a bribery scheme that helped the German multinational software company, SAP…
Cuba blames US for migrant crisis in Central America, calls for change in policy
US special treatment of Cuban refugees is the cause of the crisis of migrants stranded in Central America, according to Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez.…
Land of the Free: Thousands of Cubans stranded in Costa Rica to be transported to US border
Some of the thousands of Cuban refugees stranded in Central America are to be helped in their trek to reach the United States, the Costa Rican Foreign Ministry said Monday.…
BREAKTHROUGH: Central America nations agree to fly Cubans stranded in Costa Rica northward
The countries that comprise the Central American Integration System (SICA) agreed late Monday to carry out an initial "pilot humanitarian transfer" of thousands of Cuban migrants stranded in Costa Rica…
Pope Francis urges Central American countries to resolve Cuban migrant crisis in Costa Rica
Pope Francis directed his prayers on Sunday to the thousands of Cuban migrants stuck in Central and South America who are attempting to reach the U.S. Thousands of those migrants…
US planning mass deportation of illegal aliens from Central America: report
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security could begin a large-scale effort to deport Central American families in the country illegally by early January, according to a published report.…
