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Chilean President's Son Questioned in Bank Scandal

Sebastian Davalos, the 36-year old son of Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, was questioned for four hours as a potential defendant in a multimillion-dollar real estate case involving his wife Natalia Compagno.

Cuba State Sponsor of Terrorism List: Barack Obama Writes Support to Remove Cuba From List

President Barack Obama has written his support to remove Cuba from the State Sponsor of Terrorism List. In a letter to Congress, Obama stated his administration has the intent to remove Cuba from the list.

Shark Attack: 13-Year-Old Surfing Champ Elio Cansestri Killed By Shark

A 13-year-old surfing star died in a shark attack off the coast of the Indian Ocean island of Reunion on Sunday.

North Korean First Lady Reappears in Public for First Time in 2015

The wife of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un this week made her first public appearance in almost four months, the South Korean Yonhap newswire said based on reports by the North's official Korean Central News Agency.

Ebola Virus: Nicaragua Wants Possibly Infected US Embassy Worker Removed

Fearing the spread of the Ebola virus, Nicaraguan authorities have asked for a U.S. embassy worker believed to be infected to leave the country. The embassy denies the man is infected but he has been quarantined.

Rio 2016 Olympics: Fish Die on Future Site for Rowing Competitions

Dead fish have been washing onto the banks of a Rio de Janeiro Rodrigo de Freitas lake that will be used for rowing competitions in the 2016 Summer Olympic games.

Blackwater Contractors Sentenced for Nisur Square Massacre

Three Blackwater contractors have been sentenced to 30 years in prison while a fourth has been sentenced to life in prison for their involvement in the Nisur Massacre of 2007 in which unarmed Iraqi civilians were killed.

Chile Civil Union Law: Same-Sex, Straight Couples to Have Same Rights as Those who Are Married

The law grants same-sex couples and heterosexual couples the same rights and benefits available through civil marriage and will go into effect later this year.

Colombian Attorney General Investigates 22 Generals 'False Positives' Scandal

Eduardo Montealegre,The Attorney General of Colombia, has announced that he is investigating 22 generals for their possible ties in the murder of civilians in a notorious scandal involving "false positives."

Alleged Sinaloa Cartel Cocaine Trafficker Arrested in Cancun

Cesar Gastelum Serrano, a man authorities have described as being a leading cocaine trafficker for Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel, was arrested on Saturday in the resort city of Cancun

Nobel Literature Prize Winner Günter Grass Dies at 87

The German author of "Die Blechtrommel ("The Tin Drum") and Nobel Prize in Literature winner, Günter Grass, has died at the age of 87 at a hospital in Lubeck, Germany following an infection he received only a few days earlier.

Daesh News: ISIS Video Shows Destruction of Nimrud

A new ISIS, or Daesh, video released over the weekend documents the leveling of the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud. It had been reported the group had destroyed the city but the video shows the extent of the destruction.

65-Year-old Mother of 13 Pregnant With Quadruplets

A 65-year-old German schoolteacher and mother of 13 is pregnant with quadruplets and expected to give birth within the next two months.

Pope Calls 1915 Massacre of Armenians 'Genocide,' Angers Turkey

Pope Francis on Sunday called the 1915 killings of up to 1.5 million Armenians under the Ottoman Empire a "genocide," upsetting Turkey, which has long sought to downplay the massacre, The leader of the world's more than 1 billion Catholics minced no words when he celebrated a Mass at St. Peter's Basilica.

Cuba News 2015: Barack Obama's 'Historic' Talk With Raul Castro Provides 'Greater' Cooperation in Latin America

During his eighth trip to Latin America, President Barack Obama met with Cuba President Raul Castro for a brief, yet historic, one-on-one meeting. Obama met with Castro during the annual Summit of the Americas in Panama, and discussions about promoting greater opportunity for the Cuban population was discussed.

Brazil News: Recent Poll Shows 63 Percent in Favor of Opening Impeaching Proceedings Against President Dilma Rousseff

A recent poll has revealed that 63 percent of Brazilians support opening impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff, while 33 percent are opposed to them.

Obama and Castro: A Historic Meeting, 50 Years in the Making

This weekend, Cuba's leader met face-to-face with the President of the U.S. for the first time in decades.

Mexico Missing Students Update: Mexican Police Arrest Another Suspect in the Case of the 43 Missing Students

A man named Miguel Angel Landa Bahena has been arrested in connection with the disappearance of 43 students student teachers that took place last year in southern Mexico.

U.S.-Venezuela Relations Update: Obama Meets with Maduro at Summit of the Americas

President Barack Obama has met with the Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro President Barack Obama met with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro during the Summit of Americas on Saturday.

U.S. Guantanamo Bay Prison in Cuba Will Have a New Commander in July

Rear Adm. Fernandez Ponds has been selected to run Guantanamo Bay. The U. S. Navy base at Guantanamo Bay has a new commander. Rear Adm. Fernandez Ponds has been selected to run the detention center.
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