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Laura Fernández Is Sworn In as Costa Rica’s President With a Hardline Pledge on Organized Crime

She signals a Bukele-style security drive that alarms critics of expanded executive power.

Trinidad Police Probe 56 Bodies Dumped at Cumuto Cemetery, Mostly Infants

Husband Held as Search Shifts to Recovery in Lynette Hooker Disappearance in the Bahamas

Ricin Deaths Probe Intensifies in Pietracatella With New Interrogations

Chiapas Priest Found Dead as State Forensics Cite Drowning

U.S. Tourist Says Thieves Drained $40,000 After Phone Snatch in Rio’s Lapa

Indian Vlogger’s Viral Europe Critique Puts Cost, Cleanliness and Safety Under Scrutiny

Brazil Tallies Hundreds of Fugitives After Year-End Prison Leave as Recaptures Begin

Argentine Embassy Warns Tourists in Chile After La Serena Condo Robbery

Bekkersdal Shooting Kills 9–10, Injures About 10 Near Johannesburg

Infant Head and Limbs Found in Freezer at Tokyo Sex-Establishment Office

UK Re-Arrests Mistakenly Freed Inmate as Data Show Sharp Rise in Prison Release Errors

Second Body in a Week Found on Mallorca: Woman Discovered at Camp de Mar

Deputies Kill Armed 26-Year-Old at Cherokee County Home Where Mother Was Found Dead

Peru Police Chief Says Officer Killed Protester During Lima Unrest, Now Detained

Marseille Daytime Shooting Near Gym Kills One, Two Arrested in Organized-Crime Inquiry

Gunmen Attack Santa Lucía Nightclub, Killing Eight

Smuggling Probe Underway After Woman’s Death With 26 iPhones Glued to Her Body

French Police Detain Driver in Death of British Jogger in Beaune

Harris County Deputies Fatally Shoot Man Holding Knife During Trespassing Incident