Costa Rica made history on Thursday when it toppled a talented France squad to advance to the quarterfinals of the Under-17 World Cup for the first time since 2005.
Gerardo Cruz, the 22-year-old Costa Rican man who stood up to a sex aggressor harassing a woman on the street, finally opened his eyes while lying in a hospital bed more than three weeks after he was stabbed, local media reported this week.
MEXICO CITY – The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations called on Mexico on Thursday to show progress in solving the disappearance of 43 students and other high-profile allegations of human rights abuses.
Cuban President Raúl Castro will travel to Mexico next week for talks with President Enrique Peña Nieto, his first visit to the country since taking office in 2006, officials said Thursday.
DUBLIN, Ireland – Same-sex marriage was signed into law in Ireland on Thursday, five months after a historic referendum saw the traditionally Catholic nation become the world's first country to vote for gay unions.
For some governments, improving their country's standing in the World Bank's Doing Business survey has become a national priority. Yet the results of such efforts sometimes are deceptive.
