Latin America & Caribbean

Adam Long posts 64 to take the lead in Dominican Republic

AP News Updated Sep 26, 2020 04:26 pm

Adam Long felt good with the putter and it showed Saturday in the Dominican Republic

Mexico to pursue soldiers, federal police in abduction probe

AP News Updated Sep 26, 2020 03:46 pm

Mexico has issued 25 arrest warrants for those who carried out and knew about the abduction of 43 students in southern Mexico in 2014, including for the first time members of the military and federal police

Push within El Salvador to advance priest massacre case

AP News Updated Sep 25, 2020 01:06 pm

For years, attempts within El Salvador to investigate and prosecute the masterminds of a massacre of six Jesuit priests during that country’s civil war have been delayed and deflected by legal maneuvers

Magnitude-6.8 earthquake strikes off the coast of Chile

AP News Published Sep 1, 2020 12:26 am

The U.S. Geological Survey says a strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 has struck off the coast of northern Chile

Venezuela’s Maduro pardons dozens of political opponents

AP News Updated Aug 31, 2020 06:06 pm

The Venezuelan government says it has pardoned dozens of people, including many political opponents who are in prison, have taken refuge in foreign embassies in Caracas or fled the country

Mexico City’s 2nd oldest church burns amid homeless takeover

AP News Published Aug 31, 2020 05:46 pm

Authorities promised to erect a barricade around Mexico City's second oldest church after a weekend fire damaged the tower, choir, an organ and stained glass

Argentina says it reaches deal to avoid debt default

AP News Published Aug 31, 2020 05:06 pm

Argentina says that private creditors have “massively” accepted an offer to restructure $65 billion in debt, allowing it to avoid another default and messy legal battle in international courts

Inmates take 10 guards hostage at Guatemalan prison

AP News Published Aug 31, 2020 02:46 pm

Imprisoned Guatemalan gang members have taken 10 guards hostage after prison system authorities moved some gang leaders to another lockup

Brazil Indigenous chief Raoni tests positive for coronavirus

AP News Published Aug 31, 2020 07:47 am

Chief Raoni Metuktire, an Indigenous leader who became a symbol of the fight for the preservation of the Amazon forest in Brazil, has been hospitalized with symptoms of pneumonia and tested positive for the new coronavirus

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