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A 6.7-magnitude earthquake hit off the northern coast of Chile on Sunday evening

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A 6.7-magnitude earthquake hit off the northern coast of Chile on Sunday evening, prompting a brief evacuation of part of a coastal area but...

Nicolas Maduro has urged the US to discuss peace and sovereignty in a high level commission mediated by the UNASUR

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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has urged the US to discuss "peace and sovereignty" in a high level commission mediated by the Union of South...

Venezuela's Foreign Minister Elias Jaua has accused John Kerry of inciting violence and called him a murderer

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US Secretary of State John Kerry has been accused by Venezuela's Foreign Minister Elias Jaua of inciting violence and "murder". Elias Jaua was reacting to...

John Kerry said the OAS, allies and neighbors should demand accountability of Venezuela over the protests

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The government of Venezuela must end its "terror campaign against its own citizens", US Secretary of State John Kerry has said. John Kerry said the...

Salvador Sanchez Ceren would be the first ex-rebel to serve as El Salvador's president

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Salvador Sanchez Ceren - a former El Salvador left-wing rebel - has won a tight presidential run-off election, the country’s electoral tribunal has announced. However,...

Venezuela demonstrators complaining about the high levels of violence and shortages of food staples

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Students and opposition supporters have joined an anti-Nicolas Maduro rally in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas. The government deployed hundreds of government security forces to prevent a...

Nicolas Maduro has accused Panama of conspiring to bring down his government

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Venezuela has given 48 hours to leave the country to Panama's ambassador and three other diplomats amid growing tensions over opposition protests. The move comes...

Nicolas Maduro announced that Venezuela has broken diplomatic relations and frozen economic ties with Panama

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Venezuela has broken diplomatic relations and frozen economic ties with Panama, President Nicolas Maduro announced during Hugo Chavez's first commemoration. Nicolas Maduro’ decision comes after...

The first anniversary of Hugo Chavez’s death is being marked in Venezuela

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The first anniversary of Hugo Chavez’s death is being marked in Venezuela. Hugo Chavez died of cancer after 14 years as president. His successor, Nicolas Maduro,...

Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega appeared in public after a 10-day absence which had led to rumors about his health

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Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega appeared in public after a 10-day absence which had led to rumors about his health. Daniel Ortega appeared on Monday greeting...

Venezuela’s police and National Guard have used tear gas to break up a student demonstration in Caracas

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Venezuela’s police and National Guard have used tear gas to break up a student demonstration in the capital, Caracas. Hundreds of protesters were demanding the...

Huber Matos was the only exiled dissident among the original leaders of the 1959 Cuban revolution

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Former revolutionary fighter Huber Matos - the only exiled dissident among the original leaders of the 1959 Cuban revolution - has died in Miami...

The number of deaths which can be connected to two weeks of anti-government protests in Venezuela has risen above 50, President Nicolas Maduro has said

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The number of deaths which can be connected to two weeks of anti-government protests in Venezuela has risen above 50, President Nicolas Maduro has...

Repsol has agreed a $5 billion settlement with Argentina over the seizure of its assets there

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Repsol has agreed a $5 billion settlement with Argentina over the seizure of its assets there. Argentina nationalized Repsol's stake in the country's biggest oil...

Police and opposition demonstrators have clashed in Venezuela at the end of a march that gathered tens of thousands of people in Caracas

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Police and opposition demonstrators have clashed in Venezuela at the end of a march that gathered tens of thousands of people in Caracas. Several people...

Joaquin El Chapo Guzman was the leader of the Sinaloa cartel, which smuggles huge amounts of illegal drugs into the US

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Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman – Mexico’s top drug lord and one of the world’s most wanted drug baron - has been arrested in Mexico. El Chapo...

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has invited President Barack Obama to join him in talks aimed at resolving the problems between his country and the US

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Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has invited President Barack Obama to join him in talks aimed at resolving the problems between his country and the...

CNN says Venezuela has revoked the accreditation of its Caracas-based reporter

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CNN says Venezuela has revoked the accreditation of its Caracas-based reporter, Osmary Hernandez. Two journalists who had been sent to Venezuela to cover the current...

Nicolas Maduro has threatened to expel the CNN staff from Venezuela over its reporting of recent protests there

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President Nicolas Maduro has threatened to expel the CNN staff from Venezuela over its reporting of recent protests there. Nicolas Maduro said he would take...

Venezuela’s protest leader Leopoldo Lopez has handed himself over to the National Guard

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Venezuela’s protest leader Leopoldo Lopez has handed himself over to the National Guard, witnesses say. It comes as pro- and anti-government protesters take part in...

Venezuela is expelling three US consular officials, accusing them of meeting students involved in anti-government protests

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Venezuela is expelling three US consular officials, accusing them of meeting students involved in anti-government protests. The country has seen growing political tension and rallies,...

Nicolas Maduro addressed thousands of his supporters in Bolivar Avenue

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Opponents and supporters of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro have taken to the streets of Caracas in rival marches. The demonstrations come at a time of...

Cuba has suspended its consular services in the US after the American bank M&T decided to withdraw its facilities

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Cuba has suspended its consular services in the US after the American bank M&T decided to withdraw its facilities. The Cuban government says it will...

Jose Salvador Alvarenga says he spent more than a year adrift in the Pacific

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El Salvador castaway Jose Salvador Alvarenga - who says he spent more than a year adrift in the Pacific - has finally arrived home. Jose...

Since 1996, the EU has restricted its ties with Cuba to encourage multi-party democracy and progress on human rights

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The EU has agreed to open negotiations with Cuba aimed at restoring full bilateral relations with the Communist-run island. The talks, which could begin as...