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Guatemala’s former vice president charged in customs fraud ring, ordered held in prison

GUATEMALA CITY – Former Vice President Roxana Baldetti was formally charged with illicit association, customs fraud and bribery on Tuesday, just days after she was arrested for allegedly helping mastermind a massive customs fraud network known as “La Línea” in tandem with Guatemalan President Otto Pérez Molina.

Costa Rica will not block Uber, says presidency minister

Presidency Minister Sergio Alfaro told reporters during a press conference Tuesday that blocking Uber is not a viable solution to the controversy. “This administration is not against technological advancement,” Alfaro told reporters.

China’s journey from new normal to stock market crisis epicenter

"What I want to emphasize is that regional or systemic financial crisis will not happen in China, and the Chinese economy will not head for a hard landing," Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said last January. Roughly seven months later, China finds itself at the epicenter of a global stock market rout that has vaporized $8 trillion in wealth.

Two US journalists killed during live TV broadcast

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Two journalists for a local CBS affiliate in the U.S. state of Virginia were shot dead Wednesday during a live broadcast, according to chilling television footage of the incident and their network.

Football fans set for Euro trip to visit Costa Rican stars

Three Costa Rican football fans are heading on an epic trip across Europe to see the country's top stars in club play from England to Ukraine and everywhere in between.

Brazil builds climate tower in pristine Amazon jungle

The Amazon Tall Tower Observatory, or ATTO, is a bold new tool in the push to understand climate change and the vital role of rainforests.

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Trump tangles with Latino newsman, launches fresh attacks on GOP rivals

U.S. Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump booted the nation's top Latino newsman out of his news conference Tuesday evening, but moments later he let Univision's Jorge Ramos reclaim his seat in the front row, and the two men sparred passionately about illegal immigration.

PHOTOS: Colombians flee Venezuela after mass deportations

Dozens of those fleeing accused Venezuelan soldiers of robbing their belongings and ordering them to leave their homes within a matter of hours -- marking houses with a D for "deported" or an R for "relocated."

Texas appeals court suspends execution of Nicaraguan

A Texas court on Tuesday stayed the execution of a Nicaraguan convicted of murder, whose death had been scheduled for Wednesday over the objections of his own government.

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