South America Politics News

State Department official and his wife pleaded guilty on Friday to charges that they spied for almost three decades for the Communist-led Cuban government. Walter Kendall Myers had "top secret" clearance and, with the help of his wife Gwendolyn, gave...

The Museum of Contemporary Art's 30th anniversary festivities were a reminder of how cozy the art and fashion worlds have become. Miuccia Prada kicked things off the night before with a party at her epicenter on Rodeo Drive. The merchandise...

Another population of the world, the Caribbean, needs certainty and security for its people. The UK has taken over the government of Turks and Caicos Islands and is rumored to have designs on Cayman as well. Turks and Caicos had...

Asked if he was prepared to hold direct talks with Cuba, the US president said he was not interested in "talking for the sake of talking". And he said it was up to Cuba to act if it wanted to...

Micheletti hopes the polls will put an end to a political crisis set off by the June 28 ouster of President Manuel Zelaya, which has isolated the Central American nation. Micheletti said he expected to be absent from public functions...

The leaders are set to be joined by French President Nicolas Sarkozy who has hammered out a joint position with Brazil ahead of the December 7-18 Copenhagen summit, the foreign ministry said. Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and...

Around 2,000 Chilean airport workers went on a strike on Friday to paralyze air traffic operations, weather services and airport security. Their efforts, however, only resulted in delays and long lines of passengers waiting to board their flights. "We have...