Kidnapped Honduran radio news director found slain
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Honduras' president offered a reward of more than $150,000 Wednesday for information leading to the…
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Drug lab near cash plane crash site
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador's official news agency says police have found a cocaine-processing lab near where a small…
Amazon tributary hits record high after rains
SAO PAULO (AP) — A mighty tributary of the Amazon River has hit a record high level after weeks of heavy rains.
100 Rio buildings risk collapse, official says
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — More than 100 abandoned buildings in Rio de Janeiro are in such poor condition they are at risk of collapsing,…
US agents on deadly Honduran military operation
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration officials said Wednesday that their agents were working with Honduran military forces aboard a…
Young man sought in Colombia bombing
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian investigators on Wednesday were seeking a man between 17 and 20 years old they say could be the…
Brazil probing dictatorship human rights abuses
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Wednesday swore in the seven members of a truth commission created to…
Chileans suffer while waiting for education reform
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Cristobal Steffens and his sister Natalie were the first in their family to go to college, and both emerged with…
Venezuelan foreign minister stands in for Chavez
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — After nearly a year of cancer treatment that has forced President Hugo Chavez to step back from the…
Mexico anti-drug agents detain 2 army generals
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two army generals, including a former assistant defense secretary, were detained by anti-drug prosecutors and are…
