While there weren't as many major political scandals in Costa Rica in 2015 as in years past, there still was plenty of material for Ticos to do what they seem to do best – celebrate the absurd with satire and memes made viral on social media.
Each New Year's Eve, Peruvians take delight in ritually torching dolls of their politicians, sportsmen or celebrities -- but environment officials say the tradition is a health hazard.
Venezuela's highest court on Wednesday effectively blocked the two-thirds majority that the opposition won in this month's landmark legislative elections by suspending the inauguration of three incoming lawmakers.
On Wednesday, Ethan Couch, aka the "affluenza" teen, won a three-day delay from deportation from Mexico where he was detained weeks after fleeing probation imposed for a deadly drunk-driving crash in Texas.
Comedian Bill Cosby has been charged with sexual assault in Pennsylvania over an incident that took place in 2004 -- the first criminal charges filed against the actor after dozens of women claimed abuse.
A member of the U.S. House of Representatives arrived in Costa Rica on Tuesday to assess the Cuban migrant crisis, while a New Jersey mayor said he would put up a six-figure sum to help the migrants pay their way north.