Colombia’s highest court hands down first femicide conviction
By Anastasia Moloney BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Colombian Sandra Patricia Correa survived numerous brutal beatings and nine stab wounds at the hands of...
Colombia halts air raids on FARC rebels
Colombia will stop air raids on Marxist FARC rebels for a month, President Juan Manuel Santos said, a major stride in a peace process...
Bahamas National Advances On The Voice
News Americas, LOS ANGELES, CA, Weds. Mar. 11, 2015: Bahamas national Blaze Johnson, Jr. aka, ‘Little Blaze,’ last night advanced beyond the battle rounds...
Colombia halts air raids on FARC in major boost to peace...
Colombia will stop air raids on Marxist FARC rebels for a month, President Juan Manuel Santos said, a major stride in a peace process...
Venezuela’s Maduro seeks decree powers to face U.S. ‘imperialism’
By Andrew Cawthorne CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday asked parliament for decree powers in response to new U.S. sanctions, in...
Brazil passes femicide law to tackle rise in gender killings
By Anastasia Moloney BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Brazil, where a woman is killed every two hours, is imposing tougher punishments on those who...
Lawsuit challenges legality of NSA online snooping
The lawsuit was filed in Maryland federal court by the Wikimedia Foundation, Amnesty International USA, Human Rights Watch and other organizations. It said the...
Cause Of Death Of Jamaican-Born Syracuse Sprinter Still Undetermined
Jamaican-born athlete and Syracuse University student, Sabrina Cammock News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Tues. Mar. 10, 2015: As the cause of death of Jamaican-born athlete...
U.S. offers $5 million for missing American, appeals to Iran
By Mark Hosenball and Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States offered $5 million on Monday for help in finding an American who...
Weeks After Deathbed Marriage Guyanese National Loses Battle With Cancer
News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Mon. Mar. 9, 2015: A 25-year-old Guyanese national who was determined this January to marry the love of his...
