Watch: 8.3-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Chile, Tsunami Warning Issued [Videos] A very powerful earthquake hit Chile's northern coast on Wednesday night.
More than 4 in 10 Colombians fear that their country's border crisis with Venezuela may eventually lead to a war between the two South American neighbors.
It now looks as the former first lady will stand against Morales in a presidential run-off election in October. As reported by the BBC the electoral authorities have ruled that Torres was runner-up in the first round of the election, narrowly beating out Baldizon.
Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad can continue to count on military support from Moscow, as Russian President Vladimir Putin insisted the aid was needed "to counter terrorist aggression."
Soon after his nation is graced by a papal visit, Cuban President Raul Castro will be on his way to the United States to speak at the U.N. General Assembly.
Mexico has confirmed that eight of its citizens were killed over the weekend, when Egyptian armed forces attacked a dozen tourists, taking them for terrorists.
North Korea said on Tuesday that it was ready to use nuclear weapons against the United States and announced that it has restarted operations at its atomic bomb fuel production plants.
Colombia claims that two Venezuelan military aircraft violated sovereign airspace on Saturday and said on Monday that it would launch a formal protest.
The United States is helping to prosecute Salvadoran military officers it once partnered with, who are accused of atrocities in the Central American country's 1979-92 civil war.
Three more arrested! Three more suspects have been arrested in connection to the Bangkok bombing last month. BBC reports that three more suspects have been arrested in connection to the Bangkok bombing that killed over 20 people and injuring more than 120.
As recently as 2006, around eight in 10 Latinos who were raised in the church and maintained the tradition as adults. According to the The Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA), a Catholic research center, this number has gone down to seven in 10 last year.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has become a heroine of human rights by insisting that Germany, as well as the whole of the 28-nation European Union, has a duty to shelter people fleeing civil wars.
Brazilian police have asked the Supreme Court for permission to question ex-President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva over his ties to the Petrobras corruption scandal.
Thousands of taxi drivers in Brazil held a protest rally against Uber, arguing that the smartphone-based car service has unfair advantages that hurt their businesses.
