A profound economic crisis is not only hurting law-abiding citizens but also leaves fewer opportunities for kidnappings and armed robbery.

The referendum’s outcome sets in motion a process that could upend the political landscape in one of Latin America’s wealthiest nations.

Embattled Bolivian President Evo Morales resigned after the head of the armed forces, Gen. Williams Kaliman, suggested that he leave power following an Oct. 20 vote that electoral monitors said was...

Dice que lo conoció en campaña liberal y que los unió el tema palestino. Pero no tienen negocios.

One of the most prominent world leaders to play down the severity of the coronavirus pandemic, the president of South America’s largest country had been ordered by a court to wear a mask.

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — U.S. officials are investigating the suspected looting of valuable European and Latin American artwork they believe is being quietly plundered by Venezuelan government...

Rangel se encontraba en estado critico de salud desde el año 2019 y en días recientes el número dos del chavismo, Diosdado Cabello había confirmado su esta...

The U.S. and Colombia are investigating a former rebel commander who allegedly conspired to traffic cocaine, an offense that if proven could violate the 2016 pact.

Latin America’s once-admired economic star, Peru, is grappling with political upheaval as the trailing candidate insists the vote was stolen and her establishment supporters are demanding a new...

U.S. trading giants and financial advisers handled more than $100 million in suspicious money; a whistleblower complaint brought increased attention.

High-profile cases have stoked class tensions and fed a perception that Covid-19 is a rich people’s problem, especially in countries with high levels of economic inequality.

More than any other city, Maracaibo has become the symbol of urban dystopia, complete with roaming bands of looters, blackouts that last days, paralyzed commercial districts, piles of trash and...

The unit was provided with U.S. surveillance equipment to fight Marxist rebels and drug traffickers, and used the assets throughout 2019 to spy on political opponents, government officials, journal...

Russia has withdrawn key defense advisers from Venezuela, an embarrassment for President Nicolás Maduro as Moscow weighs the leader’s political and economic resilience against growing U.S. pressure.

Protesters say changes in electoral laws put organization of future elections in jeopardy.

Looters ransacked businesses in western Venezuela as people across the country struggled to fill gas tanks and obtain food and water, which can’t be adequately pumped to customers because of an epic...

President Trump took on Venezuela’s leftist authoritarian president and his regime’s Russian and Chinese backers on Wednesday by recognizing the opposition leader of the oil-rich country’s congress...

Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans are fleeing their country’s misery and pouring across borders into nearby countries, particularly Colombia, creating a sharpening challenge for the region.

Evidence indicates fraud in a gubernatorial election won by a Socialist Party-backed general, as President Maduro tightens control over institutions.

Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans are fleeing their country’s misery and pouring across borders into nearby countries, particularly Colombia, creating a sharpening challenge for the region.

Biden spokesman said harassment of journalist was unacceptable after attacks by officials from Indian prime minister’s party.

Despite having the world’s largest crude reserves, Venezuela is running out of fuel, forcing people to skip work and take their children out of school so they can wait up to a week for a turn at the...

The guerrillas of the National Liberation Army, or ELN, have been battling Colombian governments for half a century, but they have a new advantage: Sanctuary in and open support from Venezuela is...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Two and a half million residents. Four confirmed coronavirus deaths. As coronavirus cases surge in Latin America, the Colombian city of Medellin is defying expectations and...

Venezuela suspended classes and work on Friday as the crisis-hit nation grapples with the biggest blackout in recent memory, raising tensions in a heated political crisis and angering residents...

With the U.S. and other countries supporting Juan Guaidó, the loss of support among even the poorest Venezuelans strips the country’s president of a crucial base, leaving him to rely solely on the...

Fires within Venezuela’s heavily-fortified El Guri hydroelectric complex could have triggered the massive blackout that plunged the nation into darkness last week, according to an analysis of thermal...

As details of the botched raid to unseat President Maduro emerge, it has become clear that the plan never came even close to succeeding.

Las grandes pantallas de Times Square, en Nueva York, mostrarán la realidad de las torturas ejecutadas por el régimen de Nicolás Maduro.

With inflation at 116% and a weakening currency, the country considers conservative, business-friendly candidates, polls show.

Female candidates made major gains in Mexico’s election this month, fueling significant shifts in a political landscape women long have lamented suffered from machismo.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez in the mid-2000s ordered his top lieutenants to work with Colombian Marxist guerrillas to flood the U.S. with cocaine in his government’s efforts to combat the Bush...

Benefits for Latin American host nations could be greater still if access to jobs for migrants were increased, research shows

A profound economic crisis is not only hurting law-abiding citizens but also leaves fewer opportunities for kidnappings and armed robbery.

En este momento, el presidente está en Cochabamba reunido con dirigentes cocaleros.

La alcaldesa de Bogotá, Claudia López, hizo presencia en el homenaje al patrullero asesinado.

Carlos Vecchio, the envoy to the U.S. for the parallel government being set up by opposition leader Juan Guaidó, is charged with managing ties with Washington, its most crucial ally, and keeping the...

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez in the mid-2000s ordered his top lieutenants to work with Colombian Marxist guerrillas to flood the U.S. with cocaine in his government’s efforts to combat the Bush...

The U.S. and Colombia are finalizing an agreement that could send as many as 4,000 Afghans who worked with the U.S. government in Afghanistan to Colombia temporarily until their paperwork is proces...

MIAMI (AP) — They whiled away the week on a sex- and drug-fueled romp: dancing on white-sand beaches and frolicking on a Caribbean island with prostitutes from Europe, some snapping selfies with...

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó said he plans to return to Venezuela on Monday in a move that directly confronts President Nicolás Maduro’s authority and could end with Mr. Guaidó in jail.

Illegal crossings at the U.S. southern border are down, but Venezuelan refugees with few options still seek to enter.

Peru President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski’s decision to release former President Alberto Fujimori after serving less than half of his 25-year prison sentence sparked a backlash and left the president...

A celebrated artwork that once embodied oil-rich Venezuela’s optimism and promise has become a hangout for Caracas residents with few other entertainment options in a country beset with crime and...

When reporter Anatoly Kurmanaev started covering the country five years ago, the petrodollar-fueled party was still raging, but the greed and incompetence of the Socialist government soon began to...

The world’s largest rodents bully pets, roam tony streets and soil pristine lawns in Argentina, triggering demands for them to be relocated or castrated.