The environmental group Greenpeace has angered Peru with its latest stunt. Both Peruvian government officials and the Peruvian people have lashed out against Greenpeace after the group sneaked unto the Nazca Lines archeological site to place a political statement now lost amidst the anger of thousands of Peruvians.
A South African judge has declared that prosecutors can move forward with an appeal against the acquittal of murder charges for Oscar Pistorius, who was convicted of the lesser charge of culpable murder for killing his girlfriend in 2013.
The latest raid by Swedish authorities has definitely created a longer-lasting problem for top torrent and movie pirating destination, The Pirate Bay. Now going on 48 hours, the site and its mirrors are still down -- its founders behind bars.
The Britain-based 24 hours multi-media-news operation Sky News is reporting that they have gained access to an illegal prison high in the mountains of Mexico's Sierra Madre where hitmen for Mexico's drug cartels have been jailed by vigilantes who have simply plucked them off from the streets.
The new position is seen by Palestine as a move closer to international recognition. The court in The Hague tries international war crimes. Palestine's new position could grant it the ability to ask the court to pursue war crimes charges against Israel.
Brazil's National Truth Commission has delivered a report on the killings, disappearances and acts of torture that were committed by its government during the country's 1964-1985 military dictatorship
In an interview with Telemundo, President Barack Obama expressed the help his administration offered Mexico in trying to figure out what happen to the 43 students from the Raúl Isidro Burgos Rural Teachers' College who went missing in September, a tragedy that he said had "no place in civilized society."
Chile could be closer to becoming the fourth South American nation to legalize same-sex marriage. A new bill will be introduced to the Chilean senate later this week that would legalize gay marriage and has support from Chile's major political parties and President Michelle Bachelet.
A South African judge is expected to issue a ruling on Wednesday to decide whether or not prosecutors can appeal the sentence and conviction handed to Oscar Pistorius, who was sentenced to five years in prison for killing his girlfriend.
On Monday, the U.S. Senate passed a bill that directs President Barack Obama to levy sanctions against Venezuelan government officials who are found to have violated the rights of anti-government protesters.
In the wee hours of the morning on Dec. 8, Colombians were celebrating Noche de Velitas -- the unofficial beginning of Christmas, but for one group of observers the night ended tragically.
In a Tuesday United Nations conference in Peru, organizers will shoot hard for the first time ever to neutralize all the greenhouse gas pollution generated by their own event.
Protesting against new Mexican fees and rules placed upon the imports of used cars from the United States, Mexican demonstrators stalled and blocked traffic near at least four heavily crossed entry points along the United States' southern border.
During the royal couple's whirlwind trip to the United States, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attended their first-ever NBA basketball game in Brooklyn, New York Monday evening, where they met U.S. celebrity royalty, Beyoncé and Jay Z.
Gathering in Havana for a regional summit Caribbean leaders have urged the United States to end its 54-year-old economic embargo against Cuba, which Gaston Browne, the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, described as "senseless."
It sounds like something out of a James Bond movie. SexyHoney trap: The temptress tried to enthrall the man who exposed American cyber snooping and keep him in Moscow. Russian spy Anna Chapman reportedly tried to seduce Edward Snowden on orders from the Kremlin.
Over the weekend, Israeli aircraft attacked Syrian positions near Damascus, according to the Syrian military. Israel denies the claims that its planes bombed sites near Damascus' airport and a small town, areas deemed secure under the Assad government's control. Syria and Russia have demanded answers from Israel.
