Latin America

Tone Of U.S. Presidential Elections Is Bothersome, Many Mexicans Say

5:42am March 03, 2016

by Carrie Kahn

GOP hopeful Donald Trump wants to build a wall between the U.S. and Mexico. Democratic hopeful Hillary Clinton wants to break down barriers. Mexicans tell us what they think about the campaigns.

A microbiologist sorts mosquitoes collected in Hutchins, Texas, to test for Zika virus.

GOP Congressmen Question The Need For $2 Billion To Fight Zika Virus

6:02pm March 02, 2016

by Rae Ellen Bichell

Republicans say the NIH should switch funds from Ebola research to fighting Zika virusi, instead, but NIH officials balk. And a company prepares to test genetically engineered mosquitoes in Florida.

Tennis Tournament In Brazil Tries Out Ball Dogs

7:04am March 02, 2016

Four shelter dogs were trained to fetch errant shots during an exhibition match. The idea was to promote pet adoption. The dogs were great at retrieving the balls. Giving them back — not so much.

Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones performs live on stage at Morumbi Stadium last month in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Rolling Stones Announce Landmark Concert In Cuba

5:00pm March 01, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The open-air show on March 25 will be free. The concert is scheduled just three days after President Obama is set to visit Cuba.

Lindomar Pena, a virologist at a lab in Recife, Brazil, holds a box of vials used to store samples of the Zika virus in huge freezers.

Health & Safety

Reporting On The Zika Virus Means Getting Up Close And Personal

5:52pm February 29, 2016

by Rob Stein

A visit to a Brazilian virology laboratory at the epicenter of the Zika outbreak gives a reporter a close encounter with the mysterious virus that has triggered a global health emergency.

Argentina Reaches Agreement To End 15-Year Bonds Dispute

4:44pm February 29, 2016

by Jim Zarroli

Argentina and its creditors have reached an agreement ending a 15-year-long dispute that barred the country from borrowing money in the bond markets.

Argentina Reaches Settlement With Hedge Funds, Ending 15-Year Dispute

4:42pm February 29, 2016

by Jim Zarroli

The agreement means the country, with its troubled economy, can once again access the international bond markets.

Colombian Scientists Study Serious Zika-Related Conditions

7:57am February 28, 2016

by Nurith Aizenman

Scientists don't know all the conditions linked to the Zika virus. In one lab in Cali, Colombia, researchers are trying to connect Zika and the neurological condition Guillain Barre.

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In this file photo, Dr. Jose Manuel Mireles speaks during an interview Dec. 1, 2013. Mireles is one of the subjects of the new film Cartel Land which follows vigilante groups fighting drug gangs.

National

'Cartel Land' Follows Vigilantes Fighting Mexican Drug Gangs

5:55pm February 27, 2016

Director Matthew Heineman embedded himself up close in the action — and the moral ambiguity — of citizen groups who are fighting back against drug cartels in Mexico.

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Marcia Andrade, an agent from Brazil's Ministry of Health, interviews Camila Alves, 22. A friend holds Alves' 2-month-old daughter.

Disease Detectives In Brazil Go Door-To-Door To Solve Zika Mystery

2:14pm February 25, 2016

by Rob Stein

A team of health experts is tracking down mothers who had babies with microcephaly to try to prove or debunk the link to Zika virus.

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