Americas News

Panama: North Korea ship to Cuba violated UN embargo

Panama announces an undeclared Cuban weapons cargo found on a North Korean ship is an "undoubted violation" of the UN'…

11 years ago

Brazil’s Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota resigns over Bolivia diplomatic scandal

Brazil’s Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota has quit in the wake of a diplomatic scandal with Bolivia. Antonio Patriota resigned after…

11 years ago

Argentina loses appeal in $1.3 billion US debt case

Argentina has been ordered again to pay back more than $1.3 billion to a group of American investors - 11…

11 years ago

Horacio Cartes sworn in as Paraguay’s president

Horacio Cartes has been sworn in as the president of Paraguay in a ceremony in the capital, Asuncion. In his…

11 years ago

Yasuni-ITT Initiative: Ecuador approves oil drilling in Amazon rainforest

The Ecuadorian conservation plan that would have paid the country not to drill for oil in previously untouched parts of…

11 years ago

Nicolas Maduro calls on police to act on women’s hair thieves

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has called on the police to act against gangs that are stealing women's hair. The thieves…

11 years ago

Fidel Castro surprised to be alive after being diagnosed with fatal illness in 2006

Fidel Castro has revealed in a recent article he decided to step down and transfer power to his younger brother,…

11 years ago

Brazil: Public prosecutors begin legal action against Samsung over labor laws violation

Public prosecutors in Brazil have begun legal action against Samsung, alleging that it has been violating labor laws at its…

11 years ago

Venezuela’s Supreme Court rejects Henrique Capriles’ election appeal

Venezuela's Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by opposition leader Henrique Capriles against April's contested presidential election result. The Supreme…

11 years ago

Hugo Chavez’s birthday celebrated in Venezuela

Venezuela is holding a week-long festivities honoring late Hugo Chavez's birthday, almost five months since his death on March 5.…

11 years ago