The capture of Jorge Eduardo Costilla Sanchez is a major victory in the military battle against drug trafficking, but it could open a power vacuum.

A senior Cuban diplomat said Wednesday her country is prepared to negotiate a solution in the case of a jailed American contractor, but is awaiting a U.S. response.

59 percent of residents surveyed consider their national identity to be "Falkland Islander," twice as many as the 29 percent who consider themselves to be "British."

Will give greater autonomy to well-run agricultural cooperatives; measures announced Wednesday mean that the majority of cooperatives will have their government debt forgiven.

Army Col. James Pohl's ruling was released Wednesday. It applies to the trial of Saudi prisoner Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri.

Supporters of President Chavez blocked a road and a campaign truck was torched. Both sides hurled rocks.

Judy Gross said her husband Alan has developed a mass behind his right shoulder blade, and suffers from degenerative arthritis and other ailments.

Pinera accused of distorting statistics to show progress on a campaign promise, squeezing political advantage from his campaign to reduce poverty.

The rebel, whose name was not released, led Orlando Sigifredo Ibarra Sarmiento on a four-hour walk to reach troops in southwestern Colombia.

Officials in southern Mexico say they have discovered 16 bodies left in a truck in a region plagued by drug violence.