Gunfire, tear gas at Venezuelan prison
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Heavy gunfire erupted on Thursday inside a Venezuelan prison where armed inmates have prevented security…
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Reverberations from drug raid felt in US, Honduras
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Bullets flew as U.S. helicopters swooped toward a river boat. Honduran national police rappelled to the…
Colombian ex-lawmaker arrested in alleged betrayal
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — One of a dozen provincial lawmakers kidnapped by the country's main rebel group a decade ago has been arrested…
8 lottery scam suspects arrested in Jamaica
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Eight people accused of defrauding U.S. citizens through a multinational lottery scam were arrested during…
Mexico army generals probed for cartel ties
MEXICO (AP) — A federal judge in Mexico has ordered two army generals placed under a form of house arrest pending an investigation for…
Cuban president's daughter gets US visa
HAVANA (AP) — Cuban first daughter Mariela Castro has been granted a U.S. visa to attend events in San Francisco and New York, sparking…
Brazil passes information access law
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A freedom of information law has taken effect in Brazil, challenging an embedded culture of secrecy and bureaucracy.
Inmate killed in fight inside Honduran prison
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Inmates at a violence-prone Honduran prison seized hostages and battled among themselves, leaving at least…
Ex-lawmaker arrested in alleged betrayal
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian authorities have arrested a former provincial lawmaker for allegedly telling leftist rebels in detail…
Venezuela: Economy could grow as much as 7 percent
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's planning minister says the South American country's economy grew 5.6 percent during the first…
