Latin America

Zulema Arenas #548 of Peru competes in the women's 3000 meter steeplechase during the Ibero American Athletics Championships - Aquece Rio Test Event for the Rio 2016 Olympics at Olympic Stadium on May 14, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.

Health & Safety

Does The Olympics In Rio Put The World In Danger Of Zika?

7:48pm June 03, 2016

by Michaeleen Doucleff

There's a heated battle about the Olympics in Rio. Some health experts are calling for the games to be moved because of Zika. Others say attending the games doesn't pose a threat.

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Popole Misenga (right) trains at Rio's Instituto Reacao on April 14.

For The First Time, A Team Of Refugees Will Compete At The Olympics

7:17pm June 03, 2016

Ten refugees — swimmers, runners and judo athletes — have been named to the first-ever Olympics refugee team. They'll compete this August in Rio, where two of the refugee athletes already live.

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World News

Surge Of Central American Migrants To U.S. Could Rival 2014 Wave

5:08pm June 01, 2016

by Carrie Kahn

Thousands of migrants fleeing violence in Central America are again trekking across Mexico to seek sanctuary in the U.S. Observers say the summer surge could rival the wave of migrants who arrived in 2014. NPR explores what is behind the exodus.

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World News

Thousands Of Central American Migrants Seek Asylum In U.S.

4:35pm June 01, 2016

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Dana Leigh Marks, president of the National Association of Immigration Judges, about the increase in Central American migrants seeking asylum in the U.S.

A man performs yoga in the Babilonia favela overlooking Rio de Janeiro in 2014. The Brazilian government made a big push to impose order on the shantytowns in advance of the World Cup in 2014 and the Olympics this summer. Babilonia was once considered a m

As Olympics Near, Violence Grips Rio's 'Pacified' Favelas

7:41pm May 31, 2016

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Rio de Janeiro made a big push to provide security in its shantytowns. But some, which were touted as models, are again plagued by gang violence that has terrified residents.

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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.