CARTAGENA, Colombia (Reuters) - A prostitution scandal involving U.S. security personnel in Colombia and an unprecedented regional push to end the isolation of Cuba threatened on Saturday to eclipse President Barack Obama's charm offensive to Latin America.
In a major
embarrassment for Washington at the Summit of the Americas attended by
more than 30 heads of state, 11 U.S. Secret Service agents were sent
home and five military servicemen grounded over "misconduct" allegations
in a hotel.
Prostitutes were taken to the hotel, according to a Colombian police source.
The widening
controversy was overshadowing a host of weightier topics at the two-day
summit that began on Saturday.