A Venezuelan judge on Thursday sentenced Leopoldo López, arguably the country's most prominent opposition figure, to more than 13 years in prison on charges of inciting anti-government riots that led to the deaths of more than 40 individuals last year.
In the latest issue of the Isis online recruitment magazine Dabiq, there is an image of two men standing in yellow jumpsuits staring at camera with the message "FOR SALE" posted beneath them.
Responding to the current migrant crisis wherein thousands Syrians are fleeing from their war torn country for safety, several Latin American nations have decided to welcome a welcome to the desperate refugees.
Federal prosecutors in California are accusing a California man and his daughter of charging immigrants up to $50,000 for sham marriages that they hoped would help them obtain legal residency in the United States.
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos made a "serious mistake" when he characterized Venezuela's socialist "Bolivarian revolution" as self-destructing, embattled Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro charged on Wednesday.
Pope Francis's visit to the United States this month might help prompt the Obama administration to end immigrant detentions, immigration reform activists hope.
2016 GOP presidential rivals Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Donald Trump teamed up on Wednesday to attack President Obama's historic Iran nuclear deal at a protest rally in Washington, D.C.
Queen Elizabeth II officially became the longest-reigning monarch in Britain's history on Wednesday, passing the record set by her great-great grandmother Queen Victoria, who served for 63 years and 216 days.
Escalating tension with their neighboring nation of Colombia, Venezuela has extended their partial border shutdown and sent in another 3,000 troops to the area.
One week after he stepped down from office, was arrested and then jailed, former Guatemalan President Otto Pérez Molina has been directed to stand trial on corruption charges.
The Obama administration has changed its tone toward the refugee crisis in Europe and announced that it is now opening the door to the possibility of allowing more Syrian refugees into the United States.
The murder conviction of American college student Amanda Knox was thrown out in March because of "stunning flaws," Italy's top criminal court explained on Monday.
In anticipation of his big United States visit, which includes stops in Washington D.C., New York City and Philadelphia, the Pope released big news that will shake up the Catholic Church.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro promised on Monday that his country would offer asylum to up to 20,000 refugees fleeing from the civil war in Syria.
