IMF cuts growth forecasts for Latin America
Email this page October 9th, 2013 (AFP) – The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday cut its economic growth forecast for Latin America and the Caribbean, blaming, at least in part, poor…
FIFA has requests for more than 4.5 million World Cup tickets
Email this page Chris Swanson / ISH October 7th, 2013 – ZURICH (ISH) – FIFA said it has received applications for more than 4.5 million tickets for the World Cup in…
US to clean up chemical weapons left in Panama: official
Email this page October 7th, 2013 (AFP) – The United States will clean up mustard gas bombs it left behind on an island in Panama where it tested them, a…
Three Americans, Panamanian killed in Colombia air crash
Email this page October 7th, 2013 (AFP) – An aircraft used by the US government to monitor drug trafficking routes crashed Sunday in northern Colombia, killing three Americans and a…
Guatemala: Gangs recruit children as young as 6, officials say
Email this page October 4th, 2013 GUATEMALA CITY (ISH) – Guatemala’s gangs are using children as young as 6 to transport drugs and weapons, among other crimes, a senior official said…
IMF warns US shutdown could drag the rest of the world down with it
Email this page Mil Arcega / VOA October 4th, 2013 – There are new worries about the consequences of the U.S. government shutdown. The Treasury Department says failure to reach…
BREAKING: Shots fired outside US Capitol, triggering lockdown
Email this page WASHINGTON, October 3, 2013 (AFP) – A volley of shots rang out outside the US Capitol building on Thursday, sending lawmakers and tourists scattering for cover and…
Colombia’s FARC claims US spying on rebels
Email this page October 3rd, 2013 (AFP) Colombia’s leftist FARC guerrillas said Wednesday they have been victims of “cyber espionage,” and suggested the US National Security Agency may be to blame.…
