Latin america News

Experts, who have written in Lancet Oncology, have said that cancer is threatening to overwhelm countries throughout Latin America.

Caracas - It's that time again. The intellectuals of society, media pundits, Hollywood celebrities and politicians will celebrate and admire a leader who embraced socialism, confiscated private property, murdered his opposition and imposed failed economic policies.

Documents recently declassified by the German government show former Cuban leader Fidel Castro hired former Nazis to counter any contemplated US invasion of Cuba.

Quito - 34 members of the Organization of American States are backing Ecuador in its diplomatic row with Britain over the granting of asylum to Julian Assange and the perceived threat to the country's sovereignty.

Minneapolis - Latin America is one of the dominant regions to adopt Facebook as the preferred social network. Brazil is the leading country with the largest amount of new users to date.

Following a successful visit to Mexico, Pope Benedict XVI lands in Cuba on Monday March 26 in a trip timed to coincide with the fiesta for Cuba's patron saint, Our Lady of Charity.

Mexico - Every country or geographical region has its specific colours. Let's see - from crazily white polar spots through haeavy and grayish-moody Scandinavia, green Ireland to white-and-blue Greece, sun and water affected Australia or rainbow inspired Hawaii.

Netflix has been the largest Internet movie and TV series subscription/mail order service since 1997. Today, its online streaming is being launched in Latin America and the Caribbean for unlimited DVDs, movies and television shows.

A researcher is warning that increased economic involvement in Latin America and the Caribbean is beginning to foster resentment against the nation in those regions.

The world's southernmost city, Ushuaia, capital of Argentina's Tierra del Fuego province, was the location on Monday for the first same-sex marriage in Latin America.