Laurie Weed

Colombia: The Nevado del Ruiz volcano, about 80 miles west of Bogota, erupted Nov. 9 with a six-mile-high column that dropped a layer of ash over the Tolima and Caldas...

Mexico: The mayor of Acapulco has announced that 500 of the resort city's police officers, more than 20 percent of its existing force, will be fired for corruption. A mass...

Panama: The National Assembly has repealed the unpopular land-sale law that prompted more than a week of violent protests in Colon and Panama City. The law, passed Oct. 19, would...

Panama: Demonstrations turned violent in Colon City over a new law that allows the government to sell land in the duty-free zone. Protesters have been burning tires and blocking streets...

Egypt: To entice more visitors to Cairo during turbulent times, the government has reopened the pyramid of Chefren and six more ancient tombs that were closed for many years. Egypt's...

Portugal: A rash of armed robberies in the U.S. Embassy area of Lisbon has prompted a warning, particularly for the pedestrian tunnel north of the Avenida das Forcas Armadas entrance....

Ecuador: Two female tourists who were kidnapped during an organized canoe trip in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve were released unharmed Oct. 2 after two days. Authorities believe a group of Colombian...

Italy: Four Australian tourists were injured, two severely, when a rock slide hit a popular hiking trail in the Cinque Terre coastal region. The women were walking with a tour...

Guatemala: More than 33,000 terrified locals were evacuated amid falling ash and chaos Sept. 13, when the Fuego Volcano erupted just 31 miles from Guatemala City. As seismic activity tapered...