World Briefing: Venezuelan Opposition Politician Charged in Plot to Kill President
The authorities charged the politician, María Corina Machado, with taking part in a plot to assassinate President Nicolás Maduro, but they did not make...
Colombia and FARC rebels agree to renew peace talks
By Nelson Acosta HAVANA (Reuters) - The Colombian government and leftist rebels will renew suspended peace talks this month, reviving efforts to end Latin...
Land Mine Casualties Hit a Low and Production Seems to Halt,...
The International Campaign to Ban Landmines attributed the drop to increased compliance with the Mine Ban Treaty, which was first signed 17 years ago.
Contributing Op-Ed Writer: Brazil’s Red-Scare Nostalgia
The right wing is trying its best to turn the president into a Communist.
Jean Béliveau, N.H.L. Great and Ambassador for Hockey, Dies at 83
Mr. Béliveau, one of the greatest centers in the league’s history, was an icon in Canada, and he led the Canadiens to 10 Stanley...
World Briefing: Canada: Family Lived With Body
Members of an Ontario family lived with a corpse in a bedroom for six months because they believed the dead man would be resurrected...
U.S. Citizen Busted In The Bahamas With Over US$69,000
News Americas, NASSAU, Bahamas, Weds. Dec. 3, 2014: A 51-year-old U.S. citizen has been busted in Nassau, Bahamas with $69,739 in undeclared U.S. currency...
Guyana Rum & Cocaine Bust At J.F.K.
News Americas, QUEENS, NY, Weds. Dec. 3, 2014: Many people enjoy a good rum and coke but a passenger on a U.S. flight from...
Jaguar Land Rover begins building Brazil plant
Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - British auto firm Jaguar Land Rover said Tuesday it has started building its first fully-owned factory outside the United...
Climate change impacts heat up UN talks in Lima
LIMA, Peru (AP) — With 2014 on track to become the warmest year on record and time running short, more than 190 nations began...