A sea of worshippers crowded into a football field early Wednesday for an open-air mass by Pope Francis, who is making the first ever papal visit to Myanmar, in a trip framed so far by his public sidestepping of the Rohingya crisis.
Ranks of Myanmar nuns in habits sang in Latin, backed by organ music as Francis began the mass.
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Argentine voters will usher in a new era Sunday after eight years under President Cristina Kirchner, but the candidates vying to succeed her look and sound a lot alike.
All three leading contenders are men from affluent families with Italian roots, and “the differences between them aren’t that clear,” says political analyst Mariel Fornoni.
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Colombia's government and FARC rebels will sign a controversial revised peace accord Thursday to end their half-century conflict, which is set to be ratified despite bitter complaints from opponents.
Under pressure for fear that a fragile ceasefire could break down, the government and the leftist FARC said they will sign the new deal at 1600 GMT and immediately take itRead more
Top stars in Latin music pleaded Saturday for tolerance in a concert from the US-Mexico border, taking a stand weeks ahead of a divisive US presidential election.
Thousands of people turned out in the walkway between San Diego and Tijuana for the show put together by Univision, the US Spanish-language network with a strong following among Hispanics, and its English-language,Read more