All Americas
Is basketball now a rising star in soccer-loving Mexico?The NBA is working to extend its reach into Mexico and its push couldn't have come at a better time. The national soccer team is suffering and a barefoot basketball victory has won many hearts.- Will letting 16-year-olds vote change Argentina?Sixteen and 17-year-olds will be able to vote for the first time in Argentina's mid-term elections Sunday. Critics see the 2012 law that lowered the voting age as a cynical bid to bolster the leftist government, but others say it will bolster democracy.
A century after the Revolution, Mexico could make it harder to expel foreignersArticle 33 of the Mexican Constitution permits the president to discretionally expel anyone deemed non grata, but a recent proposal before the Senate could soften the law.
Brazil oil auction forces Rousseff to reconsider Petrobras's roleMaintaining the current pace of oil development without opening up underwater reserves to foreign developers could prevent Brazil from becoming a net oil exporter.
How will newest allegations of NSA spying in Mexico affect bilateral ties?Mexico says US explanations of NSA spying allegations have been 'insufficient.' The scandal has prompted close allies like Mexico to build more vigorous digital-security barriers.
Honduras vote: More parties, new politics?Libre, a new party led by the wife of the ousted president, is a frontrunner among 8 parties competing in the upcoming vote. It's a sign of how fed up many Hondurans are.- Former 'missing child' in El Salvador's civil war tells his journey in filmAt 16, Nelson de Witt discovered he was taken and put up for adoption after his revolutionary mother was killed in a raid. There are an estimated 800 children like him from El Salvador's civil war.
- Haiti's child slaves land country high on new global slavery indexThe global slavery index considers Haitian children sent to live with wealthier families and serve as household servants 鈥� a common practice 鈥� modern-day slaves.聽
- Panama presses US to clean up chemical weapons it left on islandWatchdog groups say the US military may have conducted chemical-weapons testing at as many as 16 sites across Panama.
Gracias USA? Why some Mexican soccer fans are thanking their northern neighborMexico is still in the running to qualify for the World Cup thanks to a last-minute goal made by the US against Panama. But did Mexico want US 鈥榮aving?鈥�
Lucha Libro: Peruvian writers 'duke it out' for a book contract in masked competitionsInstead of headlocks and body slams, aspiring writers in Lima, Peru compete against each other by writing short stories in front of a live audience, all for a shot at a grand prize publishing contract.
Who gets blamed for crime in Venezuela? (Hint: It's not the government)The majority of Venezuelans see citizen security as an issue outside the scope of a president's control, with many blaming broken families over poor policing for high crime.
Chile mine rescue: 3 years later, Pi帽era tries to recapture the political magicChilean President Pi帽era returned to the mine where 33 trapped men were dramatically rescued in 2010. He may be trying to capitalize on that moment as next month's elections draw near.
Mexico vs. Panama World Cup qualifier: Why some Mexicans are hoping for a lossSome fans of Mexico's 'El Tri' soccer team think losing to Panama and possibly missing the World Cup could be good for the team 鈥� and the country.
Panama: Cuban weapons aboard North Korean ship part of 'major deal'New evidence shows the Cuban fighter jets found on a North Korean ship this summer were not obsolete and in need of repair as Cuba claimed.
Overcrowding pushes some of El Salvador's criminals outside prison wallsIn 2012, El Salvador's prison system housed three times its proper capacity. Where do excess criminals end up?
Rights groups suing UN for Haiti cholera epidemicCholera erupted in Haiti nine months after the 2010 earthquake and rights groups say UN peacekeepers are to blame. Will a lawsuit force the UN to compensate victims?- Can Guatemala's Paz y Paz clinch Nobel Peace Prize?In just over two years, Attorney General Paz y Paz鈥檚 office has cut down impunity by more than 25 percent, giving the public ministry clout to face down attempts to quash prosecution efforts.
- Progress WatchThe Caribbean makes strides in reducing HIV/AIDS in babiesThe Caribbean is on the verge of becoming the first region in the world to eliminate mother to child HIV and AIDS transmissions.
- Trash piles up in Buenos Aires: What's the plan?Almost eight years after Buenos Aires laid out mandatory trash reduction goals, the government is finally starting a recycling program.
