Americas News

Uruguay elections 2014: Voters cast ballots for new president and parliament

Uruguayans are voting to elect a new president to succeed outgoing leader Jose Mujica who is barred by the constitution…

10 years ago

Peru: Pillpinto mayoral election decided by coin toss

The mayoral race in a small town high in the Peruvian Andes was decided by a coin toss after two…

10 years ago

Bolivia elections 2014: President Evo Morales wins third term in office

Evo Morales is claiming a third term in office win in Bolivia’s presidential elections. "This win is a triumph for…

10 years ago

Mexico: Iguala bodies not all of missing students

Mexican authorities say that some bodies found in shallow graves near the town of Iguala are not those of students…

10 years ago

Venezuela to pay $1.6 billion to Exxon Mobil in compensation for expropriated assets

An international arbitration tribunal has decided that Venezuela must pay Exxon Mobil $1.6 billion in compensation for expropriated assets. Exxon…

10 years ago

Mexico protests against students’ disappearance in Iguala

Multiple protests are being held in cities across Mexico against the disappearance of students in the southern town of Iguala…

10 years ago

Colombian tribe members killed by lightning in Sierra Nevada mountains

Eleven people from Colombian tribe Wiwa have been killed by lightning during a religious ceremony in Sierra Nevada mountains. Leaders…

10 years ago

Baby Doc dead: Former Haiti President Jean-Claude Duvalier dies of heart attack at 63

Former Haiti President Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier has died of a heart attack in the capital Port-au-Prince at the age…

10 years ago

Argentina in contempt of US court in bonds case

New York Judge Thomas Griesa has ruled that the Republic of Argentina is in contempt of court for refusing to…

10 years ago

Cy Tokmakjian: Canadian executive sentenced to 15 years in jail in Cuba

Cy Tokmakjian, the president of a Canadian transport company, has been sentenced by a Cuban court to 15 years in…

10 years ago