AMERICAS

More Colombians massacred in Venezuela

Two new massacres in Venezuelan territory could raise the number of Colombians killed in recent weeks in Venezuela to at least 20, according to officials in both countries.

MIAMI BEACH

Cuba is focus of conference

Charles Shapiro, the senior advisor for economic initiatives in the State Department's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, is slated to be among the dozens of speakers at a three-day conference starting Wednesday in Miami Beach on Cuba and other international issues.

Castro's sister: My work with CIA didn't threaten brothers' lives

Juanita Castro was recruited by the CIA in 1961 through her friend Virginia Leitao de Cunha, wife of the Brazilian ambassador in Havana, but refused to conspire in any attempts on the lives of her brothers Fidel and Raśl Castro

HAITI

Haiti's prime minister targeted for ouster by lawmakers

Haitian senators want to oust the country's prime minister, claiming she has moved too slowly in addressing crucial problems.

FORWARD LOOK

Fidel Castro's sister says she worked with CIA while in Cuba

Fidel Castro's younger sister, Juanita, now living in Miami, reveals in a Univisión-Noticias 23 report on her new book that she worked with the CIA while living in Cuba.

MIAMI

Miami luncheon to honor five for their work

The Pan American Development Foundation will raise money for Haiti and recognize regional heroes at a Saturday luncheon.

COLOMBIA

Paintings capture the unseen side of Colombia's war

An exhibit in Bogotá features harrowing images from Colombia's decades of conflict, all painted by people who saw it firsthand -- former combatants.

COLOMBIA

Colombia rights defenders say they're under constant attack

A congressional hearing in Washington focused on the persecution of human rights defenders in Colombia.

HONDURAS

Zelaya's `Resistance' losing steam as vote nears

Supporters of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya say the waning attention to their rallies underscores a new urgency for their mission.

THE AMERICAS

Malnutrition rises in drought-stricken Guatemala

Relief workers fear that the rainy season in Guatemala hasn't done enough to stem a drought that's exacerbating malnutrition.

DIPLOMACY

Cuba allows U.S. access to jailed dual citizens

While Cuba recently gave a State Department official permission to visit jailed U.S.-Cuban citizens, travel restrictions remain in place.

CUBA

Faced with a deep recession, Cuba tries socialism lite

Facing a severe and protracted economic downturn, Cuba's government is scaling back socialism in an attempt to save it.

CUBA

Blogger can't come to U.S. for prize

A Cuban blogger who has become an international sensation for offering frank criticism of her country's communist system said she was denied government permission Monday to travel to New York to receive a top journalism prize.

SEX TOURISM

Costa Rica draws sex trade

The global recession has attracted more prostitutes and patrons to Costa Rica, where sex tourism thrives.

TOURISM

U.S.-Cuba travel picking up steam

Bills in Congress to allow all travel to Cuba are increasingly drawing support among U.S. lawmakers and the public -- but they still face an uncertain future.

CURACAO

Help sought in case of missing U.S. diplomat

Investigators in Curacao are asking the public for help solving the disappearance of an American diplomat whose bloodied clothes were found last month on one of the Caribbean island's beaches.

ARGENTINA

Controversial media-reform bill in Argentina faces vote

Argentina's president and the nation's largest media conglomerate square off over a media-reform bill that could have a big impact on press freedom.

HONDURAS

OAS diplomats get talks started in Honduras crisis

The two sides in the Honduran political conflict had direct talks for the first time in almost three months.

U.S. CONGRESS

South Florida Republicans, back from Honduras, call for U.S. backing of elections

A trio of South Florida Republican lawmakers said Tuesday that the remedy to the post-coup woes in Honduras lies in U.S. support of next month's scheduled elections.