Colombian male prostitution ring whistleblower escaped kidnappers unharmed. Authorities continue to investigate the motive behind the abduction and have yet to uncover if it is linked to the prostitution scandal.
Remains of four out of 21 missing Venezuelan gold miners were found in the country’s violent southern jungle. Relatives of the victims think the government is covering up the massacre that shook the already troubled country.
Sick Venezuelans plead for help from Colombia’s medical facilities amid a lingering border dispute. This is despite the fact that the two governments remain at a war.
Venezuelan cyclist Angie González joins the country’s roster of qualified athletes for the upcoming 2016 Rio Olympic Games. She and 45 other Venezuelans will try to snag as many Olympic medals as they can in several events.
Bolivia is practicing Zika virus prevention with a unique approach -- through a song. Bolivia is spreading awareness on Zika virus prevention through a song.
Have you ever wondered what life would be behind bars? While most prisoners, especially those in Latin American jails, recall the hardships and challenges of prison life, jail culture in Venezuela reveals otherwise.
Latin American nations recently dominated the list for having the worst cases of corruption worldwide. As a matter of fact, Transparency International named three cases in the region on their 2015 “Unmask the Corrupt” campaign.
Latin America is a vast and developing market. That’s why the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) and the Canning House, a top U.K. forum on Latin American politics, economics and business, believed that the growth of Scotch showed what other European businesses can achieve in the region.
Doctors continue to witness an increase in patients exhibiting the symptoms of the condition. Paralysis and neurological disorders, such as the Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), are increasing in Latin American countries and its links to the Zika virus outbreak could be getting stronger, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed in a new report.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro chose Trade and Industry Minister Miguel Perez Abad to replace leftist sociologist Luis Salas as the country’s new economy vice president amid a severe economic crisis looming in the embattled country.
Colombia is perhaps considered the plastic surgery capital in Latin America. As a matter of fact, the country has always been in the top 10 with the highest number of operations, along with Venezuela and Brazil.
For most people in the world, the New Year has already been celebrated and welcomed on Jan. 1 but for many members of the fast-growing Asian demographic, the so-called Chinese New Year came on Feb. 8.
Due to enormous political tension, power struggles, soaring inflation as well as falling currencies and commodities in Latin America, several countries across the region have been listed with high misery indexes.
Colombian Counterfeiters Take Advantage of Rising US Dollar With countries such as Venezuela suffering from a devalued currency and the continued strengthening of the U.
Venezuela seems intent on inflating its currency even more. Venezuela has allegedly started a program that the government believes would help the country's crippled economy.
Venezuela's visionary crime boss has been murdered. Teofilo Rodriguez Cazorla, known in Venezuela as the notorious crime boss "El Conejo," has been murdered outside a nightclub in the city of Porlamar, located on Margarita Island.
The Zika outbreak continues to cause concern around the globe, as an expert decried the lack of information on the virus available in Venezuela. Meanwhile, a Danish hospital confirmed that a tourist had been infected with the disease after visiting southern and central America.
Venezuela's economic situation is so dire that experts are fearing the South American country might eventually default on its $120 billion foreign debt, even though President Nicolás Maduro insisted this week that his government would honor all its financial obligations.
