Latin America

Municipal firefighters search for victims in the ash-covered village of San Miguel Los Lotes, in Escuintla, about 20 miles southwest of Guatemala City, on Wednesday.

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Guatemala Volcano Toll Reaches 109, As Officials Point Fingers Over Evacuation

8:42pm June 07, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Rescue workers faced toxic gases as they tried to recover bodies. Meanwhile, opposition politicians accused government agencies of not doing enough to warn about Sunday's eruption.

The U.S. Consulate building in Guangzhou in southern China pictured Thursday. More State Department employees have been evacuated.

U.S. Evacuates Multiple Employees From Chinese Consulate Over Mysterious Illness

10:26am June 07, 2018

by James Doubek

The State Department would not say how many employees were sent home from the consulate in Guangzhou. In May, one employee was confirmed as having symptoms similar to the mysterious attacks in Cuba.

Ofer Eini and Rotem Kamer, president and CEO of the Israeli Football Association, respectively, address the media Wednesday in the town of Ramat Gan, east of Tel Aviv. The men announced that the organization will file a formal complaint to FIFA against th

Argentina's Move To Cancel Soccer Match With Israel Draws Cheers, Condemnations

2:46pm June 06, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

It was supposed to be a simple exhibition soccer game Saturday in Jerusalem. But after Argentina cancelled it, the would-be friendly has instead become the centerpiece of some international hostility.

Lilian Hernandez cries as she is comforted by her husband at the Mormon church that has been enabled as a shelter near Escuintla, Guatemala, on Tuesday. Hernandez lost 36 family members in all, missing and presumed dead in the town of San Miguel Los Lotes

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Guatemala Volcano Toll Rises To 75; Nearly 200 People Still Missing

1:02pm June 06, 2018

by Scott Neuman

New explosions from the Fuego volcano, which erupted Sunday, were blanketing surrounding villages in thick ash, forcing new evacuations.

A man works in a steel distribution factory in Monterrey in northern Mexico last week, when the U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum took effect.

Mexico Hits U.S. Steel And Farm Products With Tariffs, Retaliating For Trump Move

11:49am June 05, 2018

by Bill Chappell

Mexico is putting tariffs on imports of U.S. steel and farm products — including pork and cheese — as it hits back at the U.S. for the Trump administration's tariffs on steel and aluminum products.

People flee El Rodeo village, less than 30 miles from the capital, Guatemala City, after the eruption of the Fuego volcano on Sunday.

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'Everything Is A Disaster': Guatemala's Fuego Volcano Erupts, Killing At Least 69

11:02pm June 04, 2018

by Scott Neuman

The volcano spewed billowing clouds of ash into the sky — and more dangerously, sent a deadly mix of lava, pumice and gas speeding toward villages on Sunday. Authorities fear the death toll may rise.

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Guatemalan Woman's Death Symbolizes Risks Migrants Take To Get To The U.S.

6:50am June 04, 2018

by Maria Martin

A 22-year-old accountant was buried over the weekend in her village in Guatemala. She was trying to enter the U.S. to pursue further education when she was killed by a U.S. border patrol agent.

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Dozens Killed In Protests In Nicaragua

8:23am June 03, 2018

Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Xiomara Diaz, a restaurant owner in Nicaragua, about the country's continued civil unrest and the recent deadly violence there. Protesters want the president to resign.

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In Frida Kahlo's home town of Coyoacán, near Mexico City, the artist's image — modeled off of her own self-portraits — has become the ultimate marketing tool.

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As Mexico Capitalizes On Her Image, Has Frida Kahlo Become Over-Commercialized?

11:13am June 02, 2018

by Emily Green

While a judge ruled Mattel can't sell Frida Barbie dolls in Mexico, her image remains a huge marketing tool. As rights issues roil makers, some say Fridamania dishonors the anti-capitalist artist.

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The Impact Of Tariffs On Mexico

9:30am June 02, 2018

Scott Simon talks with Shannon O'Neil from the Council on Foreign Relations about what the decision to impose tariffs on steel will mean to Mexico.