For many years, Ecuador had one of the lowest homicide rates in Latin America – an indicator of low gang activity. As a result, it hadn’t developed a robust police and military response to gangs.

In recent years, Chinese President Xi Jinping has charted a new blueprint for building a China-Latin America and the ...

His visit comes as U.S. President Donald Trump has vowed that the United States will “take back” the Panama Canal, one of the world’s most important trading routes.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has embarked on a visit to several Central American countries. The purpose of the trip is ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio embarks this weekend on his first foreign trip in office. He's heading to Central America to ...

As Secretary of State Marco Rubio begins his first overseas trip Saturday in Panama, Central American countries are largely reeling under the weight of President Donald Trump's confrontational ...

The U.S. secretary of state is expected to focus on mass migration and the Panama Canal as he heads to Central America on his ...

Michael Shifter, senior fellow at the Inter-American Dialogue, discussed Secretary of State Marco Rubio's trip to Central America and the future of U.S.-Latin American policy under the Trump ...

More than 30 countries grant unrestricted birthright citizenship based on the ‘jus soli’ principle – and nearly all of them ...

Google Maps will change the name of Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America when the US government officially makes the change ...

Researchers have identified priority areas for conserving the black-tailed prairie dog in the United States. Protecting these regions will also benefit North America's Central Grasslands and the many ...

After unearthing a rare collection of highly prized Silk Road artefacts, a family in the Himalayas has opened a museum ...