CUBA

Cuba's blogosphere has developed a sharper edge

Cuba's blogosphere has taken on a decidedly harsher face in recent months, an act of online defiance in the...

HAITI

Growth seen for Haiti, Guyana

Storm-battered Haiti and Guyana are the only Caribbean nations to project economic growth this year.

HONDURAS

Manuel Zelaya's backers: Boycott Honduran election

The failure of a deal to restore Honduras' Manuel Zelaya to power has left his camp with one last hand to p...

HAITI

Haiti prime minister 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 ...

Taliban detainees to get swine flu vaccine

Taliban detainees in Canadian custody in Afghanistan will receive swine flu vaccinations ahead of the major...

Colombia seizes $19M in forged US bills in 2009

Colombian authorities say they have seized $19 million in forged U.S. currency so far this year, five times...

Gunmen attack AA meeting in Mexico, killing 1

Gunmen burst into an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting and opened fire in a violence-plagued Mexican border stat...

Brazil, US urge talks in Venezuela, Colombia spat

Brazil and the U.S. urged Colombia and Venezuela on Tuesday to talk out their differences after Venezuelan ...

Rights report criticizes Kurds over minorities

The ongoing dispute between Iraq's central government in Baghdad and the Kurdish authorities in the country...

US imam wanted in Yemen over al-Qaida suspicions

Now that parliament approved elections, Iraqis are ambivalent

Obama administration officials breathed a collective sigh of relief Sunday when Iraq's parliament, after we...

Pope prays to musical accompaniment in new CD

Pope Benedict XVI sings and prays along to a mix of modern music and ancient church chants in a new album p...

Brazil college backs down on mini-dress expulsion

UA pilot charged with being over alcohol limit

British police have charged a United Airlines pilot with being over the alcohol limit while on the job at L...

Pakistani Islamists attack civilians for 3rd day, killing 24

At least 24 people were killed Tuesday in the third bombing in as many days in Pakistan's militancy-plagued...

POLITICS | U.S. SENATE

Marco Rubio takes tougher stance on illegal immigration

U.S. Senate contender Marco Rubio advocates getting tough with illegal immigrants, but when he was the stat...

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...

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.

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...

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...

TALLAHASSEE

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

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

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.