Overwhelming UN vote against US embargo of Cuba
Email this page UNITED NATIONS, October 30, 2013 (AFP) – A record-equalling 188 countries on Tuesday condemned the five-decade-old US embargo against communist Cuba in an annual UN General Assembly…
Cash Can Beat Food Aid in Combating Hunger, Study Says
Email this page Steve Baragona / VOA October 28th, 2013 – Cash can be more effective than food aid when it comes to reaching hungry people, according to a new…
More Central Americans seeking refuge from gangs, organized crime in US, Canada, Costa Rica and Mexico
Email this page October 24th, 2013 – MEXICO CITY (ISH) – Gang violence and organized crime has taken over political instability as the main cause for Central Americans’ seeking refuge in other countries.…
N. Koreans in Panama over detained sailors in Cuba arms case
Email this page October 24th, 2013 (AFP) – North Korean officials were in Panama Wednesday to check on 35 of their sailors held for allegedly smuggling undeclared Cuban military goods in…
Mexico: Drug capo gunned down by clown at children’s party
Email this page LA PAZ, Mexico (ISH) – The eldest brother of Mexico’s once powerful Arellano Félix drug cartel family was killed by a gunman dressed as a clown at…
Guatemala: 2 suspects with links to Sinaloa cartel arrested
Email this page GUATEMALA CITY (ISH) – Guatemalans Antonio Pompa and Wilmar Anavisca were arrested for allegedly working for Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel in the northern department of Petén on Oct. 18,…
US spying allegations to be reviewed by Americas commission amid fresh uproar
Email this page October 22nd, 2013 (AFP & InsideCostaRica.com) – The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights said Monday it will review allegations of US spying in detail during its next…
Half of Latin American presidents failed to show at Ibero-American summit
Email this page PANAMA CITY, October 21, 2013 (AFP & InsideCostaRica.com) – A poorly attended summit of Spain, Portugal and their former colonies across the Americas wrapped up Saturday with…
