Spain and Colombia disagree on ownership of recently-found shipwreck worth billions
Spain and Colombia on the weekend admitted to having "disagreements" about the legal ownership of a recently-found Spanish galleon that sank in 1708 near Cartagena - in Colombian waters -…
Andres Oppenheimer: Obama’s big opportunity in Latin America
President Barack Obama has never been terribly interested in Latin America, but the new political winds in Argentina, Venezuela and the latest events in Brazil offer him a golden opportunity…
Suspect arrested in brutal murder of US charity founder, Sondra Lynn Elizondo in Costa Rica
The primary suspect in the murder of Sandra Lynn Elizondo, a Florida woman found brutally murdered in a San Jose hotel room on Wednesday, was arrested by agents of Costa…
2015 has officially set new record for murders in Costa Rica
As of Thursday, a total of 527 murders have been officially recorded by Costa Rican officials this year. As a result, 2015 will set a new record for homicides…
US woman murdered in San Jose hotel was charity founder, mother of two
A woman from the United States who was found brutally murdered in a San Jose hotel room on Wednesday was the co-founder of Vida Volunteer, an organization that provides free…
Prosecutor to ask Panama’s Supreme Court to order former president’s arrest in spying scandal
The Panamanian special prosecutor investigating ex-President Ricardo Martinelli for orchestrating an alleged illegal spying ring said he would ask the Supreme Court on Friday to order his arrest.…
Central American migrants deported from US and Mexico face danger and debt
Hundreds of thousands of Central American migrants, including children, are deported by the United States each year to their home countries where they face gang violence and a lack of…
Heirs of mobster Meyer Lansky hope to reclaim hotel in Cuba
The family of late U.S. mobster Meyer Lansky is seeking to recover the Habana Riviera hotel, which was nationalized during the Cuban Revolution in 1959, or at least receive compensation…
