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USAID to invest $5 million to combat coffee fungus

Central American countries have spent years battling the crippling coffee fungus known as roya or leaf rust. Now the U.S. Agency for International Development...

Colombians angry after 32 children killed in bus fire

BOGOTÁ, Colombia – Colombians voiced anger Monday after 32 children burned to death when an overcrowded bus burst into flames as authorities arrested the driver who was seen fleeing the inferno.

Calle 13 rocks Costa Rica

Calle 13, the Puerto Rican hip hop-reggaeton fusion group known for astute social commentary and Caribbean groove put on a rowdy, provocative show Saturday at the Pedregal Event Center in San Antonio de Belén. Promoting the release of its new album, "Multi_Viral," the band reminded the crowd that Calle 13 means much more than reggaeton.

US Postal Service to issue stamp this week honoring gay rights pioneer

The U.S. Postal Service will dedicate its Harvey Milk stamp during a ceremony at the White House on Thursday.

32 children burn to death in Colombia bus accident

Another 25 people - including one adult - were injured and seriously burned in the blaze at the town of Fundación, in the department of Magdalena, Cesar Uruena with the Colombian Red Cross told AFP.

What is the Best Coffee in Costa Rica?

The anticipation was palpable Friday night as a room of producers from across Costa Rica met at the Costa Rican Coffee Institute’s field office in San Pedro de Barva, Heredia, to hear who would win the honor of the best coffee in a country renowned for its high quality beans.

Iron Man lives again!

A semi-truck carries an enormous vehicles nicknamed the "Iron Man" on the highway toward San José during a light rain Thursday. The Iron Man...

Mexico struggles to sort self-defense forces from cartels as players switch sides

For a man who faked his own death by posing with red paint running down his neck and who has recorded a video tell-all to be sent to the Drug Enforcement Administration in the event he is murdered, José Santiago Valencia Sandoval seems to lead a remarkably stress-free life.

Venzuelan opposition fears US sanctions would backfire

CARACAS, Venezuela – Even as frustrated opposition leaders iced their talks with President Nicolás Maduro in the past week, they expressed little support for possible U.S. sanctions against top Venezuelan officials and business associates of his government.

Search called off for British yachtsmen missing in Atlantic

LONDON – The search for four Britons missing in the North Atlantic Ocean was called off Sunday, three days after their yacht began taking on water.

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