Childless leader, who donates most of his money to social projects, plans to adopt dozens…
Latin America
Uruguay marijuana move ‘illegal’ – UN drugs watchdog
Uruguay's decision to legalise the production, sale and consumption of marijuana violates international law, the…
Jose Antonio Abreu, Venezuela’s musical visionary
In a country as polarised as Venezuela, it is hard to think of a public…
United Nations needs to deal with excessive spying: Germany, Brazil
Revelations of U.S. global spying have raised digital privacy protection questions the United Nations…
Mexico frees 61 kidnap victims held near U.S. border
Mexican authorities freed 61 kidnapping victims in the northern border city of Reynosa, the government…
Facing shortages, Venezuela takes over toilet paper factory
When you're running low on toilet paper and getting desperate, what do you do?
$270 million worth of cocaine found on Air France flight
There was something odd about the 30 suitcases that showed up on a flight from…
Man, who servives 4 months in Andes, flees sex charge
A story of remarkable human endurance in the snow-covered Andes has taken a somber turn.Authorities…
FORMER AP EDITOR RECALLS COVERING 1973 CHILE COUP
For days, rumors had spread that a coup was imminent. The date chosen by the…
Obama promises NSA spy probe, says Mexican leader Pena Nieto
US President Barack Obama ha promised to investigate allegations that the National Security Agency (NSA)…