A confrontation between the judiciary and the governing party will test Claudia Sheinbaum’s leadership and offer a wind…

As libraries become public stages for social problems — homelessness, drug use, mental health — the people who work the…

The bill has drawn criticism from legal scholars who say it would bulldoze any judicial oversight of constitutional mat…

All but three of the country’s Supreme Court justices announced they would quit rather than partake in the controversia…

A 161 million-year-old fossil, linked to a line of extinct frog-like amphibians, is the oldest tadpole ever found. fr…

Recent earth science developments suggest that how we count our planet’s largest land masses is less clear than we lear…

A “toadlet” in Brazil is the second-smallest vertebrate known to exist on the planet. from NYT > World > Americ…

Authorities use satellites to track deforestation caused by chain saws or fire. Now criminals are using chemicals to de…

Authorities use satellites to track deforestation caused by chain saws or fire. Now criminals are using chemicals to de…

The sheriff in a rural Tennessee county said his office is searching for a man who used a stolen identity to pose as a …

The brainy birds carry big chips on their shoulders, scientists say. And some people who become subjects of their ire m…

The brainy birds carry big chips on their shoulders, scientists say. And some people who become subjects of their ire m…

Yamandú Orsi, a center-left former mayor, finished first on Sunday but fell short of the 50 percent threshold needed to…

For Rome, the rare Christmas Eve rite of redemption is cause for celebration this year. For Bethlehem, it is another gr…

Critics say the review of the permanent and temporary residents’ programs amounts to the abandonment of decades of “wel…

The attacks this week point to an escalation of violence as the situation worsens and gangs overwhelm security forces, …

Tightly knit communities in Ontario and British Columbia have been rocked by violent events in the past 18 months. Now …

Saying that Canada had invited too many newcomers in, in too short a period of time, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau anno…

Using natural materials from environmental disasters around the country, a Brazilian activist sends a message to a U.S.…

The largest city in British Columbia makes a perfect gateway to explore the rich marine wildlife and beauty of the regi…

Liberal Party members fear Justin Trudeau has become so unpopular among voters in Canada that it could lead to the part…

Once considered revolutionary, his notion of empathy and advocacy for the poor has become a central tenet of Catholic s…

Over a month after the substance began appearing on the southern shores of Newfoundland, a federal agency is still inve…

The repeated failure of the power grid and a hurricane that has swamped the island’s eastern end has many Cubans fed up…

The discovery may push back the emergence of the reptiles that once ruled the Earth, and clarify how dinosaurs like the…

Fidel Castro once called Cuba’s power plants “prehistoric.” But the country still relies on them, contributing to the l…

Canada expelled six Indian diplomats after the police said they had evidence that India used intimidation and even murd…

Record dry conditions in South America have led to wildfires, power cuts and water rationing. The world’s largest river…

The case against José Rubén Zamora became a sign of crumbling democracy in Guatemala and a symbol of threats against pr…

The Cuban government had just announced emergency measures to reduce electricity use — then the power went out across t…

The United States and Canada have worked together to investigate what they say is the Indian government’s campaign agai…

As a reporter responsible for region news in the South, Emily Cochrane covers hurricanes, trials, country music and mor…

The stiff penalty was the potentially final step in the stunning downfall of the former official, Genaro García Luna, w…

Payne, who was one of the group’s standout singers, fell from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires, emergency ser…

Facing a revolt in his own party, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attacked both the Conservative opposition and India’s g…

In an elaborate experiment, scientists discovered that the insects chose to hibernate in soil full of pesticides and ot…

Brazil’s top court expanded its power to protect democracy. But some are wondering whether the court now represents the…

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s top aides spoke at a public hearing a day after Canada accused Indian diplomats of orch…

The Canadian prime minster’s accusation of Indian government involvement in the killing of a Sikh nationalist signifies…

A generation that fled political persecution and economic hardship is finding a way to laugh amid the pain. from NYT …

A generation that fled political persecution and economic hardship is finding a way to laugh amid the pain. from NYT …

The diplomatic rift has suddenly grown more stark as Canada amplifies its accusations that India is directing lethal op…

Canadian officials said the Indian government was involved in criminal activity, including homicide and extortion, to i…

The move by the Indian government comes as the two countries have been locked in a dispute following the assassination …

More than 25 years after Mexico began recognizing dual nationals, some U.S.-born children of Mexican immigrants are cla…

The end of a coalition of Conservatives and Liberals over 70 years ago led to a surprising election result and reshaped…

Canada has long had one of the world’s most open immigration policies. Now, faced with a growing popular backlash, it’s…

Carmen Maldonado, 96, of Queens, died on May 18. She was supposed to be buried in Ecuador, but her body was sent to Gua…

An outburst from elevated solar activity created conditions on Thursday that kept people’s eyes glued to evening views …

Reporting on the island’s invasive moose population was easy. But seeing the animal in the wild was a different story e…

A sprawling network of ravines threaded through Canada’s largest city offers urban explorers an oasis of birdsong, burb…

Brazil’s Supreme Court said Tuesday that Elon Musk’s social network could return in the country after a monthlong ban b…

The woman’s victims, found in a span of three days in Canada last week, included two men whom the police said she had a…

An explosive deception has ripped apart one of Mexico’s most powerful criminal groups, the Sinaloa cartel, and ignited …

When a gang assaulted a town in central Haiti last week, one woman called a local community leader begging for assistan…

The gruesome killing represents yet another challenge for the country’s new president, who faces increasing pressure to…

Most travelers fly between cities like Lima, Cuzco and Arequipa, but if you want to explore beaches, deserts and mounta…

As a punishing drought dries up stretches of the Amazon River, Brazil is resorting to dredging to try to keep food, med…

A new report shows that small condo units are preferred by investors and that a lack of investor buyers may now be dela…

Introduced to the island 120 years ago, moose are involved in hundreds of collisions each year. But the huge animal is …

The decision comes as political pressure mounts to cut down on programs that allow migrants to stay in the United State…

The justices will consider whether a 2005 law that gives gun makers broad immunity applies in the case, which accuses t…

The justices will consider whether a 2005 law that gives gun makers broad immunity applies in the case, which accuses t…

Brazil is proposing a fund that would pay countries to protect tropical forests that are crucial to curbing climate cha…

The country’s defense ministry said the military officers who opened fire might have mistaken the migrants for cartel m…

A climate scientist and former mayor, Claudia Sheinbaum will be inaugurated on Tuesday as the first woman to lead the c…