Category: Americas

Honduras Opens Embassy in China After Breaking Off Ties With Taiwan

BEIJING—Honduras opened an embassy in Beijing on Sunday, Chinese state media reported, months after the Central American nation broke off relations with Taiwan to establish diplomatic ties with China. China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang and his Honduran counterpart Enrique Reina took part in the inauguration of the embassy on Sunday morning, China’s official CCTV said….


Cassava Flour and Fruit Kept 4 Children Alive for 40 Days After Plane Crash in Colombia’s Jungle

Four Indigenous children survived an Amazon plane crash that killed three adults and then braved the jungle for 40 days before being found alive by Colombian soldiers, bringing a happy ending to a search-and-rescue saga that captivated a nation and forced the usually opposing military and Indigenous people to work together. Cassava flour and some…


Child Plane Crash Survivors Get Medical Care in Bogota After Weeks in Jungle

BOGOTA—Four Indigenous children who were missing for more than five weeks in a jungle in Colombia’s south following a deadly plane crash arrived in the capital Bogota early on Saturday for medical treatment. The siblings were found on Friday in Colombia’s Caqueta Province according to the country’s armed forces and were initially treated by military…


4 Colombian Children Found Alive in Jungle Weeks After Plane Crash

BOGOTA—Four children from an Indigenous community in Colombia were found alive in the country’s south on Friday more than five weeks after the plane they were traveling in crashed in thick jungle, Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro said. The siblings were rescued by the military near the border between Colombia’s Caqueta and Guaviare provinces, close to…


Fungal Meningitis Threat: CDC Issues Warning to People Visiting Mexican Clinics

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a warning about an outbreak of fungal meningitis among people who visited two clinics in Mexico. Fungal meningitis is an inflammation of the protective membrane surrounding the central nervous system. “Current fungal meningitis outbreak: Affects people, including U.S. residents, who had epidural anesthesia in…


US Denies Claims That China Struck Deal With Cuba to Build Spy Base

The United States on Thursday denied a report that China had struck an agreement with Cuba to build an electronic surveillance facility on the island, which is some 100 miles from Florida and home to U.S. military installations. Pentagon spokesman Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said the Defense Department was “not aware of China and Cuba…


Strategic Wins for America as Peru Authorizes US Troops and NASA Cooperation

When Peru’s Congress announced on May 19 that U.S. troops would arrive to participate in joint security training exercises, left-wing opposition to interim President Dina Boluarte quickly sounded the cry of coup d’etat. The move created a ripple effect in the region as thousands continue expressing anger and concern, including former left-wing Bolivian President Evo Morales. Peru’s…


Main Suspect in 2005 Disappearance of Natalee Holloway Arrives in US From Peru to Face Charges

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Joran van der Sloot, the chief suspect in the 2005 disappearance of Natalee Holloway, arrived in the United States on Thursday to face charges that he attempted to extort money from the missing woman’s mother. An FBI-operated plane carrying van der Sloot landed at Birmingham’s Shuttlesworth Airport just before 2:30 p.m. and the suspect…


Lawmakers Warn of New Cold War as China Reportedly Seeks Spy Base in Cuba

The Chinese regime’s reported plan to create a secret eavesdropping facility in Cuba should trigger an alarm for all in the United States, according to lawmakers. In its latest challenge aimed at the United States, China has reached a deal with Cuba to install an electronic spy base on the island, just about 100 miles…


Main Suspect in 2005 Disappearance of Natalee Holloway Departs Peru on Extradition Flight to US

LIMA, Peru—The main suspect in the 2005 disappearance of U.S. student Natalee Holloway was handed over to U.S. custody and departed Peru on a flight to the United States on Thursday, roughly a month after both countries agreed on his extradition. Joran van der Sloot is wanted in the United States on one count each…