A bigger police presence will be felt in Peru after another killing.

Many rightfully fear the notoriously brazen, violent drug cartels of Mexico. Bishop Raul Vera is not one of those people.

British Bank HSBC agreed Tuesday to pay a record $1.92 billion to settle allegations resulting from a wide-ranging international money-laundering investigation with U.S. federal and state authorities.

Brazil's Agriculture Ministry said on Friday that the country had registered no cases of mad cow disease, denying reports on some local media websites that said the disease had cropped up in the southern state of Parana two years ago.

The world will end on Dec. 21, 2012. Or will it? Thanks to the U.S. government, you no longer have to fall asleep on Dec. 20 wondering if there will be a tomorrow to wake up to. The government is trying to dispel doomsday rumors in the best way it knows how: a reassuring blog post on its official blog.

JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) sees a strong government presence in Brazil as a source for new business leads, a senior banker said on Thursday, highlighting the growing clout of the nation's public sector as an investment-banking client.

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, moving quickly to nip a new scandal in the bud, ordered the dismissal on Saturday of government officials allegedly involved in a bribery ring, including the country's deputy attorney general.

Portugal's government is seeking support from the main opposition party for 4 billion euros of new spending cuts that may need changes to the constitution to push through, the prime minister said.

Major automotive lithium-ion battery manufacturer A123 Systems Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy.