Thousands of spectators crowded San José's Central Park Friday night to support Broad Front Party candidate José María Villalta's official closing of his 2014 electoral campaign, 8 days before voters head to the polls. Here's a look in photos.
Hundreds of armed civilians riding in more than 100 pickup trucks rolled into a Michoacán state town and were met by gunfire from the Knights Templar drug cartel on Sunday.
Four years on, nearly 200,000 people are still living in dire conditions in temporary shelters, and residents complain of having received little help since NGOs left.
Sharon, 85, died in hospital near Tel Aviv Saturday after eight years in a coma, prompting a flood of tributes in Israel but contempt from Palestinians.
