Mega-disasters and urbanization spur spike in displacement: report
By Megan Rowling SENDAI, Japan (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The number of people forced from their homes each year by disasters has quadrupled over...
El Salvador archbishop Romero to be beatified in May
Controversial Salvadoran archbishop Oscar Romero, a champion of the poor who was gunned down while celebrating mass in 1980, will be beatified on May...
NYC Institute Condemns Assassination Of Guyanese Anti-PPP Activist
News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Weds. Mar. 11, 2015: The Caribbean Guyana Institute for Democracy (CGID) has joined others in condemning the assassination of...
Colombia halts air raids on FARC in boost to peace drive
Colombia will stop air raids on Marxist FARC rebels for a month, President Juan Manuel Santos announced -- a major stride in a peace...
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...