El Chapo goes down yet drugs keep flowing
The verdict against the drugs kingpin known as El Chapo may, in the end, have little lasting effect on either his group or the wider effort to stem the flow of drugs into the US.
Bukele wins El Salvador presidency
A youthful former mayor of the capital easily won El Salvador's presidency, getting more votes than his three rivals combined to usher out the two parties that dominated politics for a quarter of a century.
US, Mexico pledge billions to reduce migration
The US and Mexico announced a bilateral assistance program to curb migration from Central America, signalling an early vote of confidence from the Trump administration in the new Mexican President.
AMLO vows 'profound and radical transformation'
Andrés Manuel López Obrador took office as potentially the most powerful Mexican president in decades.
IMF approves $79.4b credit line for Argentina
The International Monetary Fund's executive board approved a $US56.3 billion ($79.4 billion) credit line for Argentina.
Migrant caravan pushes on as Trump ramps up campaign
Thousands of Central American migrants resumed an arduous trek toward the US border this week, with many bristling at Donald Trump's claims there could be terrorists among them.
Migrant caravan puts Mexico in US cross hairs
Thousands of Central Americans heading to the US border are pushing Mexico's migration system, and its relationship with the US, into a state of crisis.
Monkeys enter their Stone Age with a bang
For years, scientists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama had whispered about the remote island where monkeys used stone tools.
Trump and Lopez Obrador amigos for now
The US President reached out to Mexico's new populist president-elect this week in an early, but potentially short-lived, show of détente.
Mexico gives leftist Lopez Obrador broad mandate
Mexican voters delivered a tidal wave presidential election victory to leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, giving him a broad mandate to up...
Leftist poised to win Mexico presidential election
Mexicans appear to have elected their first left-wing leader in decades, as exit polls showed Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador winning the presid...
