Latin America

It wasn’t long after Daniel Marquez’s family showed up at the Venezuelan police station jail where he’d been locked up…

Pinera takes over from socialist Michelle Bachelet who capped a second term in office. He has vowed to fight economic…

One by one, three black Brazilian men matter-of-factly give tips for interacting with police that sound very much like “the…

There are some Brazilians who probably aren’t finding much to enjoy in Rio de Janeiro’s colorful Carnival parades — the…

At least 18 people have been killed in a confrontation between security forces and illegal miners in eastern Venezuela. The…

Former TV anchor and evangelical singer Fabricio Alvarado Munoz will face a center-left fiction writer in Costa Rica’s presidential election…

Former guerrilla leader Rodrigo Londono was once one of Colombia’s most-wanted men. Now he is a presidential contender. The graying,…

Venezuela’s Constituent Assembly has backed plans for a presidential election before April 30, months ahead of schedule. But neighboring countries…

Looking to put Chile’s sex abuse scandal behind him, Pope Francis dives Wednesday into another divisive issue roiling the South…

A strong earthquake has struck off the coast of southern Peru, killing at least one person and injuring more than…