A summit of nearly 30 Western Hemisphere leaders has ended without a joint declaration due to divisions over Cuba and Argentine claims to the Falkland Islands.

CARTAGENA, Colombia (Reuters) - Leaders from across North and South America will mix perennial controversies over Cuba and the Falklands with new approaches to the war on drugs and trade tensions at a summit in Colombia this weekend. The 33 nations represented at the Organization of American States' (OAS) sixth Summit of the Americas in the historic seaside city of Cartagena are, however, unlikely to lead to big changes on the major issues facing the hemisphere. Although not quite the star act he was at the last OAS meeting in Trinidad and Tobago in 2009, U.S. ...

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Three years after being feted by star-struck Latin American leaders, President Barack Obama faces skepticism and disappointment at this week's Summit of the Americas for failing to meet promises of a new era in relations with the region. Obama's first meeting with leaders from the hemisphere in Trinidad and Tobago at the height of his popularity included a vow to mend ties with Cuba and a photo-op handshake with Hugo Chavez, the Venezuelan president and pugnacious U.S. critic. ...