Nicaragua's Ortega refuses to cancel elections
AP - 23 minutes ago

MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) - President Daniel Ortega moved to quash a legislative proposal by opposition politicians Friday to cancel the results of widely disputed elections, as thousands of Sandinista supporters took to the streets to celebrate the party's victory.

Laura Bush visits Peruvian hospital
AP - 3 hours ago

PISCO, Peru (AP) - U.S. first lady Laura Bush is touring a region of Peru struck by an earthquake last year.

Guatemalan inheritance dispute leaves 4 dead
AP - 3 hours ago

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) - Three adults and a 1-year-old baby have died in what Guatemalan police believe may have been a violent family dispute over an inheritance.

Mexico: Ex-drug czar allegedly took cartel money
AP - 4 hours ago

MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico accused its former drug czar Friday of taking $450,000 from a cartel he was supposed to destroy, going public with a scandal that deals a serious blow to the country's U.S.-backed drug war.

`The Terminal 2'? Japanese man makes airport home
AP - 8 hours ago

MEXICO CITY (AP) - Hiroshi Nohara is on a layover at the Mexico City airport. It has lasted almost three months, and he has no plans to leave.

Children dying in Haiti, victims of food crisis
AP - 1 day ago

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - The 5-year-old teetered on broomstick legs — he weighed less than 20 pounds, even after days of drinking enriched milk. Nearby, a 4-year-old girl hung from a strap attached to a scale, her wide eyes lifeless, her emaciated arms dangling weakly.

Gitmo judge tosses out detainee's 2nd confession
AP - 1 day ago

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - A U.S. military judge has blocked Pentagon prosecutors from using a Guantanamo prisoner's statements to U.S. authorities as trial evidence, saying they were tainted by an earlier confession tortured out of the suspect by Afghan officials.

Mexican emigration dropped 42 percent in 2 years
AP - 1 day ago

MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexican emigration has dropped 42 percent over the last two years, a government study released Thursday showed, confirming that America has become less appealing amid an economic downturn and stepped up raids against illegal migrants.

Peru president says he'd like third term _ in 2016
AP - 1 day ago

LIMA, Peru (AP) - Peruvian President Alan Garcia, who won elections in 1985 and 2006, says he'd like to try again — in 2016.

Relatives take over Mexican mine where 65 died
AP - 1 day ago

PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Mexico (AP) - Relatives of dozens of miners killed in a 2006 explosion took over the abandoned mine Thursday in northern Mexico.