The ARSAT -1 telecom satellite is the first built by a Latin American nation. It will provide telephone, television and data transmissions to Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay.
Two nurses are infected with the Ebola virus. A drug maker plans to start testing its experimental antiviral drug. Obama Administration appoints a 'czar' and the World Health Organization admitted in an internal report botched efforts to stop the spread of Ebola.
Just days before Oscar Pistorius learns of his fate in the shooting death of Reeva Steenkamp, prosecutors announced for the first time that they are seeking a 10-year prison sentence for the Paralympic athlete.
With news that a second health care worker was diagnosed with Ebola and flew to Cleveland despite a developing fever, Speaker of the House John Boehner wants President Barack Obama to consider a temporary flight ban as the virus remains a top health concern.
Day four of Oscar Pistorius' sentencing hearing resumed Thursday morning, with Reeva Steenkamp's cousin declaring that the South African athlete deserves jail time for killing his girlfriend.
The two nurses infected with Ebola after treating a Liberian man who died of the disease are transferred to biohazard facilities. House of Representatives held a committee hearing Thursday concerned U.S. hospitals are not ready and healthcare workers not properly trained or equipped.
The marine is currently held aboard the USS Peleliu in Subic Bay, the Philippines until the investigation ends. He faces murder charges for killing a transgender woman in a hotel room.
Plane evacuated in Madrid for suspected Ebola case A new suspected case of Ebola has sprouted in Spain, when a passenger was taken off of an Air France plane Thursday.
Glacial melt-off in Peru reaches 40 percent in 4 decades Glaciers near the southern South American country of Peru have shrunk by 40 percent in the past four decades, which has created a number of high-altitude lakes, Reuters reported.
One of Reeva Steenkamp's relatives gave a moving testimony during Oscar Pistorius' sentencing hearing on Tuesday about the late model who was killed last year.
Hurricane Gonzalo is expected to continue its path toward Bermuda according to officials Wednesday Hurricane Gonzalo is expected to continue its path toward Bermuda according to officials Wednesday.
Texas Department of State Health Services announced Wednesday a second person, a healthcare worker, has tested positive for the Ebola virus, and is isolated at Texas Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas.
Colombian officials announce break-up of underage prostitution ring, aided by filmmakers Colombian officials rescued 55 sex-trafficking victims and announced the arrest of 11 suspects in three cities Tuesday.
Global food waste stands at 2.8 trillion pounds a year -- created by farmers, supermarkets and humans alike -- all along the food chain. In the U.S. more than 30 percent of the food isn't eaten, Elizabeth Royte said, author of "The High Cost Of Food Waste."
