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Venezuela Opposition Sets Up Roadblocks and Demands Early Elections
Venezuela opposition has set up roadblocks and staged demonstrations demanding elections as the country's political and economic crisis deepens. Protesters responded with defiance to President...
Venezuela: Nicolas Maduro Wants to Resume Talks with Opposition
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has said he wants to resume talks with the opposition. Nicolas Maduro also said he wanted local elections to take place. The...
Venezuela Criticizes 11 Latin American Countries for Rude Interference
Venezuela has criticized a joint communiqué by 11 Latin American countries calling on its government to "guarantee the right to peaceful protest". Foreign Minister Delcy...
Henrique Capriles Ban: Thousands of Venezuelans March in Protest
Thousands of protesters took the streets in Venezuela to march against the banning from politics of opposition leader Henrique Capriles for 15 years. In the...
Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner Charged with Money Laundering and Corruption
Former Argentina’s President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and her two children are charged with money laundering and corruption. Two business associates have also been charged...
Colombia Landslide: State of Emergency Declared as Death Toll Rises to 262
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has declared an "economic, social and ecological emergency" as the first victims of the Mocoa landslide were buried. The president...
Ecuador Elections 2017: Accusations of Electoral Fraud as Lenin Moreno is Declared Winner
Accusations of fraud sparks over Ecuador's presidential elections after early results projected victory for the incumbent party's candidate. Results show former VP Lenin Moreno of...
Colombia Landslide Death Toll Rises to 254
The total death toll of the devastating mudslides in south-west Colombia is now 254, with hundreds also injured. According to President Juan Manuel Santos, dozens...
Paraguay Riot: Congress Building on Fire Amid Violent Protests
Paraguay's congress has been set on fire amid violent protests against a bill that would let the president seek re-election. The head of the main...
Venezuela: President Nicolas Maduro Asks for UN Support to Boost Medicine Supply
Venezuela has asked for help from the United Nations to boost the country's supplies of medicines. President Nicolas Maduro said the UN had the expertise...
Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner to Go on Trial on Financial Mismanagement Charges
Argentina’s ex-President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner should stand trial on charges of financial mismanagement, a judge has ruled on March 23. Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner,...
Argentina Concert Crush Kills Two People During Indio Solari Performance
A crush at a large open-air rock concert in Argentina killed two people and injuring several others. Saturday night's concert in Olavarria turned dangerous after...
Panama: Manuel Noriega in Critical Condition after Brain Hemorrhage
Former Panamanian leader Manuel Antonio Noriega has undergone a second operation after suffering a hemorrhage following brain surgery. General Manuel Antonio Noriega, 83, was critically...
Rio Carnival 2017: Twelve Injured as Float Collapses in Sambadrome
Twelve people were injured when a float collapsed in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome, the venue where the samba schools hold their annual carnival parade. On...
Border Wall Funding: Mexico to Respond with Retaliatory Tariffs
Mexico has warned the United States against imposing a unilateral tax on Mexican imports to finance the border wall, saying it could respond in...
Venezuela VP Tareck El Aissami Added to US Narcotics Kingpin Sanctions List over Trafficking Claims
Venezuela’s newley appointed vice-president, Tareck El Aissai, has been added to the US narcotics “kingpin” sanctions list after being accused of involvement in international...
Former Brazil First Lady Marisa Leticia da Silva Dies Aged 66
Former Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has confirmed former first lady Marisa Leticia da Silva, who had been earlier pronounced brain-dead, died...
Mexico: “Americans Will Pay Mexican Imports Tax”
A suggestion that United States may impose a 20% tax on Mexican imports to pay for President Donald Trump's planned border wall has been...
Brazil Yellow Fever Outbreak: Health Ministry Orders 11.5 Million Doses of Vaccine
Brazil is facing its largest yellow fever outbreak since 2000 and the health ministry has ordered 11.5 million doses of vaccine. Up to now, 70...
Mexico Will Not Pay for Donald Trump’s Wall
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto said that his country will not pay for Donald Trump's border wall. In a message to the nation, Enrique Pena...
El Chapo Guzman Extradition: US Prosecutors Want to Seize $14BN of His Assets
Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has pleaded not guilty in the US to charges that he ran the world's largest drug-trafficking operation. The Mexican drug lord...
El Chapo Guzman Extradited to US
Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has been extradited to the US, the Mexican government announced on January 19. The notorious Mexican drug lord arrived in New...
Luis Videgaray: Mexican Minister Sacked over Donald Trump’s Visit Named Foreign Minister
Former Mexican Finance Minister Luis Videgaray, who organized Donald Trump’s visit to Mexico, has been named as President Enrique Pena Nieto’s new foreign minister. Luis...
Brazil: At Least 60 Inmates Killed In Amazonas Prison Riot
At least 60 inmates have been killed during a riot in an overcrowded Brazilian prison, officials say. The unrest in Manaus, in Amazonas state, started...
Kyriakos Amiridis: Greek Ambassador Killed by Brazilian Police Officer at Wife Request
The Greek ambassador to Brazil, Kyriakos Amiridis, was killed by a local police officer who was having an affair with the envoy's wife, Brazilian...
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