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Guatemala Nears Crisis as Thousands of Protesters Demand President to Step Down

Demonstrators in Guatemala engaged in ongoing mass protests are calling for President Otto Perez Molina to step down from office.

Colombian Authorities Recover Prized First-Edition Copy of Gabriel García Márquez's 'One Hundred Years of Solitude'

Colombian authorities recovered the prized first-edition copy of "One Hundred Years of Solitude" after it was plucked from a showcase at the International Book Fair in Bogota, said officials.

Colombian Bishop Apologizes For Offending Both Conservative Catholics and Homosexuals in the Same Speech

While expressing his belief that homosexuality was not a sin at a university conference on gay marriage and adoption this past Thursday, Colombian Bishop Juan Vicente Cordoba managed to offend traditional Catholics, as well as the homosexuals he was trying to welcome into the church.

Dozens of Cuban Would-Be Migrants Stranded at Sea in Coast Guard Custody

Unable to re-enter the country they were trying to escape, 38 Cuban migrants who had intended to sail to the U.S. remain aboard a U.S. Coast Guard vessel where they wait to see if and when they will be allowed back on Cuban soil.

Nepal Earthquake Crisis: 8 Bodies Found Aboard Missing US Marine Helicopter

After a three-day search, the remains of a U.S. military helicopter delivering aid in Nepal was found in shambles on a high mountain on Friday. The eight passengers, 6 Marines and two Nepalese soldiers, are believed to have perished.

ISIS News: Terrorist Group Approaches Ancient Syrian City Palmyra

On Thursday Maamoun Abdulkarim, a Syrian official, called upon the international community to help in protecting the 2,000-year-old ruins of the ancient city of Palmyra, which was being threatened by advancing Isis militants.

Venezuela News: National Assembly President Diosdado Cabello Asks Court to Seize Journalists' Passports

The president of Venezuela's National Assembly - widely considered embattled President Nicolás Maduro's most powerful internal adversary - is asking courts to bar news executives from leaving the country while he is suing them for alleged defamation.

Puerto Rico News: Territory Imposes Strict Water Rationing

More than 160,000 people living in and near San Juan, the capital of Puerto Rico, will have access to water only every other day after the U.S. territory's government imposed strict water rationing on Wednesday.

Spotify Eyeing Expansion in Latin America

Music-streaming service Spotify is eyeing an expansion into Latin American markets, and the way to do that, the company says, is by integrating itself into consumers' phone contracts.

Millennials and Money: Difficulties in Job Searching But Personal Finances 'Fairly Good': Poll

From the Islamic State militant group, climate change and finances millennials have a varied view on the issues based on polling data from Harvard University Institute of Politics (IOP).

Colombia Peace Talks: FARC Leader Says ELN Must Be Part of Peace Negotiations

FARC has asked the government of President Juan Manuel Santos to include the ELN guerrilla group in future peace negotiations.

Guantanamo Bay Detainees: Uruguay's Mujica Had No Plans For Former Prisoners

On Wednesday Uruguay's foreign Rodolfo Nin Novoa minister asserted that President Jose Mujica's decision to welcome six newly freed Guantanamo detainees and 42 Syrians to his country was an act that lacked any foresight.

'FRIDA KAHLO: Mexican Artist's 'Deep Connection to the Natural World' Showcased at The New York Botanical Garden [EXCLUSIVE]

Mexican artist Frida Kahlo was a creative genius, an intellect who was ahead of her time, a strong woman who was unabashedly herself and unafraid to show her true colors, her rawness and vulnerability with the world.Yet the same time, there was another piece to her beautifully complex artistic realm where the enlightened yet tormented muse intensely connected with the natural world. A place where plants and animals represented innovative scientific, worldly and personal themes and personal connections.

Health News: United States Will Soon Get Cuba's Lung Cancer Vaccine

In April, when New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo visited Havana, the Roswell Park Cancer Institute finalized an agreement with Cuba’s Center for Molecular Immunology to develop a lung cancer vaccine and initiate clinical trials in the U.S.

Drug War News: Coca-Eating Butterflies May Replace Herbicides in Colombia

This past Saturday Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos announced that he would be putting a stop to the use of herbicide that has been a fundamental part of U.S.-financed attempts to kill coca crops.

US-Cuba Relations: Cuba to Name Ambassador to US by End of Month, Raúl Castro Says

Cuba is ready to name an ambassador to the United States by the end of the month, the Communist country's leader, Raúl Castro, said on Tuesday. President Obama "may" have chosen the U.S. ambassador to the island.

Cuba News: Communist Island Has Become Airbnb’s Fastest Growing Market

Since Obama’s decision to reopen ties with Cuba, Airbnb Inc -- a website designed to help travelers share their rooms -- has become the communist country’s fastest-growing market.

North Korea Executions: Kim Jong-Un Executes Defense Minister with Anti-Aircraft Guns

The regime of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un used an anti-aircraft gun to execute the country's defense minister, Hyon Yong Chol, South Korean media reports. This is not the first time an "enemy" of the regime has been executed in such a manner.

Venezuela Violence: 268 Police Officers Killed by Criminals in 2014

The socialist country is about to be making more news locally though as, with an approximately 25,000 violent deaths estimated for 2014 and 90 violent deaths reported in Caracas in the first week of 2015,

Cuba News: Communist Leader Raul Castro May Join Catholic Church After Meeting Pope Francis

Raul Castro, the President of Cuba, just said that the teachings of Pope Francis had persuaded him not only to take a softer line on religion in his communist country, but that perhaps he might even be persuaded to return to the Catholic Church.