Mexico Missing Students Case Highlights President Enrique Peña Nieto's Spotty Security Record
Enrique Peña Nieto offered a new approach to Mexico's festering security problem, but analysts say it isn't working.
Mexico's Missing Students: New Mayor Of Iguala Resigns Hours After Taking Office
The abrupt resignation adds further tumult to the town where 43 students went missing last month. The previous mayor remains a fugitive.
Immigration Reform 2014: Some Activists Worry Obama's Executive Action Will Exclude Undocumented LGBT Immigrants
Obama may take action on deportation relief this year, but some worry that the measure will leave out undocumented LGBT immigrants.
Venezuela Recalls Ambassador To Spain Over Comments On Leopoldo Lopez
Caracas has lashed out at Spain after Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy called for the release of jailed opposition activist Leopoldo Lopez.
Venezuela's Maduro Promises A 'Police Revolution' After Lawmaker Robert Serra's Murder
Caracas is looking to revamp its police force after implicating two officers in the brutal murder of a lawmaker.
Mexico Arrests Four Gang Members, Uncovers New Mass Grave In Search For Missing Students
The discovery came after Mexican authorities arrested four gang members thought to be operatives in the kidnapping of 43 students who went missing last month.
Venezuela Scraps Plans To Sell US Subsidiary Citgo
Bids for the Houston-based oil subsidiary came in far below the asking price of $10 billion, Venezuela's finance minister said.
Cities Rebel Against Federal Immigration Enforcement Programs
New York City, Miami and Chicago are some of the cities refusing to hand over immigrants at the request of federal authorities.
Uruguay Presidential Race Faces Runoff Vote
The vote's final round on Nov. 30 is expected to be one of the narrowest Uruguay has faced in years. The country's historic marijuana legalization scheme is still hanging in the balance.
Jack Bruce, Bassist Of 1960s Rock Group Cream, Dies At 71
Jack Bruce, who co-wrote some of Cream's biggest hits, including "Sunshine Of Your Love" and "White Room," died of liver disease Saturday.
Hong Kong Protests 2014: Anti-Occupy Protesters Clash With Local Journalists
So-called "Blue Ribbon" supporters harassed and attacked local journalists at the restive Mong Kok protest site early Sunday, Hong Kong time.
Brazil Election 2014: Rousseff Just Barely Ahead Of Neves In Last-Day Polls
With just hours to go before Brazilians take to the polls, latest poll figures show Rousseff at 4 to 6 points ahead of challenger Neves.
Mexican Protesters Raid Supermarkets As One-Month Anniversary Of Student Disappearances Nears
Students protesters invited passersby to take store items as they demanded justice for 43 missing students.
Sheraton Hotel In Phoenix Evacuated After Electrical Fire
The Sheraton was evacuated after reports of multiple explosions Saturday morning.
Uruguay's Historic Marijuana Law At Stake In Presidential Vote
Uruguay faces a tight presidential race that could put its historic marijuana-legalization scheme in jeopardy.
Brazil Election 2014: Petrobras Corruption Scandal Looms Over Presidential Vote
Allegations implicating President Dilma Rousseff in a blockbuster corruption case have scrambled an already intense presidential race.
Mexico Governor Steps Down Under Pressure Over Missing Students
The case of the 43 missing students has come to signify corruption and links between politics and organized crime in Mexico.
North Korea’s Release Of Jeffrey Fowle: Good News, But Not A Thaw
North Korea's release of a U.S. prisoner is good news, but it doesn't signal that the Hermit Kingdom is softening.
Venezuela’s Maduro Says Default Fears Are The Work Of Foreign Media
Venezuela's president lashed out at foreign news agencies for stoking fears that the country may default on its debt.
Mexican Soldiers Executed At Least 12 People In June, Human Rights Group Says
Mexico's human rights body called the massacre one of the worst human rights violations committed by the army.
Mexico’s 23-Year-Old Gulf Cartel Leader Captured In Texas, DEA Says
A 23-year-old but ruthless cartel boss was arrested while shopping in southern Texas, authorities said.
Ebola Outbreak Opens Opportunity For Unlikely US-Cuba Cooperation
The two adversaries may soon work side by side in combating the Ebola crisis, but collaboration has happened before -- quietly.
Venezuela, Ninth-Biggest Oil Producer, Confirms It's Importing Crude
The country with the biggest oil reserves is importing light crude to grapple with falling domestic production.
Hong Kong Student Protesters Gear Up For Talks With Government
Hopes are dim for any breakthrough in the talks as mass protests continue into their fourth week amid renewed aggression from police forces.
China GDP Growth Slows To 7.3 Percent In Third Quarter
China's GDP grew at its slowest pace since 2009, exacerbating fears of a continued slowdown there, and throughout the world.
Mexico Offers Reward, Takes Over Towns In Effort To Find Missing Students
A reward was offered for information on the whereabouts of the university students, who vanished after a police shootout in Guerrero.
EU, China Agree To End Dispute Over Chinese Telecommunications Subsidies
The agreement between EU and Chinese officials ends a yearlong dispute that had ratcheted up trade tensions.
AbbVie Calls Off $55B Deal With Shire, Citing New Tax Rules
AbbVie terminated the deal, which would have been the biggest U.S. tax inversion, after the U.S. announced stricter tax rules in September.
Colombian Farmers Take BP To UK Court Over Oil Pipeline
A lawsuit over an oil pipeline built in the mid-1990s marks the first time London-based BP faces a UK court for its actions overseas.
Falling Oil Prices Threaten Venezuelan Economy With Default
Fears of a Venezuelan default are rising as an oil price fall squeezes the government's main income source.