Peru rebels recruit kids to fight
Peru’s leftist Shining Path guerrillas recruit children into their ranks, training them in armed combat and drug trafficking, an army general said on August 22.
UN Calls For Calm In Haiti After Jean Candidacy Rejected
UN peacekeepers in Haiti called for calm on August 21, after electoral officials rejected international hip-hop star Wyclef Jean’s presidential candidacy.
Panama Ocean Pursuit Seizes Over a Ton of Cocaine
Panamanian police along with agents from the country’s National Naval Air Service (SENAN) seized 1,100 kilograms of cocaine...
Bill Clinton Discusses Haiti Education, Debris Management
Former U.S. President and United Nations (UN) Special Envoy to Haiti Bill Clinton visited the Caribbean nation on August 18...
Ties with Colombia to improve greatly, says Chavez
Colombian Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin visited Caracas to implement the agreement for restored diplomatic relations between Colombia and Venezuela...
Toll rises to 13 in Colombian aerial bombing of rebels
Thirteen presumed leftist guerrillas were killed when air force planes dropped bombs on the suspects in rural northwestern Colombia, officials said on August 19.
Colombia Seeks A Slot On The UN Security Council
Colombia announced that it has the support of seventy countries to seek a slot on the UN Security Council...
Neymar Renews Contract With Santos, Rules Out Going To Chelsea
The talented Brazilian soccer player Neymar decided to remain with Santos in his home country, despite a multimillion-dollar offer from England’s Chelsea.
Honduran military, U.S. Army Soldiers spread goodwill during humanitarian mission
Despite its scenic views, clear oceans and metropolitan capital, people living in remote areas of Honduras lack many basic services.
Police seize 500 kilograms of cocaine in Honduras
In a joint anti-drug operation by the Honduran National Police, prosecutors and the air force on August 17, police seized 500 kilograms of cocaine found in a dump truck that had dodged police checkpoints.
Civil-Military Leaders Gather In Peru For Climate Change Mitigation In South America
At the April 2009 Summit of the Americas in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, leaders of the Western Hemisphere underscored that energy and climate change are among the most important issues confronting our future and they reaffirmed their commitment to work together towards a clean energy future.
Internacional Is Libertadores Cup Champion
Internacional of Brazil was crowned Wednesday as the champion of soccer’s Liberators of America Cup with a 3-2 victory at home over Chivas of Guadalajara, Mexico...