The 32-nation “unity” summit of Latin American and Caribbean nations held in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo this week confirmed the establishment of a new regional bloc that excludes the United States and Canada.

Jalisco-based search-and-rescue experts have set off to Haiti, while back at home the local relief effort gathers pace.

All these organizations in the United States will be channeling aid to victims of Tuesdays' earthquake in Haiti. Click on the name to access their home page and see how you can help.

The city of Toronto will host the 2015 Pan American Games, the 42 member nations of the Pan American Sport Organization (PASO) decided Friday afternoon at their general assembly in Guadalajara.

In a letter to Canadian Immigration Minister Jason Keeney on August 24, Amnesty International condemned the decision to slap visas on Mexican citizens traveling to the great white north.

After two nail-biting delays, Jose Hernandez, the California-raised son of Mexican immigrants, expected to lift off in Space Shuttle Discovery in the early hours of Friday morning.