Americas News

Rio 2016: Brazil Welcomes Olympic Flame

Brazil has welcomed the Olympic flame for the start of a torch relay that will culminate with the opening of…

9 years ago

Brazil Opposition Leader Aecio Neves to Be Investigated for Corruption

Brazil’s Supreme Court has been asked by Attorney General Rodrigo Janot to authorize the start of corruption investigations against prominent…

9 years ago

Venezuela Reverses Half-Hour Time Change to Save Energy

Venezuela has reversed a half-hour time change that was one of the signature measures of former president Hugo Chávez’s idiosyncratic…

9 years ago

Venezuela Imposes Two-Day Working Week for Public Sector

Venezuela has announced it is imposing a two-day working week for public sector workers as a temporary measure to help…

9 years ago

Brazil Repatriates $125 Million of Dirty Money

Brazil has recovered $125 million siphoned off to foreign bank accounts by corrupt officials, politicians and businessmen. The record figure…

9 years ago

Ecuador Earthquake Death Toll Rises to 646 as 130 Still Missing

Ecuador has declared 8 days of national mourning a week after the devastating earthquake that killed at least 646 people.…

9 years ago

Venezuela Introduces Power Cuts to Save Energy

Venezuela will cut power for four hours a day from next week to deal with a worsening energy crisis. The…

9 years ago

Mexico: Pemex Oil Plant Explosion Kills at Least Three in Veracruz

At least three people were killed and other 136 injured after a large explosion hit an oil plant in the…

9 years ago

Ecuador Earthquake Death Toll Soars to 350

The death toll in Ecuador's most powerful earthquake in decades has risen to about 350, the government has said. Teams…

9 years ago

Dilma Rousseff Impeachment: Chamber of Deputies Votes to Start Proceedings

Brazil's lower house, Chamber of Deputies, has voted to start impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff. Dilma Rousseff is accused…

9 years ago