When Galain returned to his home country in the early 2000s after working abroad for more than a decade, Uruguay was in the ...

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay - Uruguay became the first country to legalize the growing, sale and smoking of marijuana on Tuesday, a pioneering social experiment that will be closely watched by other nations ...

An attack in the home of an anti-narcotics prosecutor shows the rising influence of violent drug trafficking organizations in ...

The archbishop of Montevideo, Cardinal Daniel Sturla, testified before a Sept. 30 hearing of the Uruguay Senate’s health ...

“I see Uruguay as a hub and refuge for the Jews of the region,” said Latin American Rabbinical Seminary CEO Ariel Stofenmacher. BUENOS AIRES (JTA) — The Latin American Rabbinical Seminary based in ...

Can you imagine legally growing marijuana in your backyard? How about walking down to the corner pharmacy to buy a gram or two of ready-to-smoke pot? Starting Tuesday, this scenario will no longer be ...

During his speech scheduled for Tuesday at the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York, Uruguayan President Yamandú ...

This beachside village in Uruguay has more visitors than locals during its peak seasons, with plenty of offerings for both ...

Despite a long-term decline in flock size, Uruguay's wool and sheep sector is going through a boom driven by record-high ...

MONTEVIDEO — Uruguay’s Senate has approved groundbreaking legislation legalizing marijuana, becoming the first nation in the world to oversee the production and sale of the drug. After a marathon ...

In 2004 when Tata Group boss Ratan Tata and then TCS CEO Subramanian Ramadorai started searching for a springboard into Latin America, they were skeptical of Uruguay. One visit to the country ...