The remains of 79 human bodies dating back to the seventh century have been found at a fortress in...

A politician in Mexico has been fined over 27,000 pesos ($2,000) for referring to god in public during his election campaign for governor of a northwestern state, officials...

Susannah Floyd Garrett, left, and her brother Jarvis Patrick Garrett, grandchildren of frontier lawman Pat Garrett, pose for photos Thursday, July 29, 2010 at the La Posada Hotel in Santa Fe, N.M....

By Winston Richardson, Contributing Editor Thunder Bay, Canada (Sports Network) - After six exciting days and 30 hard- fought games of round-robin competition, the 2010 International Baseball...

MEXICO CITY — Mexican soldiers have killed a leader of the powerful Sinaloa drug cartel in a shootout, providing a badly needed victory to...

a Mexican intermodal transportation and logistics company, announced today that it consolidated the three tranches of its 20-year, non recourse Mexican Trust Certificates Program into one issuance,...

The New York Times In February, a month after Haiti's earthquake, I went down to Port-au-Prince as part of a team that was helping to reactivate cardiac care in the city's public hospital. For...

hearing held by the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission on child marriage. The piece includes comments by representatives from the Department of State, UNICEF, CARE and the International Center for...

By David Jessop Despite the Dominican Republic having a strong and growing economy, its companies looking outwards for new investment opportunities, and a government that is playing an ever more...

Brazil is poised to begin one of the most technically advanced deep-sea oil drills ever. The National Petroleum Agency and state-controlled oil giant Petrobras both sent teams to the Gulf to monitor...

Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Director General Len Ishmael says heavily indebted Caribbean states need help from the international community to ease the debt burden weighing them...

July 30 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. will file a complaint against Guatemala over labor protections in that nation under the terms of a free-trade agreement, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk said today...

Alejandro Sabella is in talks to succeed Diego Maradona as coach of Argentina, the BBC has learned.The former Sheffield United midfielder, 59, is currently manager of Buenos Aires club side...

Military kills Mexico drug lord The Mexican government says security forces have killed leading drug trafficker Ignacio "Nacho"...

Latin America Contact Center Applications Market Report The Latin American contact center applications market generated revenues of $414.8 million in 2008. The first semester of the year...

The "assets" are being able to have military bases from where other parts of South America can be reached from different points. The official reason being there, apparently, is to go after the drug...

GUADALAJARA Mexico (Reuters) - Mexican soldiers killed drug boss Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel on Thursday, the first major triumph this year for President Felipe Calderon's war against drug cartels but...

The rift is a headache for incoming Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, who takes over from Alvaro Uribe on August 7 and has vowed to improve relations and revive billions of dollars in lost...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California authorities said on Thursday they have made dozens of arrests and destroyed marijuana plants worth billions of dollars on farms that officials said are controlled...

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The U.S. government has shut indefinitely its consulate in Mexico's most violent drug war city Ciudad Juarez, across from El Paso, Texas, to evaluate security...

U.S. military secrets to the WikiLeaks website has been moved from Kuwait to a military jail in Virginia. In a statement Friday, the Army said Pvt. Bradley Manning was flown Thursday to Quantico...

Submit your comment Anglo American became the latest global miner to benefit from a rebound in metals prices on Friday, after posting a doubling in half-year profits and reinstating its dividend,...

TORONTO, ONTARIO -- 07/30/10 -- Brownstone Ventures Inc. (TSX VENTURE: BWN) ("Brownstone") is pleased to provide the following update of drilling operations at the Canaguay # 1 well on the Canaguaro...

Santander sees excellent profits in Brazil but poor performance at home, Shell doubles its profits, Siemens returns to profit after two years and Sanofi Aventis has record numbers in the second...

-(Dow Jones)- Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras (EBR, ELET6.BR), or Eletrobras, Brazil's biggest electric utility, awarded to an Argentine company and a group of three European manufacturers...

