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UPDATE: Body of Kidnapped Radio Journalist Found in Honduras
May 16, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
The body of journalist Alfredo Villatoro, who was kidnapped last week, was found in the southern section of Tegucigalpa, Honduran Security Minister Pompeyo Bonilla said. Villatoro's remains were found Tuesday and taken to the coroner's office, Security Ministry spokesman Hector Ivan Mejia said. continue reading »
$1.3M Found On Board Mexican Plane that Crashed in Ecuador
May 16, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
The small Mexican-registered plane that crashed last weekend in Ecuador was carrying $1.3 million, police said. Santiago Alfonso Lopez Monzon, 22, and Cruz Alfredo Solis Lopez, 36, who had Mexican documents, died in Sunday's accident. continue reading »
Murder Suspect Burned To Death By Angry Mob in Brazil
May 16, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
Nearly 300 people broke into a jail in the northeastern Brazilian town of Tapiramuta, dragged a suspected murderer out of his cell and burned him to death, Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper said Tuesday. continue reading »
Chilean Faction of Greenpeace Protests Brazil Energy Firm For Wanting to Install Coal-Fired Plant
May 15, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
Several activists from the Chilean contingent of Greenpeace unfurled a giant sign Monday on the front of the Santiago office of Brazilian energy firm CGX to protest the "illegality" of continue reading »
Bodies of Missing 4-year-old Colombian Girls Found
May 13, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
The bodies of two missing 4-year-old girls have been found and it appears that they were raped, Colombian police said, adding that two suspects are under arrest. The killings occurred in the provinces of Huila and Atlantico, the commander of a special police unit to track down missing persons, Gen. Humberto Guatibonza, said continue reading »
Latino Commission on AIDS Commends FDA Recommendations to Prevent HIV Infections
May 13, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
An advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration recommended that Truvada, an antiretroviral medication used to treat HIV, should be used as a new prevention tool for people that are at high risk of being exposed to HIV. continue reading »
7 Missing After Paraguay-Argentina Boat Collision
May 12, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
Seven people have gone missing after Argentine- and Paraguayan-flagged vessels collided in the Parana Delta, Argentine coast guard officials said Saturday. continue reading »
Rio’s Most Wanted Drug Lord Found Dead After Shootout
May 12, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
Brazilian police on Saturday found the dead body of a suspected major drug dealer in the slums of Rio de Janeiro shortly after a shootout. continue reading »
Human Rights Group Condemns Murder of Journalist and LGBTI Activist in Honduras
May 12, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
The Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression, the Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders and the Unit for the rights of persons LGBTI of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) condemn the murder of Eric Alex Martínez Ávila, continue reading »
Rare Artifacts Discovered Near Tucson By Border Patrol Agents
May 12, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents discovered multiple artifacts during the last few months while patrolling in remote, rugged mountain areas west of the city. continue reading »
Shootout Between Military and Armed Assailants in Northwestern Mexico Leaves 5 Dead
May 12, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
Five people were killed in a clash with army soldiers and state police on a highway in the northwestern Mexican state of Sinaloa, officials said. continue reading »
New Initiative is Helping Children with Cleft Lip and Palate in Peru
May 11, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
Every year thousands of children in Peru are born with a cleft lip and cleft palate. Also this year, the hospital of San Bartolome of the Ministry of Health has launched a free campaign concerning surgery for this type of malformation. Also this year, the hospital of San Bartolome of the Ministry of Health has launched a free campaign concerning surgery for this type of malformation. With the motto "Your smile is the best gift for your mother," the doctors involved in the project want to improve the quality of life of the poorest children affected by the disease. continue reading »
Sleeping Bus Driver May Be to Blame for Peruvian Crash That Kills 19
May 11, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
Nineteen people were killed and seven others injured when a bus plunged into a ravine in the northern province of Chachapoyas, Peru's National Police told Efe on Friday. continue reading »
Expert Recognizes Issues in Puerto Rican Bilingual Education Program
May 11, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
The academic director of Spain's Cervantes Institute noted here the problems involved in establishing public bilingual education in Puerto Rico, where Spanish is the mother tongue of the vast majority. continue reading »
Protest Held in Mexico by Mothers of “Disappeared”
May 11, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
Hundreds of mothers and other relatives of the "disappeared" held a protest in this capital on Thursday - Mother's Day in Mexico - to demand justice. continue reading »
Propane Gas Poisons 25 at Dominican Tobacco Processing Plant
May 11, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
At least 25 workers were poisoned on Thursday when they inhaled propane gas that leaked from some tanks located at a tobacco processing plant in the town of Licey al Medio in the northern Dominican province of Santiago. continue reading »
80 Tons of Drug Precursors Confiscated by Guatemalan Police
May 11, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
At least 80 tons of drug precursors were seized in two separate operations in Guatemala and one person was arrested, the National Civilian Police, or PNC, said. continue reading »
Argentine Grandmother Charged For Beating Grandson Over Report Card
May 10, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
A court in Buenos Aires arraigned a woman on domestic violence charges after she hit her 7-year-old grandson for bringing home a bad report card, the Argentine press said Thursday. continue reading »
Honduran Radio Journalist Kidnapped On Way to Work
May 10, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
Honduran police have enlisted the help of foreign investigators who happened to be here for a conference in the search for a radio journalist kidnapped early Wednesday, the office of President Porfirio Lobo said in a statement. continue reading »
Cuban Tourism to See Boost with Increased Capacity and New Destinations
May 9, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
Cuba is intending to increase its hotel capacity on its offshore keys and islets to take advantage of the economic opportunities offered by tourism, according to leaders in the sector attending the 32nd International Fitur Fair. continue reading »
