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Brazil's Congress Moves Toward Impeachment Of President

8:22pm December 02, 2015

by Jim Zarroli

Dilma Rousseff is accused of manipulating government finances to benefit her re-election effort. The proceedings come at a time of widening political scandals and a sharp economic downturn.

Rap Song About Violence In Mexico Strikes Chord With Listeners

5:55pm December 02, 2015

by Monica Ortiz Uribe

A previously unknown musician has produced a new rap song about violence in Mexico that has struck a chord with listeners.

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Mexico Deporting Migrating Minors In Record Numbers

4:32pm November 27, 2015

by Carrie Kahn

Planes and buses arrive in Guatemala every day, returning migrants who've tried and failed to make it to the United States. Many are minors, stopped by Mexican police and deported back home.

Ecuador's Oil Bust Draws Parallels To 1990s Financial Crisis

4:37pm November 25, 2015

by Kirk Siegler

Ecuador's economy is faltering thanks to a year of record low oil prices and fears of a "godzilla" El Niño forming in the Pacific Ocean. The situation is drawing bizarre parallels to the last major financial crisis to hit the small South American country in the late 1990s.

In the Nairobi slum of Kangemi, a poster welcomes Pope Francis to Kenya.

A Pope's Visit May Bring Hope, But Does It Also Bring Change?

5:17pm November 24, 2015

by Anders Kelto

During a papal visit, the media swarm and security is intense. He speaks of issues that face the country. After he goes, is there any lasting legacy?

Opposition presidential candidate Mauricio Macri, left, and running mate Gabriela Michetti celebrate after winning a runoff presidential election in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Sunday.

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Argentina Elects Opposition Candidate As Its Next President

7:22am November 23, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

The win by Mauricio Macri ends the 12-year rule of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's Peronist Party. Macri, the former mayor of Buenos Aires, promised to roll back some of Kirchner's policies.

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President-Elect Promises A New Future For Argentina

5:22am November 23, 2015

by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

President-elect Mauricio Macri says it's a new era for Argentina. Those who voted against him worry he will take them back to the years of financial crisis.

Francisco Carlos Fonseca is the manager of Marina ConfianÃ§a, a resort located on the banks of the Cantareira reservoir system. Behind him is a boat ramp that once led to a lake that he says used to be more than 100 feet deep.

As Brazil's Largest City Struggles With Drought, Residents Are Leaving

7:21pm November 22, 2015

In Sao Paulo, home to 20 million people, water shortages have become part of daily life. Some residents are leaving for lusher regions. Ecologists say Amazon deforestation may be affecting rainfall.

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Argentines Head To Polls To Decide Presidential Run-Off

5:07pm November 22, 2015

Argentines voted Sunday in what they are calling the vote of the generation. This is Argentina's first run-off presidential election between two well-known candidates.

South America has a tradition of offering a haven to refugees, including my grandfather, Miguel Garsd, pictured here in Argentina, where he began practicing medicine in the 1930s. His family had fled pogroms in the Ukraine in the late 1800s.

Refugees: That Time Everyone Said 'No' And Bolivia Said 'Yes'

11:42am November 22, 2015

by Jasmine Garsd

Observers draw a parallel between anti-refugee sentiments now and during WWII. Back then, many doors where closed to those fleeing Nazism. Bolivia was a notable exception.