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Spain probe into rail crash that killed 80 focuses on speed

The tragedy occurred on a line that is part of the high-speed network that successive governments have made a symbol of the nation's modernization.

On Mexico’s western front, cartel violence escalates

Despite gains, the reality is that the grinding battle against organized crime is being fought on multiple fronts.

Honduran gangs offer peace from prison

Can a gang truce model in El Salvador translate to Honduras, where the violence is worse, the drug trade is more lucrative and the government is weaker?

Spain rail crash kills 78 in biggest toll since Madrid bombings

The number of fatalities may increase because parts of the wreckage are difficult to access, a spokeswoman for the Galicia regional high court said.

Opposition lawmaker Villalta: ‘I would never turn my back on the people’

After news that Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla postponed an annual speech in Nicoya to celebrate a national holiday, Broad Front Party presidential candidate José María Villalta had strong words for the leader.

Book Review: Girl with the Crooked Smile

In step with others in the self-help genre, Zeledón brands her heartbreaking travails in the most didactic way possible.

Pope warns Latin America against legalizing drugs

Latin America's first pope also urged Catholics to reject the "ephemeral idols" of money, power and success.

U.N. economic report lowers expectations for Latin America

The new report from the U.N. Economic Commission on Latin America and the Caribbean adjusted its growth estimate down to 3 percent from 3.5 percent last April.

Royal baby is named George Alexander Louis

No fewer than six British kings have borne the name "George."

Top 3 break-up books

"In Love," by Alfred Hayes, recently reissued; "Light Years," by James Salter; and Graham Greene's "The End of the Affair."

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