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Can China finally make the Nicaragua canal dream happen?Chinese businessman Wang Jing has聽promised to finance, build, and privately operate Nicaragua鈥檚 $40 billion interoceanic canal megaproject.
Grassroots media on the rise amid Brazil protests and Pope Francis visitBrazil's M铆dia Ninja is a citizen media group that's been covering widespread protests through live streaming and other social media tools.
Will Pope Francis get caught up in Brazil's protests?Pope Francis arrived in Brazil after more than a month of bitter protests against government corruption and public spending. His visit for World Youth Day is expected to cost $60 million.- Foreign funding dries up for Latin American NGOsAid from foreign governments funds about half of Latin America's civil society, but the global economic downturn has affected some of the biggest donors.
Pope heads to Brazil to visit youth, poorPope Francis makes his first trip outside聽Italy tomorrow to the country with the most Roman Catholics.聽
In building the world's third-largest dam, Brazil aims to build good social practicesDespite controversy over the construction of Brazil's Belo Monte dam, some say it could change the approach to community engagement around large-scale projects.- Panama arrests former CIA station chief sought by Italy in rendition caseRobert Lady was the CIA station chief in Milan when wanted Egyptian cleric Nasr was pulled from the streets there and sent back to Egypt where his lawyer says he was tortured.
- Cold case: 98 percent of Mexico's 2012 murder cases unsolvedImproving the efficiency of the judiciary in Mexico remains one of the major challenges facing President聽Enrique Pe帽a Nieto.
In birthing rooms, Bolivia sees way to cut maternal deathsSome Bolivian hospitals are working to make their delivery rooms more like rural homes.
Chevron back in Argentina: Will more international investment follow?Argentina chilled foreign investment by expropriating an oil company from a Spanish firm last year. But US oil giant Chevron just signed a $1.2 billion deal with state-run YPF.
Zetas leader Trevi帽o Morales captured: Big win for Mexico's Pe帽a NietoThe capture of Zetas leader Miguel Angel Trevi帽o Morales聽is an important success for Mexico's eight-month-old Pe帽a Nieto administration, but the previous president may deserve a tip of the hat.- No more 'return to sender?' Latin American countries move to standardize addresses.Some Latin American nations rely on landmarks or building nicknames for mail delivery, which can take an economic toll.
1,200 miles by bus through Mexico? Bring your laptop.North of the border Mexico's infrastructure has a reputation as dilapidated and dangerous. But the country's efficient and comfortable bus system tells a different story, as Lourdes Medrano explains.
Alleged NSA surveillance in Brazil stirs regional tension 鈥� againDocuments leaked to O Globo newspaper by Edward Snowden suggest the US has monitored billions of Brazilian calls and emails. Its leaders are demanding an explanation.
'Morris for mayor'? Cat's popularity speaks to Mexico's democratic woesSurging violence and reports of voter intimidation in local elections Sunday have dimmed optimism about political openness and reform.
Take this dance? Cuba's danzon dies at home but endures in MexicoDanzon was developed in Cuba in the mid-1800s and has roots in English and French dance.
Tweeting, Muslim, policy-wonk mayor wins over 'cow town' CalgaryAs other Canadian mayors suffer scandal, Naheed Nenshi is wildly popular in this western city.
Bolivia now has even less to lose in sheltering SnowdenThe grounding of President Morales's plane on suspicion he was transporting Edward Snowden has garnered anger from allies across Latin America.
Venezuelan university workers take to the streetsUniversity faculty in Venezuela began protesting their low wages with a series of strikes dating back to February. The university system has expanded rapidly over the past 14 years.
Cura莽ao: small island, big problemsCura莽ao gained autonomy from the Dutch in 2010, but it hasn鈥檛 been a smooth transition.