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After Ottawa shooting, Canadian media weigh liberty and securitySo far 'restraint' is the main byword across the nation after Michael Zehaf-Bibeau shot dead a soldier on Parliament Hill on Wednesday. He is one of two violent aggressors in Canada in recent days.
Ottawa parliament shooting: What are Canada's gun laws?A soldier was shot near Canada's parliament building in Ottawa on Wednesday in an ongoing incident possibly involving multiple shooters. Canada has far tighter restrictions than the US on owning a firearm.
Mexico's human rights chief accused of ignoring powerful abusersThose who monitor Mexico's human rights commission say it often focuses on social ills 鈥� like school bullying or racial discrimination 鈥� rather than high-profile cases of elected officials abusing power or abuses that put the military in a bad light.
Why Bolivia could be the new hub for regional drug traffickingBolivia borders Brazil, the second biggest consumer of illegal drugs in the world; Peru,聽the world's top producer of cocaine; and Paraguay,聽South America's primary producer of marijuana.聽
Ebola fears spur rumors and travel bans in Latin America, CaribbeanHealth ministers from several Latin American countries are meeting in Cuba today to discuss how to confront Ebola. A growing number of countries in the region are banning travelers from Ebola-stricken nations in West Africa.聽
To fight scammers dangling US jobs, a 'Yelp' for Mexican migrant workersAfter thousands of Mexicans were robbed of savings via illegal 'recruiting fees' for low-skilled jobs in the US, a nonprofit created a review website and app to keep potential migrant workers informed.
Cuba to the rescue: Ebola-stricken countries welcome Castro's doctorsThe US is the biggest financial donor to Ebola-infected countries in West Africa. But the largest number of healthcare workers deployed in the field hail from an island nation with a cash-strapped communist government.
Can new leader jumpstart Venezuela's struggling opposition?Jes煤s Torrealba heads a coalition of political parties opposed to the socialist government of Nicol谩s Maduro. His challenge is to reunite the fractured group and appeal to the country's poor who make up the bulk of votes.聽
At college of missing Mexican students, history of revolutionary zealThe Raul Isidro Burgos Normal Rural School is one of 16 teacher-training schools that came out of Mexico's revolution nearly a century ago. In more recent years the schools have become bastions of leftist politics.
In 'untamed Mexico' a mass grave and a challenge for a presidentMexican President Enrique Pe帽a Nieto has sought to keep Mexico's crime problem on the fringes of his agenda. But the disappearance of 47 students in Guerrero could change that.
The fight to keep 'macho men' off election ballots in BoliviaTwo political scandals swept headlines in Bolivia recently, giving rise to protests聽and a campaign to publicize past misogynistic comments or policies by political candidates. Violence against women affects more than 50 percent of Bolivian females.
Can Haiti keep alive memories of 'Baby Doc's' brutal dictatorship?Victims and survivors of dictator Jean-Claude 'Baby Doc' Duvalier say they fear the truth behind his violent reign are being forgotten in Haiti, where half the population wasn't even born by the time he was forced into exile.
Pope Francis works to reconcile divisions among Catholics in Latin AmericaThe changes - like mending fences with proponents of liberation theology 鈥撀爃ave won Pope Francis grassroots support, even as they have rattled bishops, most of whom were installed during the tenures of his more conservative predecessors.
Mexico's president vows justice for missing students 鈥� but will he deliver?Forty-three students disappeared late last month after a confrontation with police. Many fear that Mexico's grim record of impunity will thwart an investigation into their fate.聽
Brazil's presidential race heads to a tight runoff 鈥� leaving Silva behindIncumbent President Rousseff failed to win a majority of votes in yesterday's election and will next face off against Neves in a runoff.聽Silva, who shot to the top of the pack in August, lost momentum as critics turned on her policies.
Mass grave found in Mexico raising fears it could hold bodies of missing studentsIf the newly discovered burial site holds the remains of the 43 students missing after a confrontation with police last weekend, this would be the nation's worst known massacre since President Pe帽a Nieto took office.
Brazil could elect first black president 鈥� so why isn't anyone talking about it?Marina Silva is Brazil's first presidential candidate to identify herself as black. It hasn't been treated as a landmark moment in this majority afro-descendant population, however, despite an ongoing struggle with racial inequality.聽
Has Brazil's presidential 'candidate for change' already missed her chance?Brazilians head to the polls Sunday to vote for their next president. Marina Silva raised hopes for reform when she entered the race, but her flip-flopping on issues like gay rights has many flocking back to the ruling Worker's Party.
On eve of Brazil presidential election, is the Amazon at stake?Most Brazilian voters are focused on what incumbent President Rousseff and top competitor Silva have to say about the sluggish economy. Their prescriptions will have a major impact on environmental protection in the Amazon rainforest.
No ordinary kingpin? Mexico's capture of Hector Beltran Leyva defies stereotypesHector Beltran Leyva was more adept and more connected than most pursuing him imagined. He reconstituted his family's criminal group,聽working his business and political contacts and operating in some of the least violent places behind his inconspicuous cover.
