Prosecutor in Chilean sex abuse scandal targets bishops
AFP | The prosecutor in charge of investigating a massive sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Church in Chile said several bishops could face charges...
Mexico seizes record 50 tons of meth
AFP | Mexican marines seized a record 50 tons of crystal meth from a drug lab in the state of Sinaloa, authorities said Friday. The military...
Senior Trump officials survey California fire devastation as toll mounts
AFP | Senior members of President Donald Trump's administration visited California Monday as the toll rose to at least nine dead in blazes that have...
Rio’s poorest teens caught between traffickers and the law
AFP | Antonio's story began one sunny afternoon in a favela near Copacabana beach when he picked up a 9mm pistol. It ended with his...
After Charlottesville, American neo-Nazis in disarray
AFP | A year after American white supremacists marched with flaming torches through a southern university and delighted in President Donald Trump's response after protests...
A year after deadly protest, white nationalists to rally outside White House
AFP | Exactly a year since torch-wielding neo-Nazis clashed with counter-demonstrators in a deadly protest that highlighted the growing boldness of America's extreme right, white...
Four killed in shooting in Canada, including 2 police
AFP | Two police officers were among four people killed Friday in a shooting that sparked panic and a police lockdown in a sleepy eastern...
Hair transplant and weight loss can’t stop Mexican narco’s arrest
AFP | A Mexican drug lord underwent a hair transplant and gastric bypass in an attempt to change his appearance and evade authorities but still...
After high-profile exits, fewer non-white CEOs in US
AFP | Following other recent exits by non-white CEOs, Indra Nooyi's departure from PepsiCo announced this week renders America's collective corner office even whiter. The...
How far can Venezuela go in raising price of world’s cheapest gas?
AFP | In Venezuela's inflation-hit economy, a single US dollar can buy 3.5 million liters of gasoline -- an absurdity that the government says it...
Timeline of Venezuelan president ‘drone attack’
AFP | Six people have been arrested, accused of "terrorism" and attempting to assassinate Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro with explosive-laden drones. Here is a look...
Two arrested in $1.2 bn Venezuela currency scam
AFP| The United States has arrested two people in a ring of ex-officials and business people who laundered $1.2 billion in funds from Venezuela's state...