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Top 10 Latin American Dishes You Should Try

Top 10 Latin American Dishes You Should Try

Latin America is not only home to some of the most beautiful places in the world. As a matter of fact, the region also boasts a wide variety of culinary delights, which are usually made from the fusion of distinct spices and fresh ingredients popularly known as regional condiments.
Honduras

Archaeological Team Begins With Excavation of Lost Civilization in Honduras

It might be time to uncover a lost city in Honduras. Archaeologists are on their way to recover artifacts of an ancient civilization in the Mosquitia region in the eastern part of the country, hoping to find out more about the recently discovered city deep in the jungle.
United Airlines

United Airlines Blames Paris Attacks for Low Passenger Traffic in Q4 Revenue Stats, Loses ‘America’s Second-Largest Airline’ Title

United Airlines has been stripped off as the second-largest airline company in the United States after its rival, Delta Air Lines Inc., passed their traffic figures. Delta’s gain came after a series of mergers changed the industry landscape. While United Continental Holdings Inc., United’s parent company, announced on Monday that the Nov. 13 Paris attacks affected the company’s passenger traffic in the fourth-quarter revenue stats.
6 Killed in Year's 1st Massacre in Honduras

6 Killed in Year's First Massacre in Honduras

A mass killing in the central Honduran city of Comayagua left at least six people dead on Jan. 9, and the authorities believe the massacre is probably drug-related.
Cuba Tries to Reverse Low Birthrate, Dire Demographics

Cuba Tries to Reverse Low Birthrate, Dire Demographics

Cuba - the country with the oldest population and highest legal abortion rate in all of Latin America - is now encouraging young couples to have children and reverse what is increasingly viewed as the communist country's dire demographic situation.
Joaquin

El Chapo Rolling Stone Video Interview Released

Rolling Stone has released the full 17-minute long video interview that Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman sent to actor and sometimes journalist Sean Penn as source material for an interview.
Powerball Fever Spreads to Canada

Powerball Fever Spreads to Canada

The largest lottery prize in U.S. history is drawing some attention north of the border, and many Canadians seem to have noticed that the Powerball jackpot's $1.4 billion converts to a neat $2 billion in their local currency.
Penn's Guzmán Interview Dominates Talk at Golden Globes

El Chapo's fashions among Hollywood's hottest styles.

The nightclub style shirts worn by Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán during his Rolling Stone interview with Sean Penn -- conducted just before his recapture by the Mexican government -- have become the latest Hollywood fashion trend.
venezuela national assembly

Venezuela Supreme Court Voids All National Assembly Actions

Venezuela's Supreme Court has decided that all actions made by the opposition MUD coalition, which currently holds a majority in the country's National Assembly, will be void until three banned lawmakers are removed from office.
Istanbul Suicide Bombing

Syrian Suicide Bomber Kills at Least 10 in Istanbul

A suicide bomber suspected to be from Syria set off a blast in the heart of Istanbul's tourist district Tuesday, officials said, killing at least 10 people and injuring 15 others.
El Salvador President Salvador Sánchez Cerén United Nations General Assembly UN

Former El Salvador Defense Minister Extradited for War Crimes

José Guillermo García-Merino, a former El Salvador Defense Minister who has been living in the United States, has been extradited to San Salvador to face justice for war crimes.
Weight Loss Pills

Weight Loss Pills Lined With Dried Human Feces Are Being Tested to Combat Obesity

Scientists at Boston’s Massachusetts General Hospital have been studying how to treat obesity and in their research, they were able to form a potent weight loss pill. However, they revealed that the pills contain dried up human feces of lean and fit donors.
Abandoned Holiday Chalet

Creepy Desitnations and Ghost Towns in Latin America

Most people want to visit nice places when they go on vacation. But some are more adventurous that they prefer to explore unusual places.
Close-Up Of Mosquitoes

CDC: First Zika Virus Case in the US Confirmed

The first case of the tropical virus Zika, a mosquito-borne disease, has been confirmed in a Harris County, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Hearing of Princess Cristina Of Spain in Noos Case in Palma de Mallorca

Spain Princess Cristina Goes on Trial for Tax Fraud Case, Could Face Prison Time

Princess Cristina makes history as the first member of Spain’s royal family to stand trial when she faced allegations of tax fraud on Monday, Jan. 11 in the island of Mallorca.
Joaquin

Mexico Releases Footage of El Chapo's Capture

Video footage of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán’s Jan. 8 capture was released on Monday to Mexican station Televisa.
'Affluenza' Mom Seeks Bail Reduction; Court Orders Psychological Exam

'Affluenza' Mom Seeks Bail Reduction, Court Orders Psychological Exam

The mother of fugitive Texas teenager Ethan Couch is seeking a reduction of her $1 million bond after being charged with hindering the apprehension of a felon in the headline-grabbing "affluenza" case.
Red Cross Aid Convoy, Madaya, Syria

Aid Sent to Beseiged Syrian Town Where Thousands are Trapped and Starving

An aid convoy was sent to a besieged the Syrian town of Madaya Monday, where thousands of people are trapped and starving.
Exotic Foods

The Weirdest Foods in Latin America -- Would You Eat Them?

Latin Americans have an array of food fares that cannot be found in any other countries. And this is even more true with bizarre foods that the natives consider as ‘normal’ cuisine.
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