Missing Fashion Mogul Vittorio Missoni Turned Family Business Into a Global Brand
(NEW YORK) — Rescuers searched by air and sea Sunday off the coast of Venezuela for the plane carrying Italian fashion mogul Vittorio Missoni, the man credited with turning his father’s fashion house into a global empire that includes hotels, ho…
Road to Post-Chávez Venezuela Still Nebulous
Sasha Mordovets/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The road to a post-Chávez Venezuela became a little bit less hazy Saturday, after legislators re-elected Diosdado Cabello to the post of National Assembly president. Cabello is a long time Chávez …
Plane Carrying Missoni, Italian Fashion Boss, Reported Missing
Medioimages/Photodisc/Thinkstock(CARACAS,Venezuela) — Vittorio Missoni and his wife are reported missing, who were last seen on board a flight from the archipelago of Los Roques heading towards Maiquetia Airport in Caracas, according to the BBC.The ai…
Mystery Surrounds Condition of Hugo Chavez
RODRIGO ARANGUA/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — It’s anyone’s guess as to the exact condition of ailing Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez after he underwent surgery in Cuba on Dec. 11 for what his government described as a severe lung infection.According …
Jenni Rivera’s Remains ’100%’ Identified; Funeral Preparations Begin
Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images(LAKEWOOD, Calif.) — The remains of Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera have been “100 percent” identified, her brother Pedro told reporters outside his parents’ home in Lakewood, Calif., on Thursday.”It is 100 percent conf…
Jenni Rivera’s Death Confirmed; NTSB to Assist in Crash Investigation
Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The National Transportation Safety Board has confirmed that Jenni Rivera, the Mexican-American singer and reality television star, died on Sunday when the plane she was traveling in crashed outside Monterrey, …
Guatemala Could Deport John McAfee Back to Belize
JOHAN ORDONEZ/AFP/Getty Images(GUATEMALA CITY) — Software anti-virus pioneer John McAfee is in the process of being deported to Belize after he was arrested in Guatemala for entering the country illegally, his attorney told ABC News early Thursday.ABC…
John McAfee Seeks Asylum, Thanks God for ‘Sanity’
John McAfee/Facebook(NEW YORK) — Software tycoon John McAfee, wanted for questioning in the shooting death of his neighbor, has made his escape from Belize to Guatemala, where he told ABC News he will be seeking asylum.”Thank God I am in a place where…
Seven Bolivian Officials Arrested, Accused of Extorting Jailed American Man
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia) — Seven Bolivian government officials were arrested on Tuesday after being accused of a plan to rob and extort an American who has been jailed without charge in the South American country for 18 months, acco…
Seven Bolivian Officials Arrested, Accused of Extorting Jailed American Man
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia) — Seven Bolivian government officials were arrested on Tuesday after being accused of a plan to rob and extort an American who has been jailed without charge in the South American country for 18 months, acco…
Court in Argentina Convicts UNC Professor of Drug Smuggling
Paul Frampton(NEW YORK) — A court in Argentina has convicted an Oxford educated professor at the University of North Carolina of attempting to smuggle four pounds of cocaine into the United States. Prosecutors say Paul Frampton, a 68-year-old esteemed…
John McAfee: It’s ‘Exhausting’ Evading Police in Murder Probe
John McAfee/Facebook(NEW YORK) — Cyber security tycoon John McAfee told ABC News that evading Belizean police for the past few days has been “extremely exhausting,” but he vowed to keep slipping through their fingers until his neighbor’s real killer i…
Belize Murder: John McAfee Tells ABC News He Is Innocent
John McAfee / Facebook(NEW YORK) — Tech guru John McAfee told ABC News in his first broadcast interview that he did not kill his neighbor Gregory Faull, and is now in hiding, fearful of what he calls a “corrupt government” in Belize that he believes i…
6.1-Magnitude Earthquake Hits North-Central Region of Chile
Jason Reed/Thinkstock(SANTIAGO) — The North Central area of Chile was struck by a 6.1 magnitude earthquake Wednesday, according to local authorities.According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the epicenter of the earthquake was located 55 miles north of…
Billionaire Holds Argentinean Navy Ship Hostage
AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — So you’re a super-rich American investor and a large South American country owes you $1.6 billion, which it refuses to pay in full.You can take a partial settlement that others have taken – which reportedly wou…
Head of Mexican Drug Cartel Killed by Authorities
ALFREDO ESTRELLA/AFP/GettyImages(MEXICO CITY) — The Mexican Navy said Tuesday that it had confirmed via fingerprints and photographs that the man killed by Marines in a Sunday shootout was Heriberto Lazcano, aka The Executioner or “Z-3,” the feared le…
Did Joran Van Der Sloot Impregnate a Woman from Jail?
Sebastian Silva/AFP/Getty Images(MEXICO CITY) — The lawyer representing Joran van der Sloot shot down reports Monday that the Dutch playboy who is suspected of killing Natalee Holloway had impregnated a woman during a conjugal visit in his Peruvian…
Venezuela Election Results: Hugo Chavez Declared Winner
RODRIGO ARANGUA/AFP/Getty Images(CARACAS, Venezuela) — President Hugo Chávez has retained power in Venezuela after defeating opponent Henrique Capriles on Sunday by a comfortable victory of 900,000 votes.Chávez, the longest serving presi…
Venezuela: Radical Group Promises Violence if Chávez Loses Election
Ana Maria Benedetti/ABC/Univision(CARACAS) — In past Venezuelan elections there have been rumors of violence, but they never amounted to much. This time around, with President Hugo Chávez forced to contemplate the possibility of handing over th…
Hugo Chavez Faces Opposition Challenges Heading into Sunday Election
Sasha Mordovets/Getty Images(CARACAS, Venezuela) — Venezuela’s charismatic leader Hugo Chavez may still be the favorite to win Sunday’s presidential election, but polls show that momentum has been building behind opposition candidate Henrique Caprile…