Central America/Caribbean

President Barack Obama and his family with Cuban President Raul Castro at an exhibition baseball game between the Cuban National team and the MLB Tampa Bay Rays in Havana.

Obama to Cuba: 'I have come here to bury the last remnant of the Cold War in the Americas'

President Barack Obama's speech to Cubans today featured echoes of Ronald Reagan's 1987 plea to Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.

Obama to Cuba: 'I have come here to bury the last remnant of the Cold War in the Americas'
Graffiti in Bogota, Colombia, calling for the decriminalization of abortion.

Zika reignites the debate on reproductive rights in Latin America

Zika reignites the debate on reproductive rights in Latin America
A supporter holds a sign during a protest on March 16, 2015, outside MVS Radio in Mexico City gainst the dismissal of Mexican journalist Carmen Aristegui.

A muckraking radio host in Mexico just got fired, and her fans say the government did it

A muckraking radio host in Mexico just got fired, and her fans say the government did it
A bagpipe band in Mexico plays in honor of the San Patricios.

On St. Patrick’s Day, Mexico remembers the Irishmen who fought for Mexico against the US

On St. Patrick’s Day, Mexico remembers the Irishmen who fought for Mexico against the US
An advertisement for "Los Otros Mexicanos" featuring Betto Arcos is plastered on a bus.

A Mexican series finds overlooked stories of immigrants in America — including one from The World

A Mexican series finds overlooked stories of immigrants in America — including one from The World
One of the artifacts found at the base of a pyramid at the archealogical site. It’s suggested it could be the effigy of a "were-jaguar," part of a still-buried ceremonial seat, or "metate."

Have archaeologists discovered the 'Lost City of the Monkey God?'

An expedition has returned from the jungles of Honduras with news of the discovery of a lost city from a mysterious culture. Could it be the "Lost City of the Monkey God," a centuries-old Honduran legend?

Have archaeologists discovered the 'Lost City of the Monkey God?'
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Remembering Ariel Camacho, the 22-year-old star of Mexico's narcocorridos

Ariel Camacho, lead singer of the group Los Plebes del Rancho, was killed in a car accident on Wednesday. Just 22 years old, Camacho was already a big name in the world of narcocorridos, Mexico's musical odes to drug trafficking culture.

Remembering Ariel Camacho, the 22-year-old star of Mexico's narcocorridos
Omar Solis, who grew up in Denver, studies international relations at the Technological Institute of Monterrey. He's also openly gay.

Mexico's 'hints of homophobia' make living there a challenge for a gay American

"You have to think about where you invest your time and your energy and your love, because you don’t want to waste it," says Omar Solis, a gay American student in Mexico trying to figure out how to live openly. "But that’s what it takes."

Mexico's 'hints of homophobia' make living there a challenge for a gay American
Alejandro González Iñárritu’s wins at the Oscars marked the first time the night’s two biggest awards — for Best Director and Best Film — went to a Mexican-born filmmaker.

After Oscar wins, Mexican filmmakers are hailed at home for their 'Midas touch'

Two Mexican-born filmmakers took major prizes at the Oscars this weekend, continuing the country's winning streak at the biggest awards show in film. That success is encouraging young and emerging film students in a country where making movies remains tough.

After Oscar wins, Mexican filmmakers are hailed at home for their 'Midas touch'
El Diablo on the streets of Portobelo, Panama.

This Panamanian Carnival tradition manages to make blackface 'playful' and 'emancipatory'

In Portobelo, Panama, a local spin on the Carnival holiday celebrates Africans who escaped from Spanish slavery. But while it features "Diablos" with whips and kids wearing blackface, an American academic who works with locals says it's a powerful, celebratory metaphor.

This Panamanian Carnival tradition manages to make blackface 'playful' and 'emancipatory'
HK Nicaragua Canal Development Investment Co Ltd (HKND Group) chairman Wang Jing waves after attending a media conference in Managua December 23, 2014.

Chinese investments are pushing the Latin American economy back in time

China has made major investments Latin America in the last few years. But it's pushing their economies back to a simple export business for raw materials.

Chinese investments are pushing the Latin American economy back in time
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Undocumented immigrants play the waiting game after the White House pauses immigration action

In the process of getting temporary relief, undocumented immigrants hang in the balance as the White House faces a Texas court's injunction on Obama's immigration action.

Undocumented immigrants play the waiting game after the White House pauses immigration action
A girl receives anti-measles vaccination drops in Manila, the capital of the Philippines. Mass national vaccination campaigns against measles and polio are common in much of the developing world.

A Nigerian writer mocks US disease concern, saying that Africa should screen Americans for measles

The wildly popular tweet was aimed at a nation that stigmatized all Africans during the Ebola outbreak. While the US government recommends all its citizens get inoculations, including one for measles, many states allow exemptions for personal or philosophical concerns. Immigrants, however, don't enjoy that choice.

A Nigerian writer mocks US disease concern, saying that Africa should screen Americans for measles
Tania Bruguera

Cuban artist describes regime's still-watchful eye

Tania Bruguera was arrested after trying to stage an open-mic performance in Revolution Square in Havana a few weeks back. She's free now, but without her passport, and "I'm followed 24-7 by a car and by people."

Cuban artist describes regime's still-watchful eye
Sperm whale defecating near photographer Keri Wilk

A Canadian photographer captures images of a whale 'poopnado'

This Canadian photographer was taking snaps of a sperm whale when he got caught in a massive poop storm — really.

A Canadian photographer captures images of a whale 'poopnado'