Resembling an opossum, the rare olinguito is the first mammalian carnivore species to be newly identified in the Americas in 35 years, according to Kristofer Helgen, curator of mammals at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History.
Mexican airline Aeromexico has become embroiled in controversy after posting job vacancies for a commercial that stipulated "dark-skinned" people would not be allowed to audition.
Uruguay is poised to become the first nation to legalize and regulate the production, sale and consumption of weed. This would place Uruguay at the vanguard of liberal drug policies, surpassing even The Netherlands, where recreational drugs are illegal but a policy of tolerance is in place.
Five Central American countries -- Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica are set to start their Independence Day celebrations on September 15.
A huge crop in Latin America, corn prices fell for a second day on Friday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture raised its outlook for the domestic harvest. Soybeans and wheat also dropped.
A Mexican teacher who posted her video confrontation with a student online after the student made obscene comments about her has been suspended from duty
While finger pointing over world cup spending and government corruption has sparked a host of protests in Brazil a group of photojournalists known as Foto Protesto SP have composed a demonstration of their own – all in the aid of “public dialogue.”
Despite earlier reports, Brazil will complete work on the six stadiums still under construction to host soccer's 2014 FIFA World Cup by the end of the year, the chief executive for the local organizing committee said this week an interview.
In a move signaling a healthy Mexican economy Wal-Mart de Mexico has agreed to sell its Vips restaurant chain to Mexican restaurant operator Alsea for $626 million. The sale will simplify Walmex's operations and give a local flavor to Alsea's offerings.
It’s the bane of many residing near gardens and yards throughout the US, whirring leaf blowers fueled by loud two-stroke engine buzzing incessantly on a weekly or daily basis.
While many recount the tragic events of 2001 with somber thoughts, paying tribute to direct victims of the collapsed towers and the ensuing thousands lost in resultant wars, others reflect on the consequences for immigrants .
Former Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher has hit out at boyband One Direction's cover of 'One Way Or Another', in an outspoken rant about mainstream pop music.
Having designed an amusing smartphone app that allows users to post images of themselves looking at breasts, two Australians who won money to go to the US to meet technology investors have been heavily criticized.
A new drug Modafinil, marketed as a “cognitive enhancer,” with the apparent ability to allow users to concentrate for extended periods, is the latest drug being embraced by both students, shift workers and the deadline effected – but at what price?
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After Tupak graced the stage at Coachella in 2012 with the help of some hologram technology, N.W.A.’s Eazy-E and Wu-Tang Clan’s Ol’ Dirty Bastard have performed posthumously at the 2013 Rock The Bells Festival.
