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Obama to make historic visit to Cuba in March

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Barack Obama will become the first U.S. president to visit Cuba in almost a century next month, a symbolic visit that will cast off one of the last vestiges of the Cold War.

Commenting on Zika virus, Pope Francis calls abortion ‘a human evil’

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis insisted Thursday that abortion was always a crime but hinted that the Church could exceptionally relax its ban on contraception for women at risk of contracting the Zika virus.

Costa Rica’s Solís calls for ‘more substantive’ Central America integration

GUATEMALA CITY – It's time to leave the rhetoric aside, said Costa Rica President Luis Guillermo Solís as he kicked off a four-day visit to Guatemala Thursday with a call for a "more substantive" Central America integration.

Landmark sexual slavery case in Guatemala examines use of rape as weapon of war

A groundbreaking sexual slavery trial that began in Guatemala on Feb. 1 has exposed how the systematic rape of indigenous women has been used by landowners and the armed forces for over a century as a strategy to subdue native communities.

The Hidden Risks of Buying Land in Costa Rica’s New Developments

Buying a home lot in Costa Rica can be a great investment if you buy in the right place and you do your homework...

Pavones: Fowlie, squatters, tuna farm and surfers collide in disturbing new book

“The Battle for Paradise: Surfing, Tuna, and One Town’s Quest to Save a Wave” by Jeremy Evans chronicles a fascinating fight for the soul of Pavones.

Warming oceans are turning sea stars to goo and killing lobsters, scientists say

Warming waters in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans have increased the prevalence of diseases that are turning sea stars to mush and killing lobsters.

At Mexico-US border, pope decries migrant ‘tragedy’

"Injustice is radicalized in the young," Pope Francis said. "They are cannon fodder, persecuted and threatened when they try to flee the spiral of violence and the hell of drugs."

Costa Rican Keylor Navas keeps historic Champions League shutout streak alive

Keylor Navas has now gone 630 minutes, or seven matches, without allowing a single goal in Champions League, a stretch that ranks as the third longest in the history of the storied European tournament.

Love triangle turned deadly in case of slain US-Costa Rica family

The only child left unharmed in the brutal rampage was a 7-month-old infant that locals say was the child of Adrián Salmerón, the prime suspect in the weekend attack that left five dead and two injured.

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