The Latest Breaking News from Latin America

Oct. 11-17, 2024

The world is witnessing some of the highest levels of conflict in decades, with more than 110 armed conflicts occurring across Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Latin America and Europe.

Oct. 4-10, 2024

London's Frieze art fair, which opened Thursday, for the first time devotes a special section to ceramics, largely featuring Latin American artists.

This is the season of patriotism in Latin America as many countries commemorate their independence from colonial powers. From July to September, public plazas in countries from Mexico to Honduras and Chile fill with crowds dressed and painted in national colors, parades feature participants costumed as independence heroes, fireworks fill…

A surge of drugs is engulfing the paradisal South Pacific, as cartels and triads use far-flung island nations to channel narcotics across the globe, top police and UN officials have told AFP. Pacific islands such as Fiji and Tonga sit at the crossroads of largely unpatrolled ocean-trafficking routes used to…

The Latin American market is currently attractive due to its growth potential, diverse economies, and abundant resources. Therefore, it could be wise to consider buying top Latin American stocks: Petrobras (PBR), América Móvil (AMX), and Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (ASR) in 2024. Read more.

Brazilians go to the polls Sunday to elect mayors and councillors in more than 5,500 cities after a vitriolic, sometimes violent, campaign two years after presidential elections that polarized Latin America's biggest country.

Sept. 27 - Oct. 3, 2024

The US Drug Enforcement Administration allegedly failed to properly report flagrant human rights violations which also included pistol-whipping, and Tasing suspects until they blacked out or vomited

A US entrepreneur warns that American employees who aren't adding significant value could be at risk as more companies adopt outsourcing.