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• Dec 24, 2012

  Guatemala Awaits US Decision to Grant TPS

  Otto Perez Molina, president of Guatemala, said this month that he hopes to receive a positive response from the United States government about granting the Temporal Protection Status (TPS) to Guatemala's citizens that are illegally in the United States.

• Dec 1, 2012

  Latino Artists Juanes and Juan Luis Guerra Donate $150,000 to Victims of Storm Sandy

  Colombian rocker Juanes and Dominican singer Juan Luis Guerra have donated $150,000 from their benefit concert in New York to the American Red Cross, for the victims of superstorm Sandy.

• Nov 23, 2012

  FARC Announces Ceasefire as Part of Peace Negotiations With Colombian Government

  The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) has announced a unilateral ceasefire for the next two months, while it participates in peace talks with the Colombian government.

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  Nov 17, 2012

  Latin Grammy Awards 2012 Winners: Jesse & Joy the Big Winners (PHOTO)

  Mexican pop music duo Jesse & Joy claimed four Latin Grammy awards on Thursday night, becoming the biggest winners of the 13th annual ceremony, defeating superstar favorite Colombian singer-songwriter Juanes, who competed against the band in three of the main categories.

• Sep 22, 2012

  Guatemala's Disaster Response Questioned After Volcano Eruption Leaves 20,000 Stranded

  One of Guatemala's active volcanoes, Volcan de Fuego, has erupted with lava and ash being seen on Sept. 13, prompting an evacuation alert to more than 33,000 people. However, the evacuation of nearly two-thirds of those people was not possible due to the lack of a robust emergency response system in the affected areas.

• Sep 15, 2012

  Family of Bodega Worker Killed by NYPD Take the Case to Court for Wrongful Death

  The family of a killed bodega worker, Reynaldo Cuevas, has called for Bronx District Attorney Robert Johnson to open an investigation into his death. The family claims there was more to the killing and that it was not as simple as the accident police have officially stated, and they point to video and witness accounts as evidence.

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  Sep 15, 2012

  Guatemala Court Rules to Extradite Ex-President Alfonso Portillo to US for Embezzlement Charges

  Guatemala's Constitutional Court decided recently that ex-president Alfonso Portillo could be extradited to the United States on charges of money laundering and embezzling $1.5 million of foreign donations.

• Sep 3, 2012

  Colombia Enters Peace Negotiations With Rebel Group FARC

  Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos has said last week that he is in talks with the leaders of rebel group FARC, in an effort to end a conflict that has been affecting the country for more than 50 years.

• Sep 3, 2012

  South American Countries Condemn British Threat to Remove Julian Assange From London Embassy

  Twelve South American nations have condemned the United Kingdom for allegedly saying that it would use force to enter Ecuador's embassy in London to arrest Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks.

• Aug 22, 2012

  Illegal immigration: Crossing the Border a Deadly Game of Life and Death

  The recent pickup truck crash in South Texas, where 15 immigrants were killed, has revealed the deadly game some illegal immigrants are playing in the pursuit of a better life.