BRUCE ARENA COULDN'T BEAR THE THOUGHT OF U.S. SOCCER MISSING THE WORLD CUP

Bruce Arena, during his first stint leading the U.S. men's national team... READ MORE›

INDONESIA'S PRESIDENT MOVES TO REIN IN 'OUT OF CONTROL' MILITARY CHIEF

Nurmantyo declared a rupture in military ties after an Indonesian officer found offensive teaching material while on a language training course in Australia late last year... READ MORE›

GATINEAU MURAL ARTIST AIMS TO SHARE HER ART THROUGH LATIN AMERICA

After Mexico, said Szychowska, she's off to Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Panama, Columbia, Peru, Bolivia, and finally, Brazil... READ MORE›

AUSTRALIA, INDONESIA SEEK TO PATCH UP WOUNDS OVER MILITARY ROW

The Australian defense minister said all training documents would now be culturally appropriate and that Australia recognised Indonesia's sovereignty and territorial integrity... READ MORE›

2016 THE TOUGHEST YEAR FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS WORLDWIDE

In Brussels you have an agreement between the European Union and IOM for a migrant protection reintegration initiative on the central Mediterranean migration route, in Africa... READ MORE›

'HOPE IS FINISHED,' SAY STRANDED HAITIAN MIGRANTS WANTING TO CROSS U.S. BORDER

Now, on almost every block in downtown Tijuana you can see Haitians, standing around or walking the streets with their belongings, sometimes with their children... READ MORE›

COLLEGE INSTRUCTOR TELLS STUDENTS THAT TRUMP'S ELECTION WAS AN 'ACT OF TERRORISM'

An Orange Coast College professor is under scrutiny for post-election classroom comments disparaging Donald Trump and Mike Pence... READ MORE›

MCDONALD'S TO CHALLENGE STARBUCKS WITH 'POSH' COFFEE

In 2010 McDonald's overtook both Costa and Starbucks to be named the biggest seller of coffee in Britain, shifting 84 million cups over a period of 12 months... READ MORE›

SUBDUED CUBA PREPARES MEMORIAL FOR CASTRO

HAVANA -- Cuba is preparing for Fidel Castro's final public appearance a two-day memorial offering Cubans a chance to pay their respects... READ MORE›

'NIGHTMARE' TRAFFIC JAM STRETCHING FOR MILES IN CALIFORNIA GOES VIRAL

Eighteen bridges will be rebuilt and access routes overhauled between Costa Mesa and the Los Angeles County line... READ MORE›

HURRICANE OTTO LEAVES AT LEAST 9 DEAD IN COSTA RICA

People leave their home in the 'El Canal' neighbourhood of Bluefields, Nicaragua... READ MORE›

SEVERAL DEAD OR MISSING IN COSTA RICA FROM TROPICAL STORM OTTO

The U.S. National Hurricane Center said the unusually strong late-season hurricane hit land in Nicaragua just north of the Costa Rican border... READ MORE›

HURRICANE OTTO MAKES LANDFALL ON COAST OF NICARAGUA

Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solis said Otto could damage the country's important coffee and agriculture sectors... READ MORE›

MAGNITUDE 7 OFFSHORE QUAKE SHAKES CENTRAL AMERICA, NO DAMAGE SEEN

Its epicenter was located some 149 km 93 miles south-southwest of Puerto Triunfo in El Salvador, according to the U.S. Geological Survey... READ MORE›

MAGNITUDE 7.0 QUAKE SHAKES CENTRAL AMERICA

In El Salvador, the eartquake could be felt in the regions of Chalatenango, San Salvador, Cabanas and San Miguel... READ MORE›

EL SALVADOR ISSUES TSUNAMI ALERT AFTER 7.2 OFFSHORE QUAKE

A step Costa Rica had already taken ahead of Hurricane Otto... READ MORE›

HURRICANE OTTO NEARS THE COASTS OF NICARAGUA AND COSTA RICA

Otto was forecast to make landfall Thursday in Nicaragua, just north of the Costa Rican border... READ MORE›

