After Honduras vote, competing candidates claim victory

Presidential candidate Xiomara Castro de Zelaya, left, and her husband, former president Manuel Zelaya, show their ink-stained fingers after casting their votes.

The nation appears headed for a presidential showdown.

In troubled Honduras, fears of a flawed election

In troubled Honduras, fears of a flawed election

A presidential vote is still shadowed by the 2009 coup in the world’s most violent place.

With new powers, Venezuela’s Maduro to widen socialism

With new powers, Venezuela’s Maduro to widen socialism

Lawmakers vote to give Chávez’s successor decree powers to combat the country’s economic crisis.

After Justin Bieber, a fight over graffiti in Colombia

After Justin Bieber, a fight over graffiti in Colombia

Artists demand change after singer spray paints a marijuana leaf, other signs in Bogota.

In Bogota, trying to get horse-cart owners to trade up

In Bogota, trying to get horse-cart owners to trade up

Recyclers and their animals are finding less acceptance in a city that sees itself as model of urban mobility.

Joaquín Hernández Galicia, Mexican union boss, dies

Joaquín Hernández Galicia, Mexican union boss, dies

“La Quina” was accused of using patronage and intimidation in running the powerful oil workers union.

Colombia’s president says ‘we will have peace’ with rebels

Colombia’s president says ‘we will have peace’ with rebels

The next step in talks, negotiating how to stamp out cocaine trade in guerrilla territory, is a critical point for the U.S.