Retirees Set to Lose Big in Argentina's Bond Fight
As time runs out for Argentina to pay bondholders, affected elderly pensioners wait with baited breath.
Mexico Is Home to DNA That's a World Apart, Study Shows
The largest genetic survey of its kind to date shows that people from different regions of Mexico have diverse health signatures
Another World Cup, Another Manic Trade for World Cup Stickers
World Cup fever drives sticker swap market on the streets of New York
Why Are Children Flooding the U.S. Border?
Republicans and some immigrant advocates point to rumors that the Obama administration is becoming more lenient
Argentina's World Cup Team Declares Itself the Winner in Advance
A boastful banner is the second controversy the team has stirred, after a message of ownership over the Falkland Islands.
France Sends D-Day Tribute to New York
Thanks to a French group, 1 million rose petals momentarily cloaked the Statue of Liberty, another gift from France, in honor of D-Day
In Brazil, It's in With Soccer Out With the World Cup
Sixty-one percent of Brazilians think hosting the event is bad for their country
Data Dive Finds 100-Year-Old Teachers and Phantom Schools in Mexico
In Mexico, if you believe the statistics, a public school teacher can earn more than the president
New Independent Digital Newspaper in Cuba Is Quickly Hacked
Well-known critic of the Cuban government Yoani Sanchez launches a digital newspaper, testing press freedom
With 2001 Crash in Their Minds, Argentines Brace for New Downturn
An explosive mix of interventionist policies, deceitful statistics and rapidly growing double-digit inflation has crippled the economy
Patient With MERS Virus in Indiana Had Traveled to Saudi Arabia
"We expected MERS-CoV to make its way to the U.S. We have been preparing for this," an official said
NYC is Battling Airbnb, but the Home-Sharing Firm Got a Green Light in Amsterdam
European cities are working with firms like Airbnb that allow hosts to rent out their spare rooms or apartments
Olympic Official Worries Brazil's Games Aren't Ready
John Coates, vice president of the IOC, expressed concerns about preparations and over issues like water pollution
Costs Soaring, Search for Missing Plane Goes Underwater
The search for Air France Flight 447 off of Brazil took more than two years and cost $160 million
Deadly MERS Virus Still Spreading in Saudi Arabia
The new cases and the resignation of some doctors comes as the country prepares to host millions for the Hajj pilgrimage
Lost Warhol Computer Art Recovered From Floppy Disks
In 1985, Andy Warhol started to play around on the Amiga desktop computer. Now the disks have been found
Vice Reporter Simon Ostrovsky Freed by Pro-Russia Gunmen in Ukraine
Ostrovsky was detained the day after attending a press conference in Slaviansk, an eastern Ukrainian town under control of pro-Russian militiamen
Elite Mexican Earthquake Rescue Team Develops Survival Device
As quakes rattle the region, an all-volunteer rescue team invents a device for the trapped
Vice Reporter Simon Ostrovsky Detained in Eastern Ukraine by Pro-Russia Gunmen
Ostrovsky is a reporter for Vice Media, a Brooklyn, New York-based company that produces documentary films
Scientists Develop Antarctic Ice Dating Technique Using Krypton
The method could provide clues to the Earth's climate in the past and predict future climate patterns
Gabo, the Journalist
The late Gabriel García Márquez was an inspiration to many journalists and an advocate for the profession
New Study Says Peru's Logging System Fails to Protect Amazon Hardwoods
A system of concessions introduced in 2000 was supposed to bring order to the logging business in Peru
What Lies Beneath
The expansion of the Panama Canal has proved to be a gold mine for paleontologists
16 and Stoned
Latin America is fed up with deadly drug wars and ready to try anything—even a reality show
Fleeing Persecution, or Justice
The anti-Zionist group Lev Tahor is led by a charismatic rabbi who has served jail time for kidnapping
A Sunken Treasure to Sue For
The Titanic of the 19th century went down in a hurricane; recovering its cargo has been an adventure
Who's Fighting Your Drug Wars?
Soldiers are caught in the crossfire as the battle lines shift to Central America
The Man Who Could Take Over Mexico's Biggest Cartel
"The fall of its leader won't affect its operations. It will be business as usual," said an expert on the Sinaloa cartel
The Photogenic Star of Venezuela's Opposition
Leopoldo López is charismatic, handsome, a family man, and an expert at political theater
Inflation Soaring? Currency Crumbling? Not Now, I'm Eating
While Argentina's economy totters, the president lunches with Fidel Castro