 Fishermen lived on 'clams, seaweed'
 20.05.2012 4:46  0 views  0 comments
 Three shipwrecked fishermen lived on clams and seaweed for 10 days while stranded on an island off Canada's Pacific Coast until a passing sailboat rescued them, the Royal Canadian Navy said Friday. Read more »
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Crime reporter found dead in Mexico
20.05.2012 4:46 0 views 0 comments
 The body of a crime reporter who had been abducted Thursday in northwest Sonora State was found Friday inside a plastic bag south of Sonora, Notimex reported. Read more »
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Mexico: Officers held in corruption probe
20.05.2012 4:45 0 views 0 comments
 Mexico's military, the heavy lifter in the country's battle against drug cartels, is under scrutiny following the detention of four high-ranking officers who are being questioned for alleged ties to those same gangs. Read more »
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Dominican rematch in presidential race
19.05.2012 13:54 0 views 0 comments
 Dominicans will go to the polls Sunday to choose among six candidates for president, though it is really a two-horse race between political veterans. Read more »
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Mexico drug war fatigue
18.05.2012 18:31 0 views 0 comments
 Despite the discovery of 49 headless bodies in the continuing Mexican drug war, a journalist tells CNN that people are becoming detached. Read more »
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Guatemalan seeks 'stolen' daughter
18.05.2012 6:42 0 views 0 comments
 Loyda Rodriguez says she can still remember the day her daughter was taken. The seven-year-old is now at the center of an international custody dispute with two identities and two sets of parents who claim her as their own. Read more »
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Mexican police seek DNA of missing
18.05.2012 6:41 0 views 0 comments
 Mexican authorities are asking for DNA samples from families of missing persons nationwide in their efforts to identify 49 decapitated bodies, an official said Wednesday. Read more »
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200-year-old shipwreck discovered in Gulf of Mexico
17.05.2012 17:48 0 views 0 comments
 A wooden ship believed to be over 200 years old was discovered during a recent exploration of the northern Gulf of Mexico, according to a press release from the U.S. National Oceanic and Astmospheric Administration (NOAA). Read more »
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Another Honduran journalist slain
16.05.2012 14:14 0 views 0 comments
 A Honduran radio journalist has been found executed, authorities said -- the 22nd journalist to be killed in the nation since 2010. Read more »
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Mexican author Carlos Fuentes dies
16.05.2012 3:02 0 views 0 comments
 Mexican author Carlos Fuentes, a prolific writer known for his novels and political commentary, died Tuesday. He was 83. Read more »
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Earth 'going downhill' report says
15.05.2012 14:09 0 views 0 comments
 From high above the earth, an astronaut reveals the latest report card on the health of the planet, painting an alarming image of over-consumption and exploitation. Read more »
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Argentinians choose gender ID
15.05.2012 2:18 0 views 0 comments
 Lawmakers in Argentina have approved a gender identity law that allows individuals to be recognized in official documents by the gender they choose. Read more »
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Colombian rebels to free French reporter
14.05.2012 11:38 0 views 0 comments
 Colombia's largest rebel group said it plans to release French journalist Romeo Langlois some two weeks after taking him "as a prisoner of war." Read more »
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Five killed in collision of two small planes over Canada
13.05.2012 2:03 0 views 0 comments
 Five people were killed Saturday when two small planes collided in the air northeast of Saskatoon, Canada, officials said. Read more »
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American on hunger strike after 11 months in Bolivian prison
12.05.2012 17:14 0 views 0 comments
 An American man, jailed without formal charges in Bolivia for 11 months, is nearing one month on a hunger strike to call attention to his case. Read more »
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19 dead in Peru bus crash
12.05.2012 12:15 0 views 0 comments
 At least 19 people died and seven were injured in the provincial municipality of Rodriguez de Mendoza, in northern Peru when a bus plunged into a ravine Thursday night, according to the state-run Andina news agency. Read more »
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Chavez back in Venezuela after cancer treatment
12.05.2012 9:48 0 views 0 comments
 Hugo Chavez has returned to Venezuela after his latest trip to Cuba for cancer treatment. Read more »
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2,300 birds found dead on Chile beaches
12.05.2012 9:25 0 views 0 comments
 Chilean officials are asking fishermen to help save birds caught in nets after thousands of dead fowl appeared along coastal Chile this week. Read more »
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Mexican Mother's Day: Missing children
11.05.2012 14:42 1 views 0 comments
 Mexican mothers march to highlight search for their missing children. They claim the authorities have not done enough to find the thousands of people who have disappeared as a brutal drug war embroils the nation. Read more »
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Argentine law lets people identify own gender
11.05.2012 13:29 0 views 0 comments
 Lawmakers in Argentina have approved a gender identity law that allows individuals to be recognized in official documents by the gender they choose. Read more »
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