Latin America
Members of National Guard Revolt Against Maduro Government
According to defense minister Vladimir Padrino López, the revolt was an act of treason and at least 27 officers were arrested for the mutiny.
AP Exclusive: Vatican Knew of Argentine Bishop Misconduct
The Vatican received information in 2015 and 2017 that Gustavo Zanchetta had taken naked selfies, exhibited “obscene” behavior and had been accused of misconduct with seminarians.
Fireball at Illegal Mexico Pipeline Tap Kills 66; 85 Missing
Just a few feet from where the pipeline passed through an alfalfa field, the dead seem to have fallen in heaps, perhaps as they stumbled over each other or tried to help one another in the moments after a geyser of gasoline shot into the air Friday.
Car Bomb Kills at Least 21 in Bogotá
The attack at the Santander General School may have been a suicide bombing, an act of violence that would be unprecedented in Colombia’s history.
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro Makes Stumbling Start as President
The far-right leader’s first two weeks on the job have been filled with missteps and communication gaffes and little of his promised sweeping changes.
Venezuela’s Opposition Calls Maduro’s Government Illegitimate
The opposition-controlled legislative body approved tentative resolutions in an effort to promote a transitional government.
After Crossing Into Guatemala, Migrants Set Sights on Mexico
Migrants leaving Central America routinely cite widespread poverty, lack of opportunity and rampant gang violence as their motivation.
Street Singer Gives Voice to Venezuela’s Growing Diaspora
Reyna’s Perdomo song has become the unofficial anthem of Venezuelans who have left their country.
Brazil’s President Relaxes Gun Laws, More Changes Expected
Brazilians will no longer have to explain their desire for a gun to a police official, and each person can own four guns, up from two.
New Caravan of Honduran Migrants Makes First Border Crossing
About 500 people, including dozens of children, lined up to show their documents to a first line of unarmed security personnel at the Agua Caliente border crossing Tuesday night.
Chilean Bishops Meet With Pope Francis to Discuss Abuse Crisis
Since his trip to Chile last year, the Vatican and the Chilean Church have taken steps to ameliorate the scandal.
Trump’s Cuba Policy Hurts Private Sector, New Figures Say
It has had a devastating effect on owners and employees of the country’s 24,185 private bed-and-breakfasts and 2,170 private restaurants known as paladares.
Venezuelan Opposition Leader Arrested Amid Standoff With Maduro
Venezuela’s National Assembly president Juan Guaidó, accompanied by his wife Fabiana Rosales gestures before a crowd of opposition supporters during an open meeting in Caraballeda, Vargas State, Venezuela, on January 13, 2019. (Photo by Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images)
Chilean Bishops Meet Francis Year After Disastrous Pope Trip
Last year, Francis defended a bishop accused of covering for a notorious sexual predator in Chile.
Venezuelan Congress Leader Briefly Detained Amid Standoff
A video circulating on social media purports to show the moment in which Juan Guaidó is intercepted on his way to an anti-government “Citizens’ Meeting” in the port city of La Guaira.
These Teen Girls Are Sharing Their Guatemalan Culture Through Photos
“No one should be ashamed of who they are, what they wear, how they speak.”
Nicaraguan Supreme Court Justice Resigns in Protest
The letter, circulating widely on social media, was accompanied by a photograph of judge Rafael Solís Cerda’s government-issued ID.
Venezuela’s Maduro Begins 2nd Term Amid Widespread Criticism
The governments of Paraguay and Peru announced they will withdraw diplomats from Venezuela.
Venezuela’s Maduro Celebrates 2nd Term as Crisis Deepens
Seventeen Latin American governments, the United States and Canada rejected the legitimacy of Maduro’s next term in a measure adopted Thursday.
2018 Cuba Poll: Support for the Embargo on the Rise Among Cuban-Americans
Most voted Republican in midterms, yet support Obama-era policies.

