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Colombia Signs Revised Peace Deal With FARC Rebels

5:51am November 25, 2016

Steve Inskeep talks to Juan Forero of The Wall Street Journal about the new Colombian peace deal aimed at ending decades of conflict. Colombian voters earlier rejected a previous accord.

Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos (left) shakes hands with with FARC leader Rodrigo Londono, known as Timochenko, after signing a revised peace pact in Bogota, Colombia, on Thursday.

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Colombia And FARC Rebels Sign Revised Peace Deal

2:35pm November 24, 2016

by Laura Wagner

Nearly two months after Colombians voted to reject a peace accord, the two sides have signed a modified agreement to end more than 50 years of conflict.

Haitian nationals at a Mexican government immigration office near the port of entry between Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, and Nogales, Ariz., wait day after day for appointments with U.S. immigration agents so they can enter. As a result of the Haitian influx

At The U.S.-Mexico Border, Haitians Arrive To A Harsh Reception

1:59pm November 23, 2016

by John Burnett

By way of Brazil, where they migrated in recent years, many Haitians are now hoping to resettle in the U.S. But a shift in policy has left some 5,000 stranded at the U.S.-Mexico border.

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People wait at the border in Maicao, Colombia, just across from Venezuela. Venezuelans used to come to buy TVs, computers and other expensive goods. But with the Venezuelan economy in ruins, they now come to buy basic items like rice and sugar.

Venezuelans Used To Cross Borders For Luxuries; Now It's For Toilet Paper

4:39pm November 22, 2016

by John Otis

Venezuelans are going to Colombia to buy essentials unavailable at home like bread, sugar and medicines. But life on the border is going through its own economic downturn.

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A woman at a bar in Buenos Aires, Argentina, laughs as she holds a mask depicting Donald Trump during an election night party on Nov. 8.

Trump Denies Report He Sought Business Favor From Argentina's President

7:13pm November 21, 2016

by Jim Zarroli

A report from one of the country's best-known journalists says President-elect Donald Trump asked President Mauricio Macri for help with permits at a construction project in Buenos Aires.

A student reads aloud from Gabriel García Márquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude, or Cien Años de Soledad, in Bogota, Colombia.

A Clear Message From Colombian Police: Don't Mess With '100 Years Of Solitude'

5:31pm November 21, 2016

by NPR Staff

In 2015, a first edition copy of Gabriel García Márquez's classic was stolen from a Bogota book fair. Many cases in that city go unsolved, but local law enforcement went all out to find the book.

U.S. President Barack Obama answers questions during his news conference at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in Lima, Peru on Sunday.

Questions About Trump Trailed Obama On His Final Foreign Trip As President

8:46pm November 20, 2016

by The Associated Press

Closing out his final overseas trip, Obama said he'd avoided ethical scandals by trying to follow the spirit, not just the letter, of the law and suggested Trump would be wise to follow his example.

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Young Barbers In Brazil Are Cutting Away From Traditional Barbershops

5:09pm November 20, 2016

by Catherine Osborn

A prize-winning documentary in Brazil is highlighting a new trend in barbershops, where fresh hairstyles are mixing with changing ideas about gender and race.

Efrain Antonio Campo Flores, seated second from left, and his cousin Franqui Francisco Flores De Freitas, far right, were convicted by a federal jury in Manhattan of conspiracy to smuggle cocaine into the U.S.

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New York Jury Convicts Nephews of Venezuela's First Lady On Drug Trafficking Charges

7:57pm November 18, 2016

by Richard Gonzales

Prosecutors argued that the defendants thought their ties to Venezuela's first family would facilitate their scheme to smuggle a large shipment of cocaine to the U.S.

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U.S. To Monitor Security Agreement Signed Between Russia And Nicaragua

2:03pm November 17, 2016

by Carrie Kahn

Russia is building a new embassy complex, anti drug training center and satellite station in Nicaragua this year. That's on top of providing new military equipment to the former Cold War ally.

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