A federal judge sentenced twin brothers on Tuesday to 14 years each in prison for running a North American drug ring, according to the Associated Press.
The Obama administration recently hosted the first Caribbean Energy Security Summit to support the region's improved governance, access to finance and increased donor coordination for the energy sector.
Sweetened beverages, particularly soda, are packed with tablespoons of sugar or high fructose corn syrup. And often, it's paired with "natural" caramel color, phosphoric acid and caffeine. For these reasons, health officials identified soda as a key contributor to obesity and diabetes in adults and children in Mexico.
Pachter fled Saturday because he believed he was being followed by an intelligence officer and feared for his safety. The journalist arrived in Tel Aviv safely and explained why he left his home country.
President Barack Obama and new Saudi Arabia King Salman will discuss recent concerns over Yemen and the Islamic State. The two leaders will have their first formal meeting in Riyadh on Tuesday.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its immigration agency hosted an anti-human trafficking seminar in Mexico with dozens of representatives from the country plagued with reoccurring drug, kidnapping and gun violence.
"Please don't cry, or my heart will break when I go on my way," Greek singer Demis Roussos pleaded in one of his most famous hits, "Goodbye My Love, Goodbye." The 68-year old, equally famous for songs including "Forever and Ever" and "Quand je t'aime," died on Sunday morning at the Hygeia Hospital in Athens.
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott chose the country's national holiday to announce a knighthood for Prince Philip, but the decision by the head of government seems not to have been particularly well received by his fellow citizens.
The United States and its European allies are putting tighter sanctions against Russia back on the table after attacks by Moscow-backed rebels effectively ended a fragile, five-month truce in eastern Ukraine.
It is almost impossible to imagine being a young person without Internet access these days, but until very recently, this was the case in Cuba, where home Internet connections are banned for all but a handful. Anyone who wants to go online is expected to pay what amounts to nearly a quarter of a month's salary for an hour of online use in government-run hotels and Internet centers. Most Cubans simply live offline, but a minority of islanders have secretly built a solution to their Internet problem.
The decapitated body of Mexican journalist Moises Sanchez has been recovered. The journalist, who reported on political corruption and drug related violence for the weekly newspaper La Union in the town of Medellin de Bravo, had been missing for three weeks.
Miss Colombia Paulina Vega has been crowned Miss Universe during the 63rd annual Miss Universe pageant Sunday in Miami, beating out contestants from 88 other countries.
Damian Pachter, the Jewish journalist believed to have been first to break the news on the death of Argentinian prosecutor Alberto Nisman, has fled Argentina for Israel in fear for his life.
Greta Wienfeld Ferusic, who lives in Sarajevo now, had to yell her tattooed identification number A9233 out for 10 full months every morning for lineups at Auschwitz.
Throngs of Bolivians have taken to the streets of Sucre, Bolivia's capital, throwing flowers and dancing in a pagan joy to ring in the return of Ekeko, their 2,000-year-old pre-Columbian god of abundance and prosperity.
