Spirit Airlines Pulls ‘More Bang For Your Buck’ Ad
Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Spirit Airlines has issued an apology and pulled a “More Bang For Your Buck” ad spoofing the Secret Service prostitution scandal at the Colombian government’s request, according to NBC Miami.T…
Colombian Prostitutes Are Interviewed by Investigators
MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images(CARTAGENA, Colombia) — Some of the prostitutes who allegedly met with Secret Service agents in Colombia have been interviewed by investigators, but U.S. officials are still searching for others, ABC News has learned.So far…
Obama Says US-Colombia Free Trade Deal a Win-Win
SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images(CARTAGENA, Colombia) — President Obama announced on Sunday that a free trade deal with Colombia will be fully enforced next month, declaring the agreement a win-win for both countries.“We’re moving ahead with our…
Obama, Shakira Join Forces at Colombian Cultural Event
SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images(CARTAGENA, Colombia) — Before leaving Colombia, President Obama spent some time with the people of Cartagena, participating in a cultural event to recognize the historically marginalized Afro-Colombian communities and to gra…
Obama at Americas Summit: Open to Debate Drug Laws But Legalization Not the Answer
Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images(CARTAGENA, Colombia) — President Obama said at the Summit of the Americas on Saturday that he is open to a debate about current drug laws but that legalization is not the answer, The Los Angeles Times reports. Colombian Pres…
Colombian President: Obama Visit ‘Smart Move’ to Sway Hispanic Vote
MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images(CARTAGENA, Colombia) — Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos tells ABC News he believes President Obama’s visit to Cartagena for the Summit of the Americas is a “smart move” to help him win suppor…
Argentina: Grieving Parents Find Baby Alive in Morgue
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Five doctors at Perrando Hospital in northern Argentina have been suspended for declaring a baby stillborn, nailing her inside a coffin and placing her in a refrigerated room at the hospital morgue for 12 hours, Argentine media re…
Police Search for ‘Blonde Gang’ of Female Kidnappers in Brazil
George Doyle/Stockbyte/Thinkstock(SAO PAULO, Brazil) — Brazilian police are searching for a group of unlikely kidnappers and thieves: young, middle class women.The “gang of blondes,” so called because all but one of the members have blonde…
Rare Glacier Collapse Enthralls Argentina
Archival photo. iStockphoto/Thinkstock(SANTA CRUZ, Argentina) — A glacier collapse in Argentina Sunday wowed tourists lucky enough to be on hand to witness the rare sight.Large chunks of the Perito Moreno glacier in the country’s National Park Los Gl…
Argentina Train Crash Leaves Dozens Dead, Hundreds Injured
JUAN MABROMATA/AFP/Getty Images(BUENOS AIRES, Argentina) — At least 49 people were killed and another 600 injured when a packed commuter train crashed into a retaining wall at the terminal in Argentina’s capital city at the height of rush hour W…
Hundreds of Prisoners Killed in Honduras Jail Fire
ORLANDO SIERRA/AFP/Getty Images(TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras) — A fire at a jail in Honduras has left at least 272 prisoners dead after the blaze broke out late Tuesday night, officials said. Dozens were burned or suffocated to death after authorities failed…
6.3 Magnitude Quake Strikes Peru; No Deaths, Damage Reported
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(LIMA, Peru) — A 6.3-magnitude earthquake rocked the coast of central Peru early Monday morning, leaving a few dozen people with minor injuries, according to local media outlets. No deaths have been reported.The U.S. Geological S…
Joran Van Der Sloot to Be Sentenced in 2010 Peru Murder
Sebastian Silva/AFP/Getty Images(LIMA, Peru) — Joran van der Sloot, the Dutch national long believed to be responsible for the 2005 disappearance of Alabama teen Natalee Holloway, will be sentenced on Friday after pleading guilty to the murder of a Pe…
Joran Van Der Sloot to Be Sentenced in 2010 Peru Murder
Sebastian Silva/AFP/Getty Images(LIMA, Peru) — Joran van der Sloot, the Dutch national long believed to be responsible for the 2005 disappearance of Alabama teen Natalee Holloway, will be sentenced on Friday after pleading guilty to the murder of a Pe…
Argentina’s President: No Cancer After All
Ximena Barrettino/LatinContent/Getty Images(BUENOS AIRES, Argentina) — After doctors removed her thyroid gland due to an initial cancer diagnosis, test results revealed Argentina’s president, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, didn’t have can…
Natalee Holloway’s Suspected Killer Seeks Deal in Peru
Sebastian Silva/AFP/Getty Images(LIMA, Peru) — Joran van der Sloot, accused of murder in Peru and the prime suspect in the disappearance of American teen Natalee Holloway in Aruba, appears to be considering a plea deal that could get him out of prison…
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez Calls Obama a ‘Clown’
Mordovets/Getty Images(CARACAS, Venezuela) — Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez took aim at President Obama on Wednesday, calling him a “clown” and an “embarrassment,” and accusing the U.S. leader of turning the country into a “disaster.”The tira…