Associated Press
Friday, January 27, 2012 - 00:00
Rescuers in Rio de Janeiro are working feverishly to find any survivors in the rubble of three buildings that collapsed.
Friday, January 27, 2012 - 00:00
Former Guatemalan leader Efrain Rios Montt has appeared in court but is refusing to testify in a genocide case involving crimes against indigenous communities during his dictatorship.
Thursday, January 26, 2012 - 00:00
At least seven airports in the nation require substantial work to make improvements Brazilian officials promised in winning the right to host the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics.
Thursday, January 26, 2012 - 00:00
Prosecutors are asking for extra time to coordinate with Mexican authorities before heading to trial against an accused Zeta drug cartel member.
Thursday, January 26, 2012 - 00:00
A search of several Mexican lawmakers' offices turned up recording equipment, leading legislators to believe they have been spied on for years.
Thursday, January 26, 2012 - 00:00
Mexico State prosecutor Alfredo Castillo says the officers from the town of Ixtapaluca (Itz-tah-pah-lu-ca) asked the four La Familia Michoacana cartel members in the vehicle for 6,000 pesos (about $460) to let them go.
Thursday, January 26, 2012 - 00:00
Tras varias horas de conversaciones, los ministros de Defensa de Colombia y Peru, Juan Carlos Pinzon y Alberto Otarola, anunciaron ayer que planean operaciones conjuntas en la frontera.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 - 00:00
The pilot was apparently trying to avoid Border Patrol checkpoints on highways that run through California's Imperial Valley.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 - 00:00
Justice Minister Tareck El Aissami trumpeted the deportations as evidence Venezuela is cracking down on drug trafficking.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 - 00:00
Officials said that five police officers had been fatally shot after they stopped a vehicle in a town outside Mexico City.