Mother Antonia, who tended to prisoners’ needs, dies at 86
Mother of seven left Beverly Hills in 1977 to live in a Mexican prison and comfort inmates and their families.
Where basketball is played barefoot, and leads to a way out
In a remote, dirt-poor town in southern Mexico, basketball helps bring kids “out of the shadows.”
The land of Juan Valdez prepares for arrival of Starbucks
Coffee chains in Colombia brace for the arrival of the Seattle giant, which plans to open 50 stores there.
Argentina’s president undergoes brain surgery
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, in trouble in the polls, had blood successfully drained from a clot.
Economic chaos brings fingerprint scanners to Venezuela
Officials hope to identify citizens who buy air tickets not to travel, but to win the right to buy dollars at a good rate.
Colombian ex-leader sounds off on heir’s talks with rebels
Uribe relentlessly bashes Santos on Twitter, raising eyebrows with his warnings against the negotiations.
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Africa
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- Intrigue, innuendo set dramatic tone at Bolshoi acid trial
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The Americas
- Press groups applaud Jamaica Parliament's approval of overhaul for island's libel law
- Nicaragua President Ortega proposes removing constitution's limit on presidential terms
- Toronto mayor's allies frustrated he won't heed calls to take leave of absence
- Colombia, rebels strike partial accord on guerrillas' political participation in Havana talks
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