AFP, Associated Press
Monday, August 17, 2015 - 11:35
Libya's internationally recognized government appealed to Arab countries to carry out airstrikes against the local Islamic State affiliate which is expanding its hold on the coastal city of Sirte.
Thursday, May 14, 2015 - 06:36
Yemen’s humanitarian cease-fire came under significant strain in its first 24 hours Wednesday, disrupted by a Saudi-led coalition airstrike, fighting in a strategic province and shelling by coalition warships west of the port city of Aden.
Wednesday, May 13, 2015 - 06:37
Guatemala’s congress has suspended a session to choose a new vice president after President Otto Pérez Molina made an 11th-hour change to his shortlist of three nominees.
Tuesday, May 5, 2015 - 06:11
Cultivation of the leaf used to make cocaine skyrocketed last year in Colombia, according to a new White House report that's likely to pressure authorities here to preserve a threatened U.S. aerial eradication program at the heart of the drug war.
Monday, April 27, 2015 - 06:46
Four former Guantánamo Bay prisoners protested for a third day Sunday in front of the U.S. Embassy in Uruguay, saying Washington should provide them with housing and financial support because of their prolonged incarceration.
Thursday, April 16, 2015 - 05:49
The federal police on Wednesday detained the treasurer of the governing Workers’ Party, João Vaccari Neto, in connection with an investigation into corruption at the state-run oil giant Petrobras.
Monday, April 6, 2015 - 04:54
Panama's government said Friday that it is banning drones from national airspace immediately before, during and after next week's Summit of the Americas.
Thursday, March 26, 2015 - 06:49
The new labeling of the world’s most-popular weed killer as a likely cause of cancer is raising more questions for an aerial spraying program in Colombia that is the cornerstone of the U.S.-backed war on drugs.
Friday, March 6, 2015 - 06:41
China's Foreign Ministry said Wednesday that a Chinese cargo ship was carrying legitimate military items when it was stopped in Colombia on its way to Cuba.
Friday, February 20, 2015 - 06:16
Controversy is flaring over the six Guantanamo detainees taken in by Uruguay for resettlement, with even the man who pushed through the plan, President Jose Mujica, seeming to criticize them for lacking a work ethic.