Americas News

Chikungunya virus: Sharp rise of confirmed cases in Caribbean countries

According to health officials, the number of suspected and confirmed cases of chikungunya virus in Caribbean countries has risen sharply…

10 years ago

Amado Boudou and Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner romance rumors

In an unauthorized biography of Argentina’s President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, author Lindner Franco tells about lovers, bookmarks, money, business…

10 years ago

Argentina: VP Amado Boudou charged with bribery

An Argentine judge has charged VP Amado Boudou in a corruption case. Amado Boudou is suspected of using his influence…

10 years ago

Costa Rica: Luis Guillermo Solis bans cult of personality

Costa Rica's newly elected President Luis Guillermo Solis has passed a decree banning his name being put on plaques at…

10 years ago

Qhapaq Nan: Inca Empire’s road system wins World Heritage status

Inca Empire’s Qhapaq Nan road system has been granted World Heritage status by the UN cultural agency, UNESCO. The Qhapaq…

10 years ago

Brazil elections 2014: Dilma Rousseff endorsed to run for re-election in October

Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff has been officially endorsed by the governing Workers Party to run for re-election in October. Speaking…

10 years ago

Chikungunya virus: Six cases confirmed in Cuba

Six cases of the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus have been confirmed in Cuba, health authorities say. Cuba is the latest Caribbean…

10 years ago

American Airlines suspends flights to Venezuela from July 2014

American Airlines has announced it is cutting almost 80% of its flights to Venezuela from next month. From July 2,…

10 years ago

Colombia elections 2014: Juan Manuel Santos wins new four-year term

Juan Manuel Santos has been re-elected as Colombia's president in the most dramatic presidential contest in years. Juan Manuel Santos…

10 years ago

Colombia elections 2014: Juan Manuel Santos and Oscar Ivan Zuluaga face runoff poll

Colombians are voting in a runoff election between incumbent President Juan Manuel Santos and his conservative rival Oscar Ivan Zuluaga.…

10 years ago