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November 25, 2016

Havana tries to get its chaotic commercial areas in order

Known for chaotic avenues filled with car-dodging pedestrians, balconies that discharge waterfalls onto sidewalks and reggaeton played at deafening volume, Havana wants to clean up its streets.

November 25, 2016

Colombian general convicted in 1989 political assassination

A retired Colombian general has been found guilty and sentenced to 30 years in prison for his role in the 1989 assassination of a top presidential contender.

November 25, 2016

Investigators find 32 bodies in clandestine graves in Mexico

Investigators have found 32 bodies and nine human heads in clandestine graves in a municipality in southern Mexico where rival drug gangs have been engaged in a wave of extortion, kidnappings and turf battles, authorities said Thursday.

November 24, 2016

With less fervor, Colombia takes another stab at peace

With less fervor and an added dose of uncertainty Colombia's government on Thursday will sign another peace accord with the country's largest rebel group — the second in two months.

November 24, 2016

The Latest: Hurricane Otto strengthens to Category 2 storm

The Latest on Hurricane Otto (all times local): 6:15 a.m.

November 24, 2016

Magnitude 7.0 offshore quake rattles El Salvador

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake has occurred off El Salvador's Pacific coast.

November 24, 2016

Explosion in southern Turkish city wounds at least 5

Turkish media reports say an explosion in front of a government building in the southern city of Adana has injured at least five people.

November 24, 2016

The Latest: UN says Aleppo rebels approved aid, evacuations

The Latest on the conflict in Syria (all times local): 3:30 p.m.

November 24, 2016

Mexican grade-school student proposes bulletproof backpack

A grade-school student in the violent Mexican border city of Matamoros has won a runner-up prize in a state science fair with an unusual proposal: a bulletproof backpack to hide behind during shootouts.

November 24, 2016

Magnitude 7.0 offshore quake rattles Central America; Nicaragua declares state of emergency

Hurricane Otto made landfall as a dangerous Category 2 hurricane on a sparsely populated stretch of Caribbean coast in Nicaragua Thursday, becoming the southernmost hurricane on record to hit Central America.