The new pope's choice of the name Francis, to honour the Catholic Church's patron saint…
Latin America
Scandal Over Israeli Firm Training Peruvian Soldiers
Lima, Peru - The Peruvian legislature is investigating a contract with an Israeli company, entered…
Naming Femicide to Fight Violence Against Women in Ecuador
Quito, Ecuador - Ecuador hopes to move forward in the fight against violence against women…
Pope Francis: what did he really do in Argentina in the 1970s?
The new pontiff has been lambasted over his failure to speak out against the military…
Guatemala begins first genocide trial
Guatemala City -The first genocide trial in Guatemala's history got under way Tuesday, with former…
Official: Venezuela not embalming Chavez
Caracas, Venezuela - Venezuela has decided not to embalm the body of its late president, Hugo…
Cuban First Vice President Highlights Ties With Vatican
Vatican - Cuba and the Vatican maintained cordial relations of mutual respect and cooperation and…
Venezuelan Pollster Favors Maduro in Electoral Survey
Caracas, Venezuela - The Venezuelan acting President, Nicolás Maduro, has the preference of voters for…
Chavez’s body eventually to be displayed ‘like Lenin, Mao Zedong’
Caracas, Venezuela - The body of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will eventually be displayed publicly…
Mexico union leader Elba Esther Gordillo arrested
Mexicocity - Union head Elba Esther Gordillo, known as Mexico's most powerful woman, has been…