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CALI, Colombia - An iguana is standing high at a park in the Uribe neighborhood. The park was created by mechanic Orlando Machado, and is home to around 300 iguanas. This was Machado's contribution to the development of the community....

Days after the Honduran congress was supposed to vote on the deal negotiated to settle the Honduran crisis and signed off by both sides nothing has happened. Zelaya still is a virtual prisoner in the Brazilian Embassy and the Congress...

This is an excellent article on the situation in Honduras. The article makes it clear that the agreement signed by Zelaya and Micheletti leaves key elements unclear. Micheletti claims to be going ahead and following the terms of agreement when...

Hurricane Ida slammed into Nicaragua's Caribbean coast on Thursday after dumping heavy rain on little-developed offshore islands where hundreds of people were evacuated from flimsy homes. At 10 a.m. EST (1500 GMT) Ida was located about 75 miles north of...

Imagine some gauchos, nuns, a lawyer and bubbling baths – no joke. The lawyer started Saturday with a wake up call to prepare for the day’s adventures. The initial invitation made him nervous – We want to invite you to...

Puerto Madryn, Argentina: Indian girl Soumya Swaminathan achieved what only five other Indians have achieved in world chess - she has won the World Junior girls chess championship at Puerto Madryn in Argentina on November 3, 2009. The 20-year-old woman...

As uncommon as it is to watch your own funeral, it happened on Monday in Rio de Janeiro. Ademir Jorge Gocalves, 59, shocked his morning family by showing up very much alive at his funeral. Brazilian custom is to bury...