Latin America

Plainclothes police detain an anti-government protester during a protest in Havana, Cuba, on Sunday. Hundreds of demonstrators went out to the streets in several cities in Cuba to protest against ongoing food shortages and high prices of foodstuffs.

World News

Demonstrators In Havana Protest Shortages, Rising Prices

11:10pm July 11, 2021

by The Associated Press

Thousands of demonstrators went out to the streets in several cities in Cuba to protest against ongoing food shortages and high prices of foodstuffs, amid the coronavirus crisis.

We asked NPR readers to share the items they can't live without in the pandemic. From left to right: Kenji Hall with his traditional Japanese pot, Trish Kandik with her foster dog Penelope and Lauren Morton with a takeout container of Indian food.

PHOTOS: What Item Is Giving You Joy In A Pandemic? Your Beautiful And Quirky Answers

7:44am July 11, 2021

by Suzette Lohmeyer

We asked NPR readers to share photos of the objects they can't live without during the pandemic. Their responses are funny, surprising — and some might make you tear up.

Colombian Armed Forces Commander Gen. Luis Fernando Navarro (center), National Police Director Gen. Jorge Luis Vargas (right), and Army Commander Gen. Eduardo Zapateriro give a press conference regarding the alleged participation of former Colombian soldi

World News

Ex-Colombian Soldiers' Arrests Add To The Mystery Around The Haiti Assassination

4:30pm July 10, 2021

by John Otis

More than a dozen former Colombian soldiers are detained in connection with the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. Some officials and analysts say the Colombians are being used as scapegoats.

World News

At Least 6 Suspects In Haiti President Killing Confirmed As Former Colombian Military

7:48pm July 09, 2021

by John Otis

Some of the suspects in the assassination of Haiti's president have been identified as Colombian nationals. Colombia has an industry of former military personnel marketing themselves as mercenaries.

Brazil And Argentina Prepare For Copa América Final Showdown

4:33pm July 08, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Mauricio Noriega ahead of the Copa América final in which Argentina and Brazil will face off for the third time in the tournament's history.

Haitian Authorities Pursue Suspects Involved In President Moïse's Assassination

10:32am July 08, 2021

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Garry Pierre-Pierre, editor-in-chief of The Haitian Times, about how the country moves forward following the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse.

National

News Brief: Surfside Recovery Effort, Assassination Probe, Wildfire Dangers

7:16am July 08, 2021

The search for survivors ends at the condo collapse site. Haitian police aim to find those responsible for killing the president. More Americans move to fire-prone areas without realizing the danger.

The Assassination Of Haiti's President Is Called A Barbaric Act

9:40am July 07, 2021

Haiti's Acting Prime Minister Clause Joseph said gunmen breached the president's residence and killed Jovenel Moïse. The first lady was also wounded in the attack and is getting care, Joseph added.

Roberto David Castillo is escorted by penitentiary police to hear the verdict in his trial connected to accusations that he is one of the intellectual authors responsible for the murder of environmentalist and Indigenous rights activist Berta Caceres, in

World News

Alleged Mastermind Convicted In The Killing Of Environmental Activist Berta Cáceres

6:14pm July 05, 2021

by The Associated Press

A court in Honduras on Monday found Roberto David Castillo Mejía guilty of participating in the 2016 killing of Cáceres, a prize-winning environmental and Indigenous rights defender.

Health workers arrive in a tuk-tuk to administer doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to elderly citizens in their homes in Lima, Peru, in April.

It's A Tricky Balancing Act For Countries Awaiting Vaccine Doses

9:29am July 05, 2021

by Will Stone

They have to figure out how to distribute the vaccines — and keep their citizens interested in getting their jab — without knowing when supplies will arrive.