HURRICANE OTTO KILLS THREE PEOPLE IN PANAMA

Otto is developing later in the season than any Atlantic basin hurricane since Hurricane Epsilon in 2005... READ MORE›

UNUSUALLY LATE HURRICANE OTTO TAKES AIM AT CENTRAL AMERICA

Otto was centered about 225 miles 360 kilometers east of Limon, Costa Rica... READ MORE›

TROPICAL STORM OTTO BREWS UP IN WESTERN CARIBBEAN

Otto threatens to bring life-threatening flash floods and mudslides to parts of Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama... READ MORE›

HURRICANE OTTO FORECAST TO HIT CENTRAL AMERICA ON THANKSGIVING

The rare November hurricane will make landfall either in Nicaragua or Costa Rica... READ MORE›

JURGEN KLINSMANN IS OUT. WHAT'S NEXT FOR U.S. SOCCER?

Perhaps Gulati's biggest miscalculation was extending Klinsmann's contract in 2013 before he ever even coached a World Cup game... READ MORE›

THE CANADIAN PORN KING AND THE CARIBBEAN PARADISE

On Oct. 19, a judge told ordered Jorgensen to remain in Honduras unless he gets court permission to travel... READ MORE›

CHINA 'MARCO POLO' XI JINPING STARTS JOCKEYING IN POST-OBAMA WORLD

A new Asia-Pacific trade deal will definitely represent a reset in US-China relations... READ MORE›

MAJORITY OF RUSSIANS WANT PUTIN TO BE PRESIDENT AFTER 2018

During the visits, China will sign multiple agreements with the Latin American countries to enhance cooperation in areas including trade, investment, finance and nuclear power... READ MORE›

UNITED STATES FALLS TO COSTA RICA IN WORLD CUP QUALIFIER

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica -- Jurgen Klinsmann insisted Tuesday's 4-0 drubbing in Costa Rica was the lowest point of his career as United States head coach... READ MORE›

U.S. AGREES TO TAKE IN AUSTRALIA-REJECTED REFUGEES LANGUISHING ON ISLANDS

The Obama administration had agreed to resettle refugees among almost 1,300 asylum seekers held at Australia's expense on the island nations of Nauru and Papua New Guinea... READ MORE›

U.S. TO RESETTLE AUSTRALIA'S REFUGEES LANGUISHING ON ISLANDS

The Obama administration had agreed to resettle refugees among almost 1,300 asylum seekers held at Australia's expense on the island nations of Nauru and Papua New Guinea... READ MORE›

U.S. TO RESETTLE AUSTRALIA'S ASYLUM SEEKERS STUCK ON ISLAND REFUGEE CAMPS

The Obama administration had agreed to resettle refugees among almost 1,300 asylum seekers held at Australia's expense on the island nations of Nauru and Papua New Guinea... READ MORE›

FLEEING GANGS CENTRAL AMERICAN FAMILIES SURGE TOWARD US

TAPACHULA, Mexico -- Leaving El Salvador had never been in Alberto's plans... READ MORE›

3 PERMIAN-TRIASSIC MASS EXTINCTION C 250 MILLION YEARS AGO.

The changes to the Earth's biology do, therefore, include a rapidly developing mass extinction event, as charted by Gerardo Caballos and his colleagues... READ MORE›

SECURITY COUNCIL BACKS ANTA?NIO GUTERRES TO BE NEXT U.N. SECRETARY GENERAL

The Security Council announced that Mr. Guterres, a former Portuguese prime minister and former chief of the United Nations refugee agency, had strong support... READ MORE›

COSTA RICA GOES 75 DAYS POWERING ITSELF USING ONLY RENEWABLE ENERGY

Please read our Costa Rica has achieved a clean energy milestone by using 100 per cent renewable energy for a record 75 days in a row... READ MORE›

TOURISTS THWART TURTLES FROM NESTING IN COSTA RICA

Now Costa Rican officials are scrambling to make sure it does not happen again... READ MORE›

We used life expectancy data from the 2011 UNDP Human Development Report Ecological Footprint... READ MORE›

