Haitian ferry capsizes; at least 5 people dead

A ferry capsized off Haiti's southern coast Saturday morning, killing at least five people. Authorities said it wasn't clear how many people were on board, but as many as two dozen could be missing. 1247348866

Carlos becomes hurricane off Baja's Pacific coast

The National Hurricane Center says Carlos has become a hurricane swirling far off Mexico's eastern Pacific coast. 1247350367

Wanted: Late Colombian drug lord's escaped hippos

One fugitive hippo down, two to go.

Ousted Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya speaks during a news conference at the national palace in Santo Domingo, Friday, July 10, 2009. Zelaya visited the Dominican Republic to bolster support for reclaiming his presidency after a military coup that drew worldwide condemnation.

Hondurans fear prolonged negotiations

Supporters of ousted President Manuel Zelaya paid tribute Saturday to a teenager killed during protests and expressed fear the interim government will drag out negotiations to resolve the crisis so it can remain in power through November elections. 1247356076 Photo Gallery Available

Relatives and friends react during funeral services for Mormon anti-crime activist Benjamin LeBaron and his neighbor Luis Widmar, who were killed Tuesday, in Galeana, Mexico, Thursday, July 9, 2009. Mexico's Attorney General's Office announced Thursday that it is launching a federal investigation into the killing of LeBaron calling it a high-impact crime that appears related to the arrest of a gang of gunmen.

Mexico to arm Mormon community anti-crime force

Authorities in northern Mexico will give arms and training to members of an anti-crime group in a Mormon community after two local residents were killed by hitmen with ties to organized crime, residents said Friday. Photo Gallery Available

A man rides his bicycle through a main road by the obelisk, which is empty due to a swine flu outbreak, in Buenos Aires, Friday, July 10, 2009.

Schools, businesses close in Argentina for flu

Millions of Argentines stayed home from work, churches in Bolivia canceled Mass and Ecuador announced its first fatalities from swine flu on Friday, as the virus continues its spread during the South American winter season. Photo Gallery Available

FILE -- In this Friday, June 19, 2009 file photo released by Brazil's Navy, pieces of debris of the Air France Flight 447 are seen on the Brazil's navy ship Caboclo, at the port of Recife, Brazil. More than 600 pieces of Air France Flight 447 are being sent from Brazil to France by ship to be studied further for clues to the June 1 crash, Airbus said Thursday July 9, 2009 . The disaster overshadowed a meeting of Air France-KLM shareholders on Thursday, with pilots saying the company didn't do enough to prevent the plane from crashing into the Atlantic Ocean. All 228 people aboard were killed and the reason for the accident remains unclear.

Ships ending search for Air France black boxes

Two ships using U.S. listening devices to search for the black boxes of Air France Flight 447 were ending their hunt Friday, an American commander said.

A woman who did not want to be identified holds a sign as she joins a rally calling for South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's resignation, Thursday, July 9, 2009, at the Statehouse in Columbia, S.C.

SC gov hangs on to office, 2 weeks after scandal

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has had a lot of indirect help holding on to office in the two weeks since his mysterious disappearance and revelations of a sultry yearlong affair with an Argentine woman. Photo Gallery Available

US Latin Americans build support for Honduran coup

Leaders of Cuban and Venezuelan communities across the U.S. have become among the loudest supporters of the military ouster of Honduras' president because they see it as a strike against socialist influence in Latin America.

Tropical Storm Carlos getting stronger in Pacific

Tropical Storm Carlos is getting stronger as it swirls far off Mexico's Pacific coast.

Brazilian VP recovering after surgery

Doctors say Brazil's vice president is recovering nicely after a six-hour surgery that removed 10 abdominal tumors.

Mexican feds probe killing of crime activist

Mexico's Attorney General's Office said Thursday it is launching a federal investigation into the killing of a Mormon anti-crime activist, calling it a high-impact crime that appears related to the arrest of a gang of gunmen.

Street vendors wait for customers as supporters of ousted Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya protest on the outskirts of Tegucigalpa, Thursday, July 9, 2009. Talks to resolve the leadership crisis in Honduras finally got on track Thursday, with both sides showing up at the home of Costa Rica's President Oscar Arias for closed-door meetings.

Chavez attacks U.S. plan to solve Honduras coup

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez denounced a U.S.-backed effort to ease Honduras' coup crisis on Friday as a second day of negotiations ended without a deal between rival contenders for the presidency. Photo Gallery Available

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Venezuela announces new rules affecting cable TV

President Hugo Chavez's government is imposing new regulations on cable television while revoking the licenses of more than 200 radio stations, the top telecommunications official said Thursday.

FILE - In this June 24, 2009 file photo Guatemalan Twitter user Jean Anleu poses for a picture in Guatemala City. Anleu was so fed up with corruption in his country that he decided to vent on the Internet, sending a 96-character message on the social networking site Twitter.

Guatemalan court rules in favor of tweet author

An appeals court found insufficient evidence to warrant the trial of a Guatemalan whose Twitter message led to his arrest on charges of inciting financial panic.

In this handout photo provided by Bolivia's State Press Agency (ABI), Bolivia's Luis Arce Gomez, seated in a wheelchair, is escorted by police after being extradited from the US to Bolivia, in El Alto, Bolivia, Thursday, July 9, 2009. Gomez, 71, was sentenced in 1993 to 30 years in jail for political assassinations during Bolivia's last dictatorship in the 1908's. Gomez served 15 years in US prisons on drug trafficking charges, according to Bolivia's Vice Minister Marcos Farfan.

US extradites former coup leader to Bolivia

The United States deported a key figure in Bolivia's last military dictatorship back home Thursday to serve a 30-year prison sentence for crimes including genocide and political assassinations. Photo Gallery Available

Brazilian artists Gabriel Primo, left, and Tiago Primo sit in their installation art work, exhibited on the wall of a building, in Rio de Janeiro, Thursday, July 9, 2009.

Going vertical: Brothers live on building's wall

Two brothers in Rio are living over the edge - literally: sleeping, working and eating on the side of a building 33 feet (10 meters) up in the air. Twenty-seven-year-old Tiago Primo and his 20-year-old brother Gabriel spend 12 hours a day in the bed, hammock, chair and dining table they've attached to a bright red-and-yellow wall as part of an art exhibit in Rio's old center. Photo Gallery Available

Mexican police find 4 mutilated bodies in bags

Police in western Mexico found four mutilated bodies in plastic bags on the side of a highway Thursday.

World leaders vow to restart stalled trade talks

Leaders of the exclusive club of eight industrialized leaders plus five of the fastest developing nations are calling for open markets and a battle against protectionism as the answer to the world's economic meltdown. Video Available Photo Gallery Available

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Gunmen boldly attack federal forces in Mexico