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Brother of Colombia’s former President Álvaro Uribe arrested for homicide

BOGOTÁ, Colombia – A brother of Colombia's former President Álvaro Uribe, Santiago Uribe, has been arrested on suspicion of homicide and links to ultra-conservative militia, authorities said Monday.

1 dead, 4 missing as flooding hits Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – One person died and four others were missing in flooding that hit Haiti, leaving at least 9,600 houses in the deeply impoverished Caribbean country underwater, officials said Monday.

Argentina, ‘vulture’ funds end 15-year debt battle

Argentina's new market-friendly president, Mauricio Macri, still needs to get approval for the deal in the National Congress, which is dominated by the opposition.

The technology at the heart of the Apple-FBI debate, explained

What if the FBI could force Samsung to covertly turn on the video camera in your smart TV? Or force Google to deliver a malicious security update to your web browser which actually spied on you and transmitted your passwords and other sensitive information back to the FBI?

Bolivian president asks to see child born to ex-girlfriend

Morales had previously acknowledged fathering a child with Gabriela Zapata during a two-year affair but claims she had told him the infant died shortly after birth.

Is buying a hotel in Costa Rica brilliantly crazy?

Buying a hotel in Costa Rica may turn out to be your path to paradise, but you may also find it's a highway to hell.

Tirimbina: Catching kinkajous, and other jungle adventures

Costa Rica's Tirimbina Biological Reserve is a bridge to a lost world. Just don't walk into the banana trap.

Initiative highlights Costa Rica’s need for roadway respect of cyclists

“Mi familia me espera.” My family awaits me. That's one of the main messages shared recently on social media, cycling jerseys and other merchandising items as part of a campaign to raise awareness among motorists about the need for respect for cyclists on Costa Rica's roads.

Discovering Henrietta: The Alabama woman who became Costa Rica’s first lady

The woman whose voice I was listening to that night was Henrietta Boggs, first wife of José “Pepe” Figueres, the woman who was at his side during his first forays into politics and his exile. She spent part of the revolution scrambling with her young children through the Cerro de la Muerte, or “Hill of Death,” carrying her youngest in her arms over the high, cold, rough terrain to escape enemy fire. Today, at 97, as the subject of a new documentary and a presenter at TEDx Pura Vida, it seems that Boggs is finally ready for her closeup.

Three steps Venezuela must take

The people of Venezuela want change to be peaceful and swift. The harder and more important question is: What comes next?

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