December 15, 2016 Suspended Venezuela tries to crash Mercosur trade bloc talks Venezuela's foreign minister threatened to enter Argentina's foreign ministry through a window if necessary, but she still didn't get into a meeting of South American countries that suspended her nation from the Mercosur trade bloc.
December 14, 2016 Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea A look at recent developments in the South China Sea, where China is pitted against smaller neighbors in multiple disputes over islands, coral reefs and lagoons in waters crucial for global commerce and rich in fish and potential oil and gas reserves: ___ EDITOR'S NOTE: This is a weekly look at the latest key developments in the South China Sea, home to several territorial conflicts that have raised tensions in the region.
December 14, 2016 In collapse of US-Russian military ties, some see nuke risk The collapse of U.S. military relations with Russia could prove to be one of the most consequential aspects of President Barack Obama's national security legacy.
December 14, 2016 Mexican town pumped up by decades of NAFTA gears up for colossal slowdown Over the past few decades, Ramos Arizpe has been transformed into one of the major industrial hubs of northern Mexico.
December 14, 2016 Uproar in Chile after economy minister poses with inflatable doll at dinner party Social media lit up Wednesday after a business leader presented an inflatable doll to Chilean Economy Minister Luis Felipe Cespedes at a formal dinner.
December 14, 2016 Bodies pile up at morgues amid wave of violence in southern Mexico The state morgue received 58 bodies from the Pacific resort city of Acapulco, Iguala and Chilpancingo since Dec. 6.
December 14, 2016 Army sergeant in Texas admits funneling weapons to cartel A former Army sergeant from San Antonio, Texas is facing up to 30 years in prison after admitting in a federal court that he funneled dozens of assault rifles to operatives of Mexico’s Gulf Cartel.
December 14, 2016 2 U.S. High School Students Fatally Shot in Mexico Mexican authorities say three teenage boys were shot to death in the border city of Ciudad Juarez, and at least two of them attended school in Texas.
December 14, 2016 Fifth American Killed in Mexican Border City in Past Week A U.S. university student died Wednesday from a shooting attack on a car in Ciudad Juarez, making him the fifth American slain in the violent border city in six days.
December 14, 2016 Pro-democracy Brazil Cardinal Paulo Evaristo Arns dies at 95 One of the Catholic Church's most prominent pro-democracy voices in Latin America has died in Brazil.