Latin America

As Rumors Spread, More Cubans Try To Reach The U.S. By Sea

5:06pm January 12, 2015

by Greg Allen

The Coast Guard has seen a spike in the number of Cubans trying to sail to Florida. The cause, it says, is a false rumor that the U.S. will soon change its policy toward Cubans who reach U.S. shores.

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Cuban performance artist and activist Tania Bruguera was arrested Dec. 30 when she and 50 other dissidents tried to set up an open mic session at Revolution Square.

Concern Over The Future Of 36 Released Cuban Dissidents

4:16pm January 12, 2015

by Jasmine Garsd

Activists are concerned over the future of prisoners reportedly let to by the government. Rights groups say officials attached conditions to the dissidents' freedom.

A woman in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, hangs her laundry to dry in front of her home. Her family made the shelter out of tin and tarps on land where their home stood before a massive earthquake devastated the nation in 2010. An estimated 80,000 Haitians displa

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In Haiti, Politics And An Earthquake Anniversary Collide

2:59pm January 12, 2015

by Carrie Kahn

It's been five years since an earthquake devastated Haiti. Meanwhile, opposition lawmakers are blocking a compromise that would avert the dissolution of Parliament and the president ruling by decree.

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Recovering From Disaster, Haiti Faces A New Crisis

6:45pm January 11, 2015

Monday marks the fifth year since a powerful earthquake devastated Haiti's capital. It's also the deadline for a political crisis that may leave Haiti in electoral limbo. NPR's Arun Rath checks in with reporter Carrie Kahn .

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Mexican Carpoolers: A Photographer's View Of Truck Bed Commuters

7:03am January 11, 2015

by Rena Silverman

In the backs of pickup trucks, construction workers lie among tools and blankets, headed to the city for a day's work. Alejandro Cartagena turned his camera on the carpoolers.

Vatican Committee Reportedly Declares Slain Archbishop A Martyr

8:42pm January 09, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Oscar Romero was gunned down in 1980 after he denounced a crackdown by El Salvador's junta on its left-wing opponents at the start of a 13-year civil war.

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Haiti's Political Crisis Expected To Come To A Head Next Week

9:31am January 09, 2015

by Carrie Kahn

If a political compromise is not reached before Monday, which also happens to be the 5th anniversary of a devastating earthquake, parliament will be dissolved and the president will rule by decree.

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Child Migrant Crisis Stemmed By Border Security Build-Up

6:42pm January 08, 2015

by John Burnett

Robert Siegel talks with Carrie Kahn and John Burnett for a year-end update on a story that grabbed our attention earlier this year — the rise in Central American minors seeking asylum in the U.S.

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Did Editorials Influence Obama's Decision To Normalize Relations With Cuba?

1:34pm January 07, 2015

The New York Times' Ernesto Londono wrote editorials urging Obama to end the embargo. He tells of the changes he saw when he visited Cuba last month and how he sees the new relationship evolving.

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An explosion caused by 24 tons of pyrotechnics.

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Explosion At Fireworks Warehouse In Colombia Makes For Amazing Video

4:54am January 07, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

The explosion of 24 tons of pyrotechnics was caught on video by a local news photographer who was there to check out a small fire. No one was seriously injured and video is stunning.