Given Venezuela’s urgent humanitarian needs and the global energy crunch, Washington is considering easing sanctions on Caracas in exchange for democratic reforms.

The Joe Biden administration says the restrictions are directed at protecting national security, not stifling economic competition.

The United States is one of the few leading economies to delegate responsibility for coronavirus restrictions to state and local governments.

Pervasive corruption has long stymied development and fueled emigration from some of Central America’s poorest countries. The recent disbanding of antigraft commissions makes their prospects for refo…

Brazil’s presidential election is down to two polarizing candidates, and experts say the runoff will be a major test for one of the world’s largest democracies.

Scientists say the rain forest is approaching a critical tipping point at which the damage is irreversible.