Mexico Welcomes US Judge's Ruling on Arizona Immigration Law The United States has closed its consulate in the Mexican border city Ciudad Juarez for a security evaluation, three months after drug...

Quetzal Energy Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:QEI) ("Quetzal" or the "Company") is pleased to provide an update of drilling operations at the Canaguay # 1 well on the Canaguaro Block in the Llanos Basin of...

Santo Domingo.- Dominican Republic and Colombia on Thursday agreed to bolster bilateral relations, increase trade and work closer in security and on the war on drug trafficking. Colombia’s...

SANTIAGO.- The Santiago province Instruction Court ruled to send to prison for eight months the three accused of defrauding the city’s Customs offices out of more than RD$100 million, and declared...

SANTO DOMINGO.- National Police chief Rafael Guzmán has been identified by Ruth Sanchez Vargas, the fiancée of the son of Arturo del Tiempo Marques, as a friend and associate of the Spaniard being...

Former Brazil goalkeeper and coach Emerson Leao has been given a 30-day provisional ban for his part in an on-pitch brawl following a domestic championship match involving his Goias team last week. ...

A U.S. Army honor guard team holds American flags to be given to family members at the burial service for Staff Sgt. Edwardo Loredo, at Arlington National Cemetery on...

Mexico 's army claimed a victory against the country's most powerful drug cartel after troops cornered and killed the man reputed to have founded the multibillion-dollar methamphetamine trade.Ignacio...

A portion of “Innocence,” a painting done in acrylic which is part of “The Way We See It." The show goes on display tonight at the Mexican Heritage...

-- After years of progressively increasing its market share of Latin American students, TalktoCanada sees tremendous growth potential for students from all over Central...

AP, PORT-AU-PRINCE Friday, Jul 30, 2010, Page 7 Distraught parents mourned the loss of two children in a camp for Haitian earthquake survivors on Wednesday, a day after rains caused a wall to...

Mexican security forces on Thursday killed a leading figure in one of the country’s most powerful drugs cartels, army officials have confirmed. Ignacio Coronel, along with 10 of his bodyguards, was...

MEXICO CITY (AP) - Soldiers killed a top leader of the Sinaloa cartel in a raid on his posh hideout, dealing the biggest blow yet to Mexico's most powerful drug gang since President Felipe Calderon...

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva believed that dialogue could lead to solution to the ongoing diplomatic crisis between Colombia and Venezuela, a presidential spokesperson said on...

Brazil and Japan signed on Thursday an agreement that exempts their citizens from double taxation of social security in both countries when living as immigrants.In order to enjoy benefits from the...

The foreign ministers of the Union of South American Nations (Unasur) met here on Thursday to try to settle a row between Venezuela and Colombia over a claimed presence of Colombian rebel militants...

Soldiers wait outside the residence of the drug dealers in the western city of Guadalajara, Mexico, July 29, 2010. Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel, a top leader of a major drug cartel was killed...

The Venezuelan government will protect Colombian refugees currently living in Venezuela despite its diplomatic spat with Colombia, the Venezuelan National Commission for Refugees said...

Foreign Minister Jaime Bermudez said Thursday he didn't expect a lot from the emergency meeting of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) on the country's feud with Venezuela."I really...

Soldiers guard a street in the area where, according to Mexico's Defense Minister, Mexican drug cartel leader Ignacio Coronel Villareal, aka Nacho Coronel, was killed during an army raid in Zapopan,...

Soldiers killed a top leader of the Sinaloa cartel in a raid on his posh hideout, dealing the biggest blow yet to Mexico's most powerful drug gang since President Felipe Calderon launched a military...

Police are investigating a drive-by shooting Thursday night that left one teen dead and another wounded in Little Haiti, police said.A gunman killed a 17-year-old girl who was walking home at...

Mexican soldiers stand guard on a street in Guadalajara City, Mexico July 29, 2010. Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel, a major Mexican drug trafficker, was killed during an army operation in Zapopan, near...