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Honduras gets new anti-corruption commission

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – The Organization of American States on Monday established an ambitious new corruption-fighting commission in Honduras aimed at replicating the success of a similar, U.N.-backed body in Guatemala that brought down that country's government.

Nicaragua’s Momotombo Volcano putting on a show

By all appearances, Nicaragua's formerly sleeping giant Momotombo ain't going back to bed just yet. The picturesque stratovolcano, located near the city of León, continued...

VIDEO: The glamorous wife of ‘El Chapo’ explains why you should feel sorry for the drug lord

The wife of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán -- the Mexican drug lord who was recaptured earlier this year, months after his escape from a maximum-security prison -- says she now fears for his life.

Morales facing defeat in key Bolivia vote: early data

Early returns Monday indicated Bolivian President Evo Morales was facing defeat in a referendum on seeking a fourth term in power, but he sat tight pending results from his rural strongholds.

Brexit would threaten economic, national security: Cameron

Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday warned that Britain's departure from the European Union would threaten its economic and national security, as the pound plunged on Brexit concerns.

Costa Rica’s La Chola, Beyoncé, Sarah Baartman and representations of black womanhood

Does San José's "La Chola de la Avenida" fit into complex race and gender dynamics that span the globe from Beyoncé to the South African slave Sarah Baartman? Or is she in a category all her own?

Fall of the House of Bush: How last name and Donald Trump doomed Jeb

On Saturday night, the candidacy that had begun with such promise ended quietly after a disappointingly weak fourth-place finish in South Carolina. Beyond underestimating the anger in the electorate, three other problems led to Bush's downfall.

La Sele draws group of death in Copa America

Tough draw for Costa Rica's "La Sele" in the upcoming 2016 Centennial Copa America football tournament.

5 questions for composer Pieter Schlosser – ‘The idea is to extract the emotion’

Pieter Schlosser, who lived in Costa Rica as a teenager, chats with The Tico Times about his work as a composer for film, TV and video games.

Fernando Cardenal, Nicaraguan priest sanctioned by Vatican, dies at age 82

Fernando Cardenal was minister of education and led a literacy campaign under Nicaragua's Sandinista government in the 1980s.

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