Zelaya's party taps wife as presidential candidate

A Honduran political party led by ousted President Manuel Zelaya has chosen his wife to be its presidential candidate in elections next November.

Mexico reports severe flooding in border city

Heavy weekend rains have caused severe flooding in the Mexican city of Piedras Negras on the border with Texas. Coahuila state officials say one person died and 10,000 houses are damaged, leaving 40,000 peoples homeless.

Brazil protesters vow to hold big demo

Protesters massed in four Brazilian cities Monday in what they hoped would be their biggest demonstrations yet against a hike in public transport fares, stoking fears of more clashes with police and raising questions about security during big events like the current Confederations Cup and a papal visit next month.

Venezuela's cardinal: Pope should urge coexistence

Pope Francis should pressure Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to focus on promoting democracy and peaceful coexistence to ease tensions with the socialist government's opponents, the Catholic Church's top representative in the country said Sunday.

Colombia's long-elusive goal: land reform

Caught in the crossfire between far-right militias and leftist rebels, 40 families abandoned the farm they shared in the foothills of Colombia's Montes de Maria range. The land repeatedly switched hands before being sold to a businessman.

Earthquake strikes south of Mexican capital

A moderate earthquake hit southern Mexico early Sunday, shaking buildings in the capital of Mexico City and sending frightened people into the streets.

Brazilians protest high cost of hosting World Cup

About 1,000 protesters complaining about the high cost of staging the World Cup demonstrated in front of the National Stadium in Brasilia just hours before Brazil played Japan in the opening match of the Confederations Cup on Saturday.

Strong earthquake reported off Nicaragua coast

A strong 6.5-magnitude earthquake was registered off the Pacific coast of Nicaragua around midday Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

Morris the cat runs for mayor of Mexican city

This mayoral hopeful in Mexico promises to eat, sleep most of the day and donate his leftover litter to fill potholes.

Panama's boom helps drive Nicaragua canal dreams

Curundu used to be a warren of ramshackle wooden houses and reeking open sewers, one of Panama City's most notorious refuges for street gangs and drug dealers.

HUNGER STRIKE

Former Guantánamo detainee tells of force-feed

For more than three months, the U.S. military has faced off with defiant prisoners on a hunger strike at Guantánamo Bay, strapping down as many as 44 each day to feed them a liquid nutrient mix through a nasal tube to prevent them from starving to death.

Nicaragua's Ortega, Wang Jing sign canal agreement

President Daniel Ortega and Chinese businessman Wang Jing have signed an agreement giving his company the right to build a shipping channel across Nicaragua that would compete with the Panama Canal.

Ex-Mexican governor detained in corruption case

A former Mexican governor who is being investigated for allegedly embezzling millions of dollars from state coffers was detained Friday amid reports of his extravagant personal spending, officials said.

Venezuela frees judge from house arrest

Venezuelan authorities on Friday freed a judge who was arrested in 2009 after then-President Hugo Chavez objected to one of her rulings. Her case became a cause celebre for the opposition and international human rights groups.

Brazilians demonstrate against Confederations Cup

Police say about 1,000 people in the Brazilian capital have protested against the Confederations Cup claiming the money spent to host the tournament would be better spent elsewhere.

Guatemalan police ambushed, 8 killed

Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina said Friday that drug traffickers ambushed and killed eight police officers in a township west of the capital.

Guantanamo court held in secret without accused

Prosecutors and defense attorneys emerged Friday from a closed session of the Guantanamo war crimes court so shrouded in secrecy that the defendant was barred from the room and none of the parties could even disclose the subject of the hearing.

Migrants in Puerto Rico await driver's licenses

The government of Puerto Rico is poised to approve a bill that would allow immigrants living in the U.S. territory illegally to obtain a temporary driver's license.

Ecuador's legislature passes restrictive media law

Ecuador's congress on Friday passed a restrictive new media law championed by President Rafael Correa, creating official media overseers, imposing sanctions for smearing "people's good name" and limiting private media to one third of radio and TV licenses.

Protests in Brazil against hike in bus, metro fare

Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Brazil's two biggest cities Thursday to rage against 10-cent increases in bus and subway fares, and some clashed with police.