In the Belgian capital of Brussels, explosions have hit the international airport and a city metro station, reportedly killing more than two dozen people and wounding scores. Belgium’s federal prosecutor said the two blasts at the airport were carried out by a suicide bomber.
Read MoreAnother indigenous environmentalist has been murdered in Honduras, less than two weeks after the assassination of renowned activist Berta Cáceres. Nelson García was shot to death Tuesday after returning home from helping indigenous people who had been displaced in a mass eviction by Honduran security forces.
Read MoreThe Government of Costa Rica said today that the migratory crisis experienced since October with the mass influx of some 8,000 Cubans will conclude next week. By then most of the migrants will have made it to the United States, their final destination.
Read MoreThe European Union (EU) and Cuba signed an agreement today in Havana on political dialogue to normalize bilateral relations, after two years of negotiations.
Read MoreThe European Union (EU) and Cuba are holding a high level meeting today in Havana expected to close with a treaty of political dialogue, after two years of negotiations, reported dpa news.
Read MoreHonduras is still reeling from last week’s assassination of Berta Cáceres, one of the country’s most well-known environmental and indigenous leaders. She was gunned down in her home early Thursday, less than a year after she won the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize.
Read MoreStrolling around Cartagena, surrounded by tourists, both national and abroad, seaside hotels, rows of restaurants and coffee shops, enormous malls, fruit and craft stands – in short, by prosperity–, it’s easy to forget this city is located in Colombia, a country with a legacy of decades of violence, drug trafficking and armed conflict.
Read MoreThe police interrogation that former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio da Silva was subjected to over the weekend has dropped a bomb on the fragile and worn government of his successor Dilma Roussef and undermined the legend that once enveloped this figure and his Partido de los Trabajadores (PT), DPA reported.
Read MorePresident Obama has submitted a plan to Congress to close Guantánamo Bay military prison. Despite Obama’s pledge to close the facility as one of his first acts after taking office in 2008, there are still 91 prisoners there, 35 of whom have been cleared for release. Republicans in Congress have repeatedly obstructed his attempts to close the prison.
Read MorePresident Barack Obama said on Saturday that his upcoming visit to Cuba will advance the efforts of his administration to build a future with more freedom and opportunity for the Cuban people.
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