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Mexico News 2015: North Korea Blames Mexico for Holding Its Ship

North Korea has officially accused Mexico of forcibly detaining one of its ships months after it ran aground off Mexico's Gulf.

Chile News: Government Approves Pilot Project to Harvesting Medicinal Marijuana for Cancer Patients

As part of a government-approved pilot project which seeks to aid in easing the pain of cancer patients, a Chilean municipality is harvesting legal medical marijuana.

Mexico Crime: Gang Members Kill 15 Mexican Police Officers in Jalisco

On Monday fifteen Mexican police officers were killed and five were seriously wounded in the state of Jalisco.

Cuba Announces Will Have Official Classified Advertisement in Print and Online

The communist government of the island nation Cuba has announced that it will begin to publish classified ads in both print and online media.

After 110 Days, Poaching Ship Sinks Off African Coast [Watch]

The Thunder was allegedly scuttled by its crew to erase any evidence it was conducting illegal fishing. The ship was followed by two anti-poaching ships from the environmentalist group Sea Shepherd.

US, Cuba Relations 2015: US State Dept. to Recommend Removing Cuba From Terrorist List?

The State Department is expected to recommend that Cuba be removed from the U.S. government's list of State Sponsors of Terrorism as early as this week.

Mexican Oil Company Continues Searching for Missing Workers As Daily Productions Decreases

Pemex, Mexico's state-run energy firm, has announced that it is still searching for three workers who went missing after Wednesday’s fire which occurred at an offshore oil platform.

IKEA Cracking Down on Napping: Furniture Store Reportedly Wants to Implement 'No Sleeping While Shopping' Rule in China

IKEA is attempting to ban sleeping on furniture displays in its Beijing stores according to Curbed.com.

NBA in Cuba: Basketball Organization to Hold Basketball Camp in Caribbean Country; Steve Nash, Mutombo to Participate

The National Basketball Association will organize a hold a four-day development basketball camp in Cuba later this on month.

Greece Demands Germany Pay $303 Billion for World War II Reparations

The Greek government has asked Germany to pay war reparations in the billions for unpaid damages to Greece. Germany says it will not pay any money as it had already paid reparations in 1960.

Venezuela News 2015: Nicolas Maduro Rushes to Gather Signatures for Anti-Obama Petition

The Venezuelan leader stated that he would round up ten million signatures to protest recent U.S. sanctions against his country and personally hand them to Obama at the Summit of the Americas in Panama which takes place April 10 and 11.

Puerto Rico News: Spanish-Speaking Citizens Get Disability Benefits Based on Rule Meant for Those Who Are Illiterate

The Social Security Administration has approved disability benefits for hundreds of Puerto Ricans due to the fact that they do not speak English.

Huancavelica's Grandma: Peru’s Oldest Person Dies at 117

Peru's oldest person, Filomena Taipe Mendoza, died over the weekend in her adobe home in the Andes mountains.

Boko Haram News: Group Suspected to Be Behind Recent Attack in Chad

Boko Haram is suspected to be responsible for recent attacks in Nigeria that killed two dozen people on Sunday.

Baja California's First Gay Married Couple Robbed At Gunpoint

The couple who made history in Baja California were robbed and beaten last week at their business in the city of Mexicali. The assailants remain on the loose and took with them 6,000 pesos and other valuables.

Shigella Bacteria: Foodborne Bacteria Resistant to Drugs Found in US; Cases Linked to the Dominican Republic, Haiti & India

This strain of shigella causes an intestinal infection that leads to diarrhea. A foodborne bacteria that is resistant to drugs has made its way to the U.

Easter 2015 Celebrations: In Latin America, The Passion of the Christ More Fiercely Observed

This year’s Latin American Easter rituals are being dutifully observed in some serious ways. Easter is not really ever about bunnies and chocolate eggs in Latin America.

Poll Shows Majority Cuban-Americans Back Obama's New Policy Toward Cuba

A recently published national poll shows that more Cuban-Americans support the White House's new policy towards normalizing relations with Cuba.

Argentina Declassifies Falklands War Documents [Watch]

Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner took the opportunity of the Falklands War anniversary to announce her government would declassify documents concerning the 1982 war with the U.K.

Juanes to Play at Hard Rock Rising Global Music Festival in Barcelona, Lands Para Todos Magazine's Cover

Grammy and Latin Grammy Award-winning Colombian rock star Juanes has been an especially busy bee this year -- and there's no signs that the celebrated musician is slowing down anytime soon!Just before beginning his highly-anticipated U.S. "Loco De Amor" tour dates this summer, Juanes will also join Lenny Kravitz, Kings of Leon and Avicii as co-headliners of The Hard Rock Rising Global Music Festival in Barcelona.