High incarceration rates in Latin America – the region with the world’s fastest-growing prison population – are exacerbating tuberculosis in a region that is bucking
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Two reporters and a police officer killed in shooting at Haiti hospital reopening
Two reporters and a police officer were killed and others injured on Tuesday when armed men opened fire on a group of journalists who gathered
Ex-drug lord Fabio Ochoa walks free in Colombia after 20 years in US prisons
The return of the former drug trafficker Fabio Ochoa to Colombia following his deportation from the United States has reopened old wounds among victims of
Mauritius holds out on Chagos Islands deal over Diego Garcia lease
Mauritius is holding out over a deal to gain control of the Chagos Islands from the UK, leaving ministers less than a month to rescue
Russian cargo ship sinks in Mediterranean after explosion in engine room
An engine room explosion sank a Russian cargo ship called Ursa Major in the Mediterranean Sea between Spain and Algeria and two of its crew
UAE becomes Africa’s biggest investor amid rights concerns
The United Arab Emirates has become the largest backer of new business projects in Africa, raising hopes of a rush of much-needed money for green
El Salvador overturns metals mining ban, defying environmental groups
El Salvador’s legislature has overturned a seven-year-old ban on metals mining, a move that the country’s authoritarian president, Nayib Bukele, had pushed for to boost
Mozambique’s top court confirms election result after months of protest
Mozambique’s top court has confirmed the ruling party’s victory in October’s presidential elections, potentially triggering more protests after more than two months of unrest over
Dozens of MPs in Justin Trudeau’s Liberal party agree prime minister should resign
Dozens of MPs in Justin Trudeau’s Liberal party have now agreed that Canada’s embattled prime minister must abandon his post after last week’s catastrophic resignation
Ethiopian resistance hero’s family tries to reclaim medal taken by Italian troops
The descendants of a hero of Ethiopia’s resistance against European imperialism are seeking to retrieve a gold medal taken from him by Italian troops, after