Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Saturday that his government captured the head of the Colombian criminal gang Los Rastrojos and linked the fugitive to alleged plans by an opposition party to carry out terrorist acts.

The dispute between Colombia and Spain over the $17 billion in gold and silver believed to be aboard a Spanish galleon that was sunk in 1708 off the Colombian city of Cartagena also involves Bolivia's indigenous Qhara Qhara people, who say the loot is rightfully theirs.

A Mexican actress who helped announce the nominees for this year's edition of the Platino Awards said in an interview with EFE that Ibero-American cinema has a very strong, genuine and authentic voice.

Italy and China signed an agreement to cooperate on Beijing's global infrastructure plan, the Belt and Road Initiative, sealing an accord that has alarmed Italy's Unite States and European allies, according to a report from the Dow Jones Newswires made available to EFE Saturday.

Mexico defeated two-time reigning Copa America champions Chile 3-1 here in Gerardo "Tata" Martino's debut as coach of El Tri.

Researchers at the University of Sao Paulo have discovered a way to sterilize organs to be used as transplants, thanks to a novel use of light to eliminate any virus or bacteria the donor might carry.