Three people who abducted and later released Mexican Ambassador Carlos Pujalte and his wife Jan 29 in Venezuela have been arrested, a minister said.

Among those arrested is "the head of the criminal...

Santos star striker Neymar scored his 100th career goal on his 20th birthday but it did not ensure victory for his side.

The highly anticipated goal came in the 70th minute as team mate Paulo...

PANAMA CITY (AP) — Doctors in Panama say former dictator Manuel Noriega is "stable" after being hospitalized for extreme hypertension.Health Minister Franklin Vergara says Noriega is...

Brazil: Police strikers occupying the state legislature in the Brazilian city of Salvador vowed Monday to resist if troops try to flush them out amid a tense standoff between the security...

The Associated Press MEXICO CITY -- Mexico's conservative ruling party is gambling that this country known for machismo is ready for a female president and has chosen a devout Roman...

CARACAS, Venezuela -; Venezuela says it has arrested on murder and drug trafficking charges the last major Colombian far-right paramilitary warlord still at large. Interior Minister Tareck El...

Havana, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) Ministers of Higher Education of 18 countries expect to attend the 8th Congress University 2012, which will meet next week in Havana, said sources from the Organizing...

Santo Domingo, Feb 7 (Prensa Latina) Community and Religious organizations asked the Navy to be more vigilant to stop the departure of illegal vessels, in order to prevent cases like the shipwreck...

Mexico's conservative ruling party is gambling that this country known for machismo is ready for a female president and have chosen a devout Roman Catholic and popular former congresswoman who...

What irony! Panama is expected to be Latin America’s economic star in 2012, with a 6.8 percent economic growth rate and no money woes in the foreseeable future. Yet, many Panamanians are...

The New York Times February 6, 2012 Two American brothers of a Mexican casino magnate who fled drug and fraud charges in the United States and has been seeking a pardon enabling him to return have...

The Brazilian government announced on Monday that Women Policies Minister Iriny Lopes is stepping down from her position to run in municipal elections this year. Lopes will run for mayor of Vitoria,...

BOGOTA (Reuters) - One of Colombia's most-wanted former paramilitary commanders with suspected links to the cocaine trade has been captured in neighbouring Venezuela, both nations said on...

SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) - Dominican officials were investigating the capsizing of an overloaded immigrant smuggling boat that killed 18 people and rescue teams were searching on Monday for 20 or more...

A few days before the release of The Best of Soul Train DVD set Soul Train founder, creator and impresario Don Cornelius was asked what it was that made Soul Train the hit that was. Cornelius...

A poll conducted by Latino Decisions for Univision News and ABC News and released January 25, 2012 accurately predicted Mitt Romney would hold more than a 20-point lead among Latino Republicans in...

new study from economist Dr. Samuel Addy, the director of the Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Alabama, provides the latest conclusive evidence that HB 56 has been, and...

Wilde Media Network, a new national cable TV network aimed at American bi-cultural Latinos, today announced that it is officially available online at WildeMediaTV.com and will be available in major...

The Break the Silence Mural Project to travel to Palestine and collaborate with local artists on the creation of public murals depicting local water conditions. We painted 8 murals in 8 days at...

Image: Texas health officials linked several mercury poisoning cases to Crema Aguamary, a cosmetic produced in Mexico. There could be a dark side to skin-lightening creams often found in stores that...

All my life I’ve been taught to despise the police, and for that matter, any other law enforcement official. I even had a saying: "From the Pigs to the Feds, may they all drop dead."...

Seattle, Wa - Tuyet Thi Mai, 69, already receives state public assistance, but still cannot afford rent. She is among the poorest and most vulnerable of the Asian Pacific American (APA)...

(Credit: Screenshot by CNET) Today, the attorney general of Brazil filed a preliminary injunction to block tweets and suspend the accounts of Twitter users who use the social-networking site to...

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten (AP) -- A health ministry official in St. Maarten says that more than two dozen cruise passengers were sick as the vessel docked in the Caribbean...

Two American brothers of a Mexican casino magnate who fled drug and fraud charges in the United States and has been seeking a pardon enabling him to return have emerged as major fund-raisers and...

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Latin American currencies are on fire across the region. The Colombian peso, the Mexican peso and the Brazilian real are some of the strongest global currencies against...

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela says it has arrested on murder and drug trafficking charges the last major Colombian far-right paramilitary warlord still at large. Interior Minister Tareck...

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos says one of the country's most wanted paramilitary leaders has been captured in Venezuela. Mr Santos said that Hector German Buitrago, alias Martin...

Indigenous groups in Panama are demanding the release of anti-mining protesters detained when police used tear gas to clear blockades of the Pan-American highway. The Coalition of Indigenous...

Mexico's conservative ruling party is gambling that this country known for machismo is ready for a female president and have chosen a devout Roman Catholic and popular former congresswoman who...

Americans looking south of the Rio Grande tend to forget, if they ever knew, that Mexico is, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, now America's second-largest source of...

The communications committee for the Mexican bishops' conference has unveiled the theme for Pope Benedict XVI's upcoming visit to the country."Together in Hope, Disciples of...

A policeman on strike shows injury caused by rubber bullet during a clash between government troops and police on strike at the Legislative Assembly of Bahia in Salvador, northeastern Brazil, Feb. 6,...

HAVANA, Feb.6 (Xinhua) -- The Tour of Cuba, the most important national cycling race was suspended for the second consecutive year, due to "strong economic constraints", the official Cuban...

As tension rises over the 30th anniversary of the deadly engagement between Britain and Argentina over the Falkland Islands, the Argentine government has decided to name the upcoming football season...

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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Striking state police and their supporters have clashed with Brazilian soldiers outside the state legislature in the northeastern city of Salvador. Troops surrounded the...