LIVING WITHOUT MONEY: WHAT I LEARNED

For the first time I experienced how connected and interdependent I was on the people and natural world around me, something I had previously only intellectualised... READ MORE›

COSTA CONCORDIA CAPTAIN SCHETTINO GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER

It is being sued by survivors, the Tuscany region and Giglio island for further damages... READ MORE›

UGLY, BLOODY SCENES IN SAN JOSE AS PROTESTERS ATTACK TRUMP SUPPORTERS OUTSIDE RALLY

Protesters attack a man they mistakenly identified as a supporter of Donald Trump outside a Trump campaign rally on Thursday in San Jose, Calif... READ MORE›

HERE'S HOW THE REST OF THE WORLD VIEWS TRUMP AND CAMPAIGN NASTINESS

Ted Cruz whether he cared about how the rest of the world views the United States, given the nastiness of the current presidential campaigning... READ MORE›

COSTA RICA HAS ONLY USED RENEWABLE ENERGY THIS YEAR

Costa Rica has powered itself using only renewable energy for... READ MORE›

DEMONSTRATORS STORM CALIFORNIA GOP CONVENTION TO PROTEST TRUMP

Hundreds of demonstrators descended on the California Republican Convention Friday to protest Donald Trump ahead of his speech... READ MORE›

BEYOND GREECE, THE WORLD IS FILLED WITH DEBT CRISES

Beyond Greece, the world is filled with debt crises... READ MORE›

SPAIN FOREST FIRES FORCE EVACUATION OF RESIDENTS AND TOURISTS

The mood is one of British stiff upper lip and a laid-back Spanish attitude, Mr Kenton says... READ MORE›

OBAMA LANDS IN CUBA AS FIRST US PRESIDENT TO VISIT IN NEARLY A CENTURY

First presidential trip to Havana since Calvin Coolidge reflects steady decline in support for America's deep diplomatic freeze with Cuba... READ MORE›

DOZENS OF COUNTRIES POISED TO DRIVE OUT MALARIA BY 2020

Hopes of eliminating malaria from more than 30 countries with a total population of 2 billion have risen following the successful removal of the disease from Sri Lanka... READ MORE›

7.8-MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE HITS ECUADOR - VIDEO

At least 77 people were killed when a powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Ecuador, destroying buildings and a bridge and sending terrified residents dashing from their homes... READ MORE›

CUBANS ARE STREAMING NORTH IN LARGE NUMBERS

The number of unauthorized Cubans arriving in the United States nearly doubled in fiscal 2015, rising to 43,159 from 24,278 the previous year, according to U.S... READ MORE›

ONE FAMILY'S 13,000-MILE ROAD TRIP TO SEE THE POPE

We are traveling from Buenos Aires to Philadelphia, says Catire... READ MORE›

CHE GUEVARA ERA CLOSES AS LATIN AMERICA'S OLDEST GUERRILLA ARMY CALLS IT A DAY

The illegal narcotics trade also helps to explain the longevity of Colombia's main rebel groups the Farc and the National Liberation Army ELN ... READ MORE›

ARGENTINA'S PRESIDENT MAY FACE CHARGES OVER ALLEGED TERRORIST ATTACK COVER-UP

Nisman's nearly 300-page complaint against the president is based on two years of secret service wiretaps... READ MORE›

MEXICAN HIGH COURT OPENS DOOR TO LEGALIZING MARIJUANA

Medical marijuana legalization bills are being debated in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, and Mexico, the group said... READ MORE›

AUSTRALIA TO INCREASE ANNUAL HUMANITARIAN REFUGEE INTAKE

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull made the announcement during a speech to President Barack Obama's invitation-only high-level summit on refugees and migration in New York on Tuesday... READ MORE›

US PAYS TO SHELTER CUBAN MIGRANTS IN COSTA RICA

But American law gives Cubans special status to live in the United States and apply for a green card, provided they make it here... READ MORE›

