Latin America

Furloughed Polar workers picket outside Polar's Caracas brewery, which shut down in April. They are protesting against the government, which has impeded Polar's ability to import barley.

Venezuela Is Running Out Of Beer Amid Severe Economic Crisis

4:59pm May 31, 2016

by John Otis

The country's largest beer producer, Empresas Polar, halted operations because the government restricted access to imported barley. But the president has pinned the entire food crisis on Polar.

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Immigrants from El Salvador, including one who says she is seven months pregnant, stand next to a U.S. Border Patrol truck after they turned themselves in to border agents on Dec. 7, 2015, near Rio Grande City, Texas.

U.S.-Mexico Border Sees Resurgence Of Central Americans Seeking Asylum

1:48pm May 31, 2016

by John Burnett

Despite U.S. efforts to stanch the flow, numbers are approaching the crisis of two years ago. U.S. Border Patrol agents say it's diverting resources away from catching drug and human traffickers.

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Hearing Topic For Accused Sept. 11 Mastermind Shifts To Defendants' Rights

8:17am May 31, 2016

by Arun Rath

At Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the focus of a hearing has shifted to a probe of defendants' rights. Five men, accused of planning or supporting the Sept. 11 attacks, claim they've been mistreated in prison.

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World News

Reports Of Brutal Rape In India, Brazil Ignite National Debate

5:08pm May 30, 2016

Reports of brutal rape in India and Brazil have touched off national conversations in those countries about violence against women.

Economy

Coca-Cola Halts Production In Venezuela Due To Nation's Sugar Shortage

7:52am May 29, 2016

Venezuela just became one of the few countries in the world that does not sell Coca-Cola. Tom Standage of the Economist tells NPR's Rachel Martin what that says about the Venezuelan economy.

World News

Gang Rape Shocks Brazilians

5:42pm May 28, 2016

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

The brutal gang rape of a 16-year-old girl — and misogynistic reactions to it on social media — is causing a furor in Brazil, where violence against women is rampant.

The Paralynpic Athlete, Marcelo Collet, on Tuesday in Salvador, Brazil.

World Health Organization Dismisses Calls To Move Or Postpone Rio Olympics

4:33pm May 28, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

"[C]ancelling or changing the location of the 2016 Olympics will not significantly alter the international spread of Zika virus," WHO says, after scientists called for the Games to be moved.

A man uses a vegetable container to carry currency notes in a market in Caracas on May 21. Amid a crushing economic crisis and triple-digit inflation, Venezuela's bolivar has lost so much value that the largest bill, the 100-bolivar note, is now worth les

World News

In Venezuela, Devalued Money May Weigh More Than Whatever You Can Buy

9:49am May 28, 2016

by John Otis

Reporter John Otis reflects on the changes in Venezuela since he first arrived there 19 years ago. The country now confronts triple-digit inflation and its largest bank note is worth less than a dime.

Relatives and victims of Argentine and Uruguayan military dictatorships react as they hear the sentence of Argentina's court in the trial on Operation Condor, at the Argentina's embassy in Montevideo, Uruguay on May 27, 2016.

World News

Argentina's Last Dictator Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For Cross-Border Conspiracy

9:40am May 28, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The case focused on a plan known as Operation Condor. This marks the first time a court has ruled that it was a criminal conspiracy to track down and disappear political dissidents across borders.

Brazilians protest in front of the Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro on Friday against an alleged gang rape that police say they are investigating.

World News

Outcry Follows Gang Rape In Brazil, Raising Alarms About Sexual Violence

9:31pm May 27, 2016

by Dana Farrington

Police say they are investigating the possible rape of a 16-year-old girl by at least 30 men — and an online video. Activists are calling attention to violence against women in the country.