Americas News

Chespirito dead: Comic icon Roberto Gomez Bolanos dies in Cancun at 85

Mexican comic icon Roberto Gomez Bolanos, known as Chespirito (Little Shakespeare), has died at the age of 85. The actor’s…

10 years ago

Mexico City: Mass protests over 43 missing students

Families of 43 missing Mexican students have led mass protests in Mexico City demanding action from the government to find…

10 years ago

Mexico missing students: Protesters attack governing party offices in Guerrero

Mexico's governing PRI party's offices in south-western Guerrero state have been set on fire by protesters to vent their anger…

10 years ago

Mexico missing students: Gang members admit killing more than 40 students

Mexico’s Attorney General Jesus Murillo has said that suspected gang members have confessed to killing 43 students missing for six…

10 years ago

Mexico missing students: Iguala Mayor Jose Luis Abarca and wife arrested

The fugitive mayor of the Mexican town of Iguala, where 43 students went missing in September, has been arrested, officials…

10 years ago

Argentina bans Procter & Gamble over tax fraud

Argentina has banned Procter & Gamble (P&G) from doing business in the country, accusing the company of tax fraud. A…

10 years ago

Bolivia to build new presidential palace for Evo Morales

Bolivia will start to build a new presidential palace for President Evo Morales. Evo Morales, who signed the contract, said…

10 years ago

Mexican students disappearance: Second mass grave found in Cocula

Authorities searching for 43 Mexican students who disappeared after clashing with police in Iguala last month are investigating a suspected…

10 years ago

Brazil elections 2014: Dilma Rousseff re-elected president for second term

Brazil’s incumbent President Dilma Rousseff has been re-elected for a second term after securing more than 51% of votes in…

10 years ago

Brazil elections 2014: Dilma Rousseff faces Aecio Neves in presidential run-off

Brazilians are voting in the second round of the presidential election in what correspondents say is the tightest vote the…

10 years ago