The U.S. government has started the research to find a vaccine for the Zika virus that is spreading like wildfire in Latin America that already reached the Northern Hemisphere. President Barack Obama called a meeting on Tuesday with the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Health and Human Services Department at The White House.
Researchers have suspected that the Zika virus could be transmitted via sexual intercourse after they found traces of it in semen samples from a patient.
New details have emerged in the case of Jessica Lewis Colker, the American tourist who was brutally murdered in the Caribbean island of Grenada over the weekend.
Pope Francis is set for some musical experience when he visits Chiapas this coming February. Massive preparations have already gone underway as Mexico prepares for the eagerly-anticipated visit of Pope Francis this coming February.
The documentary aims to showcase familial and cultural stories through video interviews, with the purpose of building community among Enyes and help them recover from the shame that many feel due to their racial background.
Amid growing concerns about the mosquito-borne Zika virus and associated birth defects, the government of El Salvador is asking its citizens to avoid pregnancies for the next two years.
Venezuela's economic situation is so dire that experts are fearing the South American country might eventually default on its $120 billion foreign debt, even though President Nicolás Maduro insisted this week that his government would honor all its financial obligations.
The White House announced Tuesday it would be lifting sanctions on Cuba, easing restrictions on financing American exports to the island nation in addition to other changes.
Caracas, Venezuela's capital, has reclaimed the dubious honor of being the world's most dangerous city, according to a new report released by a Mexico-based non-governmental organization.
Mexican telenovela star Kate del Castillo, the woman who helped actor and sometime journalist Sean Penn get an interview with recently recaptured drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo,” Guzmán, is claiming that the Mexican government wants to destroy her.
The contribution is part of a larger donation to help global and evironmental causes. Actor and global activist Leonardo DiCaprio has donated $3. 4 million to help the people of the Ecuadorian Amazon.
Single on Valentine’s Day? There’s a whole world out there waiting for you. Celebrate being free with a trip somewhere far from the happy couples. After all, hitting the road is an adventure, alone or not, and sometimes it’s even more rewarding to travel solo. Here are the top five destinations that will make travelers fall in love with the world.
Amid Chipotle’s E. coli and norovirus outbreaks, lawyer Bill Marler recently revealed six foods that should be avoided to prevent food-poisoning. He also explained why these foods are not worth the risks.
Fenretinide, a drug initially designed as a cure to breast cancer, could improve the lives of billions of people who are suffering with type-2 diabetes and obesity, researchers at the University of Aberdeen shared.
A woman and her husband's vacation in paradise quickly turned into a nightmare. Tourists enjoying a vacation on the Caribbean island of Grenada were shocked by very tragic news on Sunday.