GLOBAL REFUGEES TAKE LONG DETOURS THROUGH LATIN AMERICA TO REACH US

Smugglers are always looking for easier routes, which is why we've seen the increase flow through Latin America... READ MORE›

EMIRATES ROUTE WILL CROSS 9 TIME ZONES ON WORLD'S LONGEST COMMERCIAL FLIGHT

The longest non-stop flight from the UK is the daily British Airways link from Heathrow to Buenos Aires, clocking up 6,906 miles in 13 hours, 50 minutes... READ MORE›

DOZENS KILLED AS 7.8-MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE HITS ECUADOR

But by 0256 GMT the centre said the tsunami threat from this earthquake has now mostly passed ... READ MORE›

ECUADOR'S CAPITAL SWAYS IN 7.4 EARTHQUAKE

The quake was felt in Quito, the South American country's capital, more than 100 miles away, the Associated Press reported... READ MORE›

ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVIST GEARS UP FOR 6,000-MILE BAMBOO BIKE RIDE

Kate Rawles will ride a bike made from grass grown in Cornwall to raise awareness about the loss of biodiversity... READ MORE›

THERE ARE NOW ONLY 10 COUNTRIES IN THE WHOLE WORLD THAT ARE FULLY AT PEACE

Global Peace Index 2016 There are now only 10 countries in the world that are actually free from conflict... READ MORE›

PROTESTERS JAM STREET, SMASH COP CAR OUTSIDE TRUMP RALLY IN CALIF.

Police had placed themselves between the anti-Trump crowd and Trump supporters, many of whom began shouting Build that wall!... READ MORE›

FIVE RUSSIANS BLACKLISTED FOR ALLEGED HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES

He also has been implicated in several other human rights abuses... READ MORE›

OBAMA TRIES TO REASSURE LATIN AMERICA ABOUT A FUTURE WITH DONALD TRUMP

The United States is such a big country that, after any election, people are uncertain, Mr. Obama said... READ MORE›

1. LATINOS ARE THE LARGEST ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUP IN THE U.S.

Mark Hugo Lopez of the Pew Hispanic Center noted that, between 2000 and 2010, Latinos and Asians had roughly the same rate of growth... READ MORE›

OBAMA PRESSES AGENDA AND AVOIDS RIGHTS ISSUES IN ASIA

"Decades of experience should make clear to Washington that Beijing responds only to the expectation of unpleasant consequences," said Sophie Richardson, the China director for Human Rights Watch... READ MORE›

ZIKA AROUND THE WORLD WHERE DO WE STAND

As Zika continues to spread around the world, how much have we learned about this mosquito-borne virus?... READ MORE›

US COURT DENIES APPEAL 28 MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN

Neuman pointed out that courts have even ruled that prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay have the right to contest their imprisonment... READ MORE›

US PARTNERS WITH COSTA RICA TO PROTECT CENTRAL AMERICAN REFUGEES

Central Americans from Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala have fled their countries in their thousands... READ MORE›

U.N. COUNCIL CREATES WATCHDOG FOR LGBT RIGHTS

It makes clear that LGBT rights are human rights, he said... READ MORE›

MICHIGAN SEX OFFENDER FUGITIVE RECAPTURED IN COSTA RICA, SEEKS ASYLUM

It was not immediately known how Saatio managed to travel from the United States to Costa Rica... READ MORE›

MAN CLAIMS HE RIGGED ELECTIONS IN MOST LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES OVER 8 YEARS

When rigging elections in Nicaragua, Panama, Honduras, El Salvador, Colombia, Mexico, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Venezuela, Mr Sepulveda said his team employed a range of methods... READ MORE›

FOR LATIN AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTALISTS DEATH IS A CONSTANT COMPANION

Berta Caceres Flores of Honduras speaks in 2015 to a crowd near the Gualcarque River, the site of a massive dam construction project... READ MORE›

CENTRAL AMERICA PREPARES FOR A FLOOD OF U.S. AID TO COMBAT VIOLENCE

U.S. embassies in Central America also have been helping local police forces vet prospective officers... READ MORE›