Latin America and Caribbean News

HRW: Armed groups move freely on Colombia-Venezuela borderHuman Rights Watch says illegal armed groups operate with virtual impunity along the border between Colombia and Venezuela, and civilians are suffering as a result
The Associated Press1 hour ago
Rio de Janeiro 2019 homicides fall as police killings surgeThe number of homicides in Rio de Janeiro plunged to a record low in 2019, while police killings surged to a previously unseen level in the same year, according to official figures
The Associated Press2 hours ago
Honduran migrants bathe in the Suchiate River, which creates a natural border between Guatemala, left, and Mexico, near Tecun Uman, Guatemala, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020. The number of migrants stuck at the Guatemala-Mexico border continued to dwindle Wednesday as detentions and resignation ate away at what remained of the latest caravan. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
Migrants weigh limited options at Guatemala-Mexico borderHundreds of Central American migrants stranded in Guatemala are weighing a handful of options for how to make it into Mexico and continue toward the U.S., none seen as good
The Associated Press6 hours ago
Erasing Evo: Bolivian bid to remove his image draws backlashAcross Bolivia, the interim government is taking down statues, painting over murals, changing the names of soccer fields and stadiums, and trying to erase the legacy of exiled former President Evo Morales, who ruled the South American country for more than 14 years as its first indigenous president
The Associated Press16 hours ago
5th body found on Tijuana lot; suspect remains in custodyA fifth body has been found on a property in the Mexican border city of Tijuana, and officials say they are beginning to suspect they may have a serial killer in custody
The Associated Press17 hours ago
Puerto Rico seeks more help from US after damaging quakePuerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez is asking the U.S. government to issue a major disaster declaration for 10 additional municipalities following the recent damaging earthquake
The Associated Press22 hours ago
Mexico questions police over disappeared butterfly activistProsecutors in western Mexico have called in 53 local police for questioning in the Jan. 14 disappearance of a long-time promoter and protector of the wintering grounds of the monarch butterfly
The Associated Press22 hours ago
FILE - In this July 10, 2019 file photo, U.S. journalist Glenn Greenwald checks his news website at his home in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Brazilian prosecutors accused Greenwald on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020, of involvement in hacking the phones of Brazilian officials involved in a corruption investigation, though Brazil's high court had blocked investigations of the journalist or his Brazil-based news outlet in relation to the case. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, File)
Brazilian prosecutors accuse Glenn Greenwald in hacking caseBrazilian prosecutors are accusing U.S. journalist Glenn Greenwald of involvement in hacking the phones of officials involved in a corruption investigation, though Brazil's high court had blocked investigations of the journalist and his Brazil-based news outlet in relation to the case
The Associated Press1 day ago
Brazil prosecutors charge Vale, individuals in dam disasterBrazilian prosecutors have filed charges against mining giant Vale, its German auditor and 16 individuals alleging intentional homicide and environmental crimes in connection with the dam collapse that killed more than 250 people a year ago
The Associated Press1 day ago
Mexico homicide rate edges up in 2019; rate of rise slowsThe number of homicides in Mexico rose to 35,588 in 2019, but the rate of annual increase in murders has slowed
The Associated Press1 day ago
Leader of Venezuela's political opposition Juan Guaido gives a speech in a restaurant in the Bethnal Green area of London, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
Office of Venezuela's Guaidó raided during his trip abroadIntelligence police in Venezuela have raided the office of opposition leader Juan Guaidó
The Associated Press1 day ago
A Honduran migrant that has agreed to be returned back home, gives a thumbs up as he sits in a bus provided by the Guatemalan government in Tecun Uman, Guatemala, Tuesday, Jan. 21 2020. Hundreds of Central American migrants who entered southern Mexico in recent days have either been pushed back into Guatemala by Mexican troops, shipped to detention centers or returned to Honduras, officials said Tuesday. An unknown number slipped past Mexican authorities and continued north. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
Mexico begins flying, busing migrants back to HondurasHundreds of Central American migrants who entered southern Mexico in recent days have either been pushed back into Guatemala by Mexican troops, shipped to detention centers or returned to Honduras
The Associated Press1 day ago
A woman places flowers on the grave of a person who died during the 1989 U.S. military invasion that ousted Panamanian strongman Manuel Noriega, on the 30th anniversary of the invasion in Panama City, Friday, Dec. 20, 2019. According to official figures, 300 Panamanian soldiers and 214 civilians died during the invasion, though the number remains controversial and human rights groups believe it is much higher. Twenty-three U.S. soldiers also perished. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)
Panama begins exhumation of victims from 1989 US invasionForensic workers in Panama are preparing to exhume the remains of some victims of the 1989 U.S. invasion
The Associated Press1 day ago
A man paddles along the Calobebora river near the community of El Terron, Panama, Friday, Jan. 17, 2020. A pregnant woman, five of her children and a neighbor where round up by about 10 lay preachers at the remote hamlet on Jan. 13 and tortured, beaten, burned and hacked with machetes to make them "repent their sins", authorities said. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)
Survivor recounts confused, chaotic cult rite that killed 7A survivor of the ritual cult ceremonies that killed her daughter and six other people in a remote village in Panama says she was ordered to close her eyes, was beaten and fainted during the ritual
The Associated Press2 days ago
Central American migrants carry children as they run across the Suchiate River from Guatemala to Mexico, near Ciudad Hidalgo, Mexico, Monday, Jan. 20, 2020. More than a thousand Central American migrants hoping to reach United States marooned in Guatemala are walking en masse across a river leading to Mexico in an attempt to convince authorities there to allow them passage through the country. (AP Photo/Santiago Billy)
Migrants scuffle with Mexican troops along border riverHundreds of Central American migrants have waded across the Suchiate River into southern Mexico in a new test of U.S. President Donald Trump's Central America strategy to keep them away from the U.S. border
The Associated Press2 days ago
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