Gang makes off with money taken from an armored truck at Santiago's airport A gang of eight -- in masks and armed with guns -- stole more than $7 million on Tuesday from an armored truck at Chile's primary airport in Santiago, the biggest heist in the country's history, the Telegraph reported.
Quake struck capital of Quito and four people remain missing A magnitude 5. 1 earthquake struck the Ecuadorian capital of Quito and surrounding areas on Tuesday, killing at least two people and injuring another eight, according to a report from BBC.
Amal Alamuddin was appointed to the expert panel to investigate the Israel offensive on GAza last month - but she turned it down. With an upcoming wedding and several cases, the lawyer may have been too busy.
Urban areas with large Hispanic populations tend to draw more Hispanic vacationers, compared to other destinations in the U.S. And when traveling abroad, Hispanics like to go where they have a semblance of kinship and relative roots.
The Venezuelan border with Colombia will close every night this month to try to curb smuggling The Venezuelan government has deployed 17,000 troops to the country's border with Colombia in an anti-smuggling operation that will close the border each night for the next month, BBC reported.
Russia put a ban on imported foods from the EU and U.S. The European Union appears set to hold talks with Latin American countries to discourage them from exporting food to Russia, according to a report from RT.
President Barack Obama issued a presidential memorandum continuing the U.S. drug interdiction assistance program with the government of Colombia. A similar program for Central American countries, however, may be difficult to execute.
Tayyip Erdogan won the Turkish presidential election by a wide electoral margin Sunday. Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan won Turkey's first direct presidential election with a landslide victory Sunday, solidifying his already strong control over the Turkish political system.
Some Yazidi have managed to escape and reach Kurdish-controlled territory; however, thousands remain trapped in mountains and are being held captive by ISIS.
A powerful typhoon has left two dead and 1.5 million people evacuated. Typhoon Halong hit western Japan Saturday leaving at least two dead and around 30 injured.
