Intended for their colleagues, it ended up in the hands of police
Latin America
Viewpoint: Pope Francis, Make This Man a Saint
When Pope Francis was elected last March, even doctrinally dissident Roman Catholics like me cut the former Argentine cardinal some slack. “I want to believe,” I wrote then, “that his history as an advocate for the poor …
Rousseff’s Angry U.N. Speech Signals Brazil’s Shift on the World Stage
Guatemalan Accused of Massacre Faces U.S. Immigration Trial
Murder of more than 160 in 1982 at issue
40,000 Tourists Stranded in Acapulco as Storm Kills 60 in Mexico
Updated: 3:45 P.M.
Chaos broke out in Mexico’s famous beach resort of Acapulco on Wednesday. Hotels rationed food for about 40,000 stranded tourists as floodwaters engulfed homes and cars, killing at least 60 people across the country. Acapulco’s international airport terminal is waist deep in water with mud, blocking the main access …
Mexico Sandwiched by Twin Storms, At Least 21 Dead
Ingrid makes landfall on Mexico’s coast near La Pesca, weakens to a tropical storm. Two deadly storms hit Mexico over the weekend, one on each coast, causing at least 21 deaths and massive damage around the country, the Associated Press reports.
As of late Sunday evening, Tropical Storm Manuel was expected to drop up to 25 inches of …
Chile’s 9/11: President Piñera Speaks with TIME on 40th Anniversary of the Coup
Chile has its own reasons for marking September 11, 2013 as a somber anniversary. Forty years ago, the military putsch led by General Augusto Pinochet removed the leftist (and democratically elected) President Salvador Allende. …
At Least 43 Dead as Bus Tumbles 660 Feet in Guatemala
The government has declared three days of national morning
Starbucks to Invade Colombia, Home of Juan Valdez, the Iconic Coffee Man
Will the mermaid rescue Juan Valdez? Or will she send the mythical Colombian coffee farmer and his faithful donkey over an Andean mountain cliff? That’s the question Colombians are debating following the Aug. 26 announcement …
Leaders of Mexico and Brazil Rebuke U.S. for NSA Snooping
Embattled Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto got a welcome gift this week when Congress passed his education reform bill despite massive protests by teachers. But another present may have dropped into his lap, this one …
Venezuelan Prez Blames Blackout on Opposition
About 70 percent of the country was without power
Latin America’s Doc Deficit: Brazil, a Continental Giant, Still Needs to Import Cuban Medics
A Brazilian prosecutor is investigating whether President Dilma Rousseff’s government violated federal labor laws by recruiting 4,000 Cuban physicians this month to work in remote areas like the Amazon. That’s just the latest …
Assad’s Newest Ally: Venezuelan Congressman Goes to Syria to Fight Rebels, the U.S.
“Syria needs full support against these criminals,” wrote Venezuelan lawmaker Adel el-Zabayar in a letter to his country’s National Assembly this week. He was requesting indefinite leave from office in order to fight …