With lips still buzzing over Serena Williams' outburst, Argentine Juan Martin del Potro took center stage and upset one of the world's best players. In only his second Grand Slam semifinal ever, Del Potro beat the third-ranked Rafael Nadal in st...

Argentina's Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that it is unconstitutional to prosecute cases involving personal marijuana use as long as it does not harm others.  It did not, however, set a weight limit for what it considers personal use. The judge...

Could three times by the charm to avoid civil war in Honduras? That is the hope as representatives of both men claiming to be Honduras’ president spoke for the third time this month. Costa Rican president Oscar Arias talked with emissaries repres...

Venezuelan National Guard troops seized a police station in the town of Curiepe this week. The state police fall under control of the governor of Miranda state, Henrique Capriles, who is a member of the opposition. Hundreds of citizens gathered at t...

Call it the return of Prop 187. California’ economy has hit rock bottom with the state government has resorted to giving IOUs to thousands of creditors while politicos continue to negotiate over how to close a whopping $26 billion budget...

* U.S.: Albert Pujols won his third career National League M.V.P. award after having lead the majors in home runs, runs and slugging percentage. * Cuba: The Obama administration’s plans to close the Guantanamo prison took another blow when the...

* Peru: The country’s Supreme Court began a three day appeals inquiry into the 25 year jail sentence against former president Alberto Fujimori. * Venezuela: Authorities in Uganda are none too pleased with Venezuelan chief Hugo Chavez who expressed...

Tuesday would have been the 89th birthday of the late Mexican-born actor Ricardo Montalban. The pioneering actor- who died last January- was famous for his smooth, accented voice though his true legacy was to help gain better representation of Latinos...

Guatemala, one of the poorest countries in Latin America, is experiencing some difficult times. Guatemala has endured a food shortage since May. Recently, severe drought has contributed to malnutrition, particularly in the nation's eastern region. ...

President Hugo Chavez just can't seem to get his name out of the news this week. As a result of the agreement by the U.S. and Colombia allowing increased U.S. military presence at a number of bases in Colombia, tensions between Colombia and Venezuela...