Colombia Literacy Alert: Just 45% of Third Graders Read Well
A new report reveals that only 45% of Colombian third graders read and write at grade level, a gap experts warn triggers a domino effect of school dropout and learning failure.
Egyptian TV Host Sentenced to Death in Drug Ring Case
Egyptian television personality Sarah Khalifa, who has more than 2.6 million social media followers, was sentenced to death alongside her brother and 10 others after prosecutors accused them of running a drug trafficking network.
Amazon Cargo Plane’s Prior Flights Traced After Miami Crash
Investigators are examining the flight history of an Amazon-operated cargo plane that crashed after landing at Miami International Airport, killing five people on board.
Aboard a Warship: Sailors’ Grim Conditions in the Gulf
New reports reveal harsh, demoralizing conditions endured by 5,000 sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln during its extended deployment near the Persian Gulf.
Greenpeace Activists Scale Mexico City Flagpole to Protest Plant
Greenpeace activists climbed the towering flagpole in Mexico City's main square to demand a halt to the construction of a large ammonia plant in Topolobampo, Sinaloa, warning of environmental risks to the coastal region.
Flood Kills Six Passengers in Tultitlán Minivan
A flash flood swept through Tultitlán, State of Mexico, trapping and killing six passengers riding in a shared van known locally as a “combi.”
Wanted Brazilian Pilot Found Gravely Ill in Colombia
A man abandoned by armed men at a river port in Colombia turned out to be a Brazilian pilot wanted by Interpol for smuggling cocaine, his trail leading to a dissident guerrilla group.
8.6 Million Mexicans Escaped Food Insecurity in a Decade
A new report highlights that 8.6 million people in Mexico moved out of food insecurity over the past ten years, signaling progress in the fight against hunger and malnutrition.
Chileans March for Dictatorship Victims, Oppose Pardons
Demonstrators took to the streets of Chile to honor victims of the 1973-1990 military dictatorship and to protest a proposed pardon for police and military personnel implicated in human rights abuses.
Puebla Police Dismantle Clandestine Crypto Mining Operation
Authorities in the central Mexican state of Puebla shut down an illegal cryptocurrency mining site that local media described as a clandestine "factory," part of a broader crackdown on unauthorized mining operations across Mexico.