June 1, 2017 Marines are drugged, robbed after Bogota pub crawl, could face charges: Report Three married U.S. Marine officers are under investigation after a night out in February in Bogotá that went terribly wrong.
May 31, 2017 Venezuela opposition slams Goldman Sachs for $2.8 billion bond purchase While Goldman Sachs said in a statement that it acquired the bonds "on the secondary market from a broker and did not interact” with the beleaguered government of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, that has done little to assuage the anger that many Venezuelans – both at home and in the U.S. – feel toward the investment bank’s move.
May 31, 2017 Stossel: In Venezuela, because some believe socialism is the answer to inequality, people starve Venezuela descends into chaos. Its people, once the wealthiest in Latin America, starve. Even The New York Times runs headlines like "Dying Infants and No Medicine."
May 30, 2017 Venezuelan officials, relatives, targeted and shamed when traveling abroad Current and former Venezuelan government officials are finding it harder to enjoy the good life abroad.
May 30, 2017 Manuel Noriega, a life in pictures The former dictator of Panama Manuel Antonio Noriega died Monday night at the age of 83 at the Santo Tomas hospital in Panama City. Noriega ruled the country between 1983 and 1989 before being overthrown by an American invasion.
May 29, 2017 Stampede at Honduras soccer stadium leaves 4 fans, unborn fetus dead Thousands of soccer fans trying to force their way into a stadium for a championship match stampeded in panic when police fired tear gas Sunday, and at least four people and an unborn fetus were killed in the crush and 25 others were injured, authorities said.
May 26, 2017 Electric taxis eyed to battle pollution in Mexico City The environmentally friendly car will eventually replace part of Mexico City's more than 130,000 registered cabs.
May 26, 2017 Mexican forces raid police precinct, find 20 officers had drug trafficking ties During the operation, 51 arrests were made, including three high-ranking officers, but 31 were later released.
May 24, 2017 Idaho teacher to be released from Mexican hospital but forced to pay $40G A retired Idaho school teacher who claims a Mexican hospital is holding her hostage will be released on Friday on condition she pay the remainder of a $40,000 medical bill, according to her family.
May 24, 2017 Venezuelan protesters now face military justice as unrest takes a mounting toll More than 270 civilians have been brought to military justice in compliance to the new "Plan Zamora."