Latin America

Parents and other relatives of the 43 missing students from the Ayotzinapa's teachers school attend the reading of the final report from the Interdisciplinary Group of Independent Experts (GIEI) in Mexico City on Sunday.

World News

Mexico Accused Of Torturing Suspects In Missing Students Investigation

4:07pm April 24, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

A group of independent experts, charged with examining the case of 43 students who vanished and were allegedly slain in 2014, is also accusing Mexican officials of failing to cooperate with the probe.

A map of the Amazon shelf showing the newly discovered reef structures in yellow.

Reef Larger Than Delaware Found At The Mouth Of The Amazon River

3:37pm April 23, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The reef is unusual because it lies in muddy waters, and scientists had only seen hints of its existence until recent research expeditions. They say it's already in danger because of oil drilling.

National

CIA Veterans Gather To Honor Duane Clarridge, A Sometimes Unsubtle Spy

7:00am April 23, 2016

by Mary Louise Kelly

Clarridge, who headed up the agency's anti-communist efforts in Central America in the 1980s and was indicted and pardoned in the Iran-Contra scandal, died April 9.

Phan Sopheak, a rice farmer in Cambodia, rests shortly after a man wielding an axe attacked her. She had been patrolling the Prey Lang forest around her village with a volunteer group that is trying to stop illegal logging.

#EarthDay: The High Cost Of Eco-Activism

5:10pm April 22, 2016

by Nurith Aizenman

Why the world's poorest people are some of the most effective — and vulnerable — environmental activists.

A customer buys candles for electricity rationing and Holy Week at a shop in central Caracas, Venezuela, in March.

World News

Venezuela Announces Daily 4-Hour Power Cuts Amid Drought

1:21pm April 22, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

"It's necessary, it's a sacrifice," Electricity Minister Luis Motta Dominguez told the country on Thursday. The news broke as Venezuela's largest brewer said it will be suspending beer production.

The 700-plus passengers who are expected to be aboard the Adonis cruise ship when it leaves the U.S. for Cuba in May can now include native-born Cubans.

Carnival Says Its Cruises To Cuba Can Now Include Cuban-Born Passengers

10:03am April 22, 2016

by Bill Chappell

The cruise company says Cuba has relaxed its ban on Cuban-born people returning to the island by boat.

Fidel Castro, with his brother RaÃºl, addresses delegates on the last day of the 7th Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba, in Havana.

World News

At Party Congress, Fidel Castro Speaks Of His Mortality

10:25am April 20, 2016

by Carrie Kahn

Despite the recent U.S.-Cuba opening, Fidel's brother Raúl Castro, re-elected as party leader, referred to the U.S. as the "enemy."

Queue Listen Now

Ecuadorian military and civilians perform cleanup and rescue operations on the streets of Portoviejo on Monday following a powerful earthquake on Saturday. Rescuers and desperate families clawed through rubble, pulling out survivors two days after an eart

World News

Rescue Crews In Ecuador Face Ticking Clock In Quest To Find Survivors

2:44pm April 19, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Hour by hour, chances dwindle that rescue workers will be able to save those who may be trapped in the ruins of the catastrophic quake that struck on Saturday. Noisy generators add to the challenge.

Queue Listen Now

World News

Beach Towns Hardest Hit In Ecuador's Weekend Earthquake

8:00am April 19, 2016

David Greene talks to Julia Symmes Cobb of The Washington Post, about conditions in Ecuador's earthquake zone and relief efforts there. The government says the death toll is expected to rise.

Queue Listen Now

Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff has vowed to fight against those seeking her impeachment.

World News

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff Will 'Fight' Against Impeachment

8:04pm April 18, 2016

by Laura Wagner

The embattled president says the vote to impeach her is "an attempt at indirect election because those who want to rise to power would not have the votes to do so in a normal election."