Guard arrested for torture in Tijuana prison riots
AP - 1 hour ago

TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) - Mexican police caught a prison official who spent a year on the run from charges of killing a 19-year-old inmate, whose beating death sparked riots that left nearly two dozen dead, including two American prisoners.

Vatican official seeks more access to Cuban media
AP - 3 hours ago

HAVANA (AP) - A senior Vatican official said Friday he has asked Cuba's government to allow the Roman Catholic Church more access to mass media, saying Cubans are a religious people and should be given broadcast access to their pastors.

Paraguay president explains military shake-up
AP - 3 hours ago

ASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) - Paraguay needed a military shake-up to create opportunities for young officers with a proven commitment to democracy, President Fernando Lugo said Friday in his first explanation for removing his top commanders this week.

Cuban blogger says she is briefly detained
AP - 3 hours ago

HAVANA (AP) - A Cuban blogger who has gained international attention for her searing commentary about life on the communist island said she was briefly detained Friday and warned by state security agents about her opposition activity.

Tens of thousands of homes flooded in Mexico
AP - 3 hours ago

VILLAHERMOSA, Mexico (AP) - A week of torrential rain has flooded the homes of more than 200,000 people along Mexico's Gulf coast, officials said Friday. Residents in some towns complained that no help had arrived.

Venezuelans struggling with water shortages
AP - 3 hours ago

FILAS DE MARICHES, Venezuela (AP) - While a drought has put Caracas under widespread water rationing for the first time in years, for Venezuelans in this hillside slum it's just more of the same.

Ida drenches Central America, might approach US
AP - 12 hours ago

MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) - Former Hurricane Ida drenched Central America as a tropical depression Friday and edged back out over the Caribbean, where forecasters said it had some chance of regaining force and heading toward the United States.

Danish man dies from wound in Guatemala mugging
AP - 12 hours ago

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) - A Danish tourist died Friday, two days after being shot by robbers who tried to steal his camera while he visited a cemetery. Police said two suspected gang members had been arrested.

Honduras leadership in limbo as accord dissolves
AP - 14 hours ago

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) - They can't both be right. Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya says a deal that could have returned him to power is defunct. Roberto Micheletti, who took power after a coup, says the same deal has been successfully accomplished.

Nominee for Haitian PM clears first hurdle
AP - 15 hours ago

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Haitian senators have taken a key first step toward replacing the prime minister they ousted a week ago.