South America

Venezuela is facing one of its worst natural disasters in decades after two powerful earthquakes struck within seconds of each...

Authorities in Mexico have uncovered a sophisticated underground tunnel near the US-Mexico border that may connect the city of Tijuana...

For nearly a century, the mysterious "conehead" mummies of Peru have fueled debate among archaeologists, geneticists, and alien enthusiasts alike....

In most countries, the military protects the economy. In Cuba, critics say the military effectively runs it. At the center...

Long before cruise-ship health alerts and post-pandemic outbreak anxiety pushed hantavirus back into headlines, Argentina faced a medical crisis that...

The United States is moving quietly but decisively to gain access to Venezuela’s vast mineral reserves after a dramatic diplomatic...

Mexico’s most wanted fugitive, El Mencho, is dead. The killing of Nemesio Ruben Oseguera Cervantes—leader of the Jalisco New Generation...

The death of El Mencho has left a power vacuum at the top of one of the world’s most violent...

Puerto Rico has passed a law recognizing a fetus as a “human being,” setting off an intense legal and political...