1 year down: American walking from Africa to Chile
By JASON STRAZIUSO In this photo taken Monday, Jan. 28, 2013 and released by the National Geographic Society on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013, journalist Paul Salopek walks across the Afar…
Latin America and Caribbean
Rio’s Olympic waterways full of trash, sewage
By JENNY BARCHFIELD Small boats sit on the shore of Guanabara Bay in the suburb of Sao Goncalo, across the bay from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013.…
Russia grants bail to 9 foreign activists
By VITNIJA SALDAVA Greenpeace International activist Miguel Hernan Perez Orsi of Argentina, left, reacts to a verdict and holds a photo of his daughter in a cage at a court…
Puerto Rico bioluminescent lagoon goes nearly dark
By DANICA COTO FILE – This April 1, 2005 file photo shows the Fajardo Grand Lagoon at the Nature Reserve of Las Cabezas de San Juan at dawn, about 35…
US Vice-President praises Panama cooperation
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, left, smiles as he stands next to Panama’s President Ricardo Martinelli after a meeting at the presidential palace in Panama City, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013.…
Mexican president denies meeting Justin Bieber
FILE – In this Nov. 6, 2013 file photo, Canadian pop star Justin Bieber performs in concert during his Believe world tour in Asuncion, Paraguay. The pop star’s controversy-filled tour…
Argentine president returns to work after surgery
FILE – In this Oct. 7, 2013 file photo, Argentina’s President Cristina Fernandez arrives to a local hospital for surgery, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. On Monday, Nov. 18, Fernandez is…
Bachelet softens reform promises before Chile vote
Chile’s former President Michelle Bachelet shakes hands with supporters as she campaigns for reelection in Santiago, Chile, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013. Chile will hold general elections on Nov. 17. (AP…