Remains of late President Joao Goulart are exhumed
FILE – In this Sept. 8, 1961 file photo, Brazil’s President-elect Joao Goulart signs papers to assume office at Congress in Brasilia, Brazil. Brazil’s government is exhuming Goulart’s remains on…
Latin America and Caribbean
Colombia club shooting leaves 8 dead
A pedestrian walks over water mixed with blood running over the sidewalk outside La Barra de la 44 nightclub in Cali, Colombia, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013. Eight people died and…
Venezuelan shoppers amass outside seized stores
By JOSHUA GOODMAN Shoppers wait outside to come in a Daka appliance store in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013. In a bid to bring down prices that have jumped…
Legless cyclist rides for asylum seekers
By JUAN CARLOS LLORCA Cyclist Carlos Gutierrez, a double amputee, center, stands with his bike during a stop at the Mexican Consulate, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013, in San Antonio. Gutierrez,…
US reporter held by Venezuelan authorities
By JOSHUA GOODMAN This undated photo provided by Miami Herald Andean Bureau Chief Jim Wyss, via The Miami Herald, shows Jim Wyss. Wyss was detained by Venezuelan authorities while reporting…
Local fight with Mexican cartel a small victory
By KATHERINE CORCORAN In this Nov. 5 photo, armed men from to a self-defense group create a checkpoint in the town of Las Colonias, Mexico. Several communities have created their…
Argentine leader expected to get medical clearance
By DEBORA REY FILE – In this Oct. 7, 2013 file photo, Argentina’s President Cristina Fernandez arrives to a hospital for surgery in Buenos Aires, Argentina. One month has passed…
Tests: No poison in Chilean poet Neruda’s remains
By LUIS ANDRES HENAO FILE – This Oct. 21, 1971 file photo shows Pablo Neruda, poet and then Chilean ambassador to France, talking with reporters in Paris after being named…