Brazil’s oil tender yields $17 billion, falls short of hopes
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil awarded two of the four blocks on offer in its priciest oil auction since 2010 on Wednesday, securing about $17 billion dollar...
The Latest: 5 kids are stable after surviving Mexico attack
MEXICO CITY — The Latest on the slaying of U.S. citizens in northern Mexico (all times local):
Drug cartel gunmen kill 9 US citizens in an ambush in Mexico
MEXICO CITY — Drug cartel gunmen ambushed three SUVs along a dirt road, slaughtering six children and three women — all U.S. citizens living in northe...
Censorship or caution? Culture war burns in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO — The clowns were already on stage, faces painted white, costumes carefully adjusted. It was to be the troupe's second show of "Abrazo,...
Nicaragua court convicts ex-student in New York killing
MANAGUA, Nicaragua — A Nicaraguan court on Friday convicted a dual U.S.-Nicaraguan citizen of killing a nursing student in New York state after an unu...
Failed mission raises doubts about Mexican security strategy
MEXICO CITY — A sloppy operation that failed to nab Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán's son followed by days of changing explanations has revealed not so much...
Bolivia says OAS team to audit disputed election
LA PAZ, Bolivia — Bolivia's government said Wednesday the Organization of American States is sending a 30-person team to launch a "binding" audit of a...
A look at what protesters in Chile have to say
SANTIAGO, Chile — Once the fuse was lit, the anger couldn't be contained. The spark that ignited protests in Chile was a rise in subway fares, but 12 ...
Putin hosts Cuban leader for talks on expanding ties
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed Cuba's resilience in the face of U.S. pressure as he hosted his Cuban counterparts for talks Tuesday ...
Fresh protests, looting erupt in Chile despite new Cabinet
SANTIAGO, Chile — Fresh protests and attacks on businesses erupted in Chile Monday despite President Sebastián Piñera's replacement of eight key Cabin...
Mexicans parade as fancy skeletons ahead of Day of the Dead
MEXICO CITY — Mexicans paraded in the streets of the capital dressed as elegant skeletons Saturday as the country's Day of the Dead festivities extend...
Argentina could take another sharp political turn in vote
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina could take another sharp political turn in Sunday's presidential elections, with center-left Peronist candidate Al...
Chilean president shaking up government amid protests
SANTIAGO, Chile — Chile's President Sebastián Piñera asked all his Cabinet members to offer their resignations Saturday as he prepared to shake up his...
Venezuelans buy gas with cigarettes to battle inflation
CARACAS, Venezuela — Motorists in socialist Venezuela have long enjoyed the world's cheapest gasoline, with fuel so heavily subsidized that a full tan...
Bolivia reveals final vote results, but no winner declared
LA PAZ, Bolivia — Bolivia's official vote tally was revealed Friday pointing to an outright win for incumbent Evo Morales in a disputed presidential e...
Shootings, death threats mar Colombia’s post-peace elections
BOGOTA, Colombia — Threatened with death, Wilson Florez chose a bulletproof vest.
AP PHOTOS: A look at the faces of Argentina’s poor
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Recession, rising poverty and austerity measures are putting pressure on Argentina's middle class and poor. Almost 11% of Ar...
Argentina’s Peronists seek return in polarized election
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Frustration over a bruising economic crisis and rising poverty has eroded support for Argentina's pro-business incumbent ahe...
Morales declares victory in Bolivia as foes keep protesting
LA PAZ, Bolivia — President Evo Morales on Thursday declared himself victor of the weekend election, stirring more anger among his opponents who have ...
Chile’s shaken government makes concessions after protests
SANTIAGO, Chile — Chile's government made more economic concessions Thursday to try to curb a week of deadly protests over price increases and other g...