Caribbean Petroleum Corporation, a gasoline warehouse and distributor in San Juan, Puerto Rico exploded today. Officials said that there was a blast at 12:30 a.m. which caused 11 of the 40 tanks at the facility to burst into flames. Smoke and. . . READ FULL STORY

200 families are homeless after a massive fire ripped through one of São Paulo's largest favelas (shanty towns). Nearly the entire district of the Diogo Pires was engulfed by the flames as the fire raged on for more than three hours. The fire. . . READ FULL STORY

Pamplona's San Fermin festival is famous for it's dangerous and thrilling tradition of the running of the bulls. Held since 1591, the festival attracts tens of thousands of revelers eager to try their luck at running with the bulls. For nine days,. . . READ FULL STORY

The 57-year-old Mayor of Managua (Nicaragua’s capital) and former three-time world boxing champion, Alexis Arguello, was found dead in his home Wednesday morning from a gunshot wound to his chest. There is speculation that the ex-boxing. . . READ FULL STORY

A deadly fire ripped through a day-care center in the northwestern state of Sonora, Mexico, killing at least 38 children.  President Felipe Calderón, himself the father of two young children, promptly ordered a government investigation and. . . READ FULL STORY