HAITI

Haiti PM nominee is a political survivor

Jean-Max Bellerive, who has learned to navigate Haiti's tricky political currents while serving in 10 admin...

CUBA

Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez detained, beaten on way to march

Cuba's best-known blogger Yoani Sanchez said state security officials seized and assaulted her in an effort...

TRAVEL TO CUBA

More Democrats oppose lifting Cuban travel ban

The bill to lift the ban on travel to Cuba could be in peril as more Democrats say they are against it.

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Dominican Republic town blames U.S. firm for birth defects

Latin Grammys: Calle 13 dominates with 5 awards

Subversive reggaetoneros Calle 13 were the big winners at the 10th Latin Grammy Awards on Thursday night, w...

U.S. SENATE | HONDURAS POLICY

Senator critical of Honduras handling won't keep nominees in limbo

An outspoken critic of the Obama administration's handling of the crisis in Honduras late Thursday dropped ...

HONDURAS

Deal to restore Manuel Zelaya in Honduras at risk

Supporters of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya say lawmakers are stalling efforts to bring him back ...

Man appears alive at own funeral in Brazil

A Brazilian bricklayer reportedly killed in a car crash shocked his mourning family by showing up alive at ...

GUATEMALA

Samaritans gather aid for drought-hit Guatemala

10TH LATIN GRAMMY AWARDS

Latin Grammys aim to bring Latin music to the mainstream

CENTRAL AMERICA

In Nicaragua, tensions flare amid power quest

Pro-government demonstrators rocked the U.S. Embassy as opposition leaders complained the president is unde...

Clinton: Berlin Wall festivities not just a party

Iraqi parliament passes crucial election law

After nearly a dozen delays and a final, rowdy session, Iraq's parliament on Sunday passed a law setting na...

To Afghanistan's many problems, now add the flu

As if the Taliban, car bombs, roadside bombs, leftover Soviet land mines, political unrest and errant NATO ...

Gunmen ambush, shoot at Honduras AG; no injuries

Gunmen ambushed a convoy carrying Honduras' top prosecutor, but neither he nor his bodyguards were harmed, ...

Chavez to troops: Prepare for war with Colombia

President Hugo Chavez on Sunday ordered Venezuela's military to prepare for a possible armed conflict with ...

New fair targets France's 260,000 annual divorces

The city of romance got a lesson in love's hard knocks Sunday, as thousands flocked to the French capital's...

Brazil student expelled after wearing mini-dress

A Brazilian university has expelled a woman who was heckled by hundreds of fellow students for wearing a sh...

Press group: Latam governments moving in on press

Latin American governments are increasingly intervening in the news business, creating and favoring officia...

AP interview: Pablo Escobar's son asks forgiveness

After notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar was killed, the son who many thought would succeed him fled Colombi...

Iraq electoral law passes, sets up national vote

Karzai vows to keep corrupt officials out of govt

The embattled Afghan president pledged Sunday that there would be no place for corrupt officials in his new...

U.S. SENATE RACE | ANALYSIS

How conservative is Senate candidate Marco Rubio?

Senate candidate Marco Rubio appeals to conservatives -- but his legislative record in Florida offers a dif...

FLORIDA PENSIONS

Change sought in who oversees state pension funds

The State Board of Administration is under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

LEGISLATURE 2010

Real work, cash hunt collide

For lawmakers in Tallahassee this week, many big questions remained unresolved, but fundraising for campaig...

POLITIFACT

Gov. Charlie Crist backpedals on stimulus

Gov. Charlie Crist, a U.S. Senate candidate, has been trying to distance himself from President Barack Obam...

REPUBLICANS

GOP official fired due to fake Twitter account

A Twitter account that impersonated the chairman of Brevard County's Republican Party was linked to a state...

PUBLIC CORRUPTION

Florida Sen. Dan Gelber pushing for tougher public corruption laws

Citing a rash of corruption cases, a state senator is pushing for laws to combat bribery and restrict conta...

FLORIDA HOUSE

Fate of Ray Sansom probe on agenda

A special House committee will decide whether to continue its investigation into former Speaker Ray Sansom.

RACE FOR GOVERNOR

Alex Sink, Bill McCollum go after abusive debt collectors

Gubernatorial rivals Alex Sink and Bill McCollum both proposed measures to crack down on debt collectors.

TALLAHASSEE

Analyst: Florida's sex-offender restrictions may be flawed

The state's sex-offender residency restrictions might be counterproductive, according to an analyst.

GUBERNATORIAL RACE

GOP senator enters Florida governor's race

Paula Dockery, a Republican state senator from Lakeland who has never run for statewide office, joins the b...

FORWARD LOOK | U.S. SENATE RACE

Marco Rubio warming up Panhandle voters

Marco Rubio, the first Cuban-American Republican from Miami to seek statewide office, got a warm reception ...