Americas News

Colombian drug lord Jacinto Nicolas Fuentes German arrested in Peru

Jacinto Nicolas Fuentes German, who is suspected of being a leader of Colombia's Urabenos criminal gang, has been arrested in…

12 years ago

Fidel Castro in rare public appearance voting in Cuba’s parliamentary elections

Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro has voted in country's parliamentary elections, the first time the frail ex-leader has been seen…

12 years ago

Lino Oviedo dies in helicopter crash in Paraguay

Paraguayan presidential candidate Lino Oviedo has died in a helicopter crash. Lino Oviedo, a 69-year-old retired general, was running for…

12 years ago

Pemex HQ explosion kills at least 25 people in Mexico City

At least 25 people were killed by a blast in Mexico City at the headquarters of the state oil company,…

12 years ago

Santa Maria Kiss nightclub fire: Four people held in connection with the incident

Police have arrested four people in connection with a fire at Kiss nightclub that killed 231 people in Brazilian city…

12 years ago

Santa Maria Kiss nightclub fire: Brazil declares 3 days of national mourning for 231 victims

Brazil has declared three days of national mourning for 231 people killed in Kiss nightclub fire in the southern city…

12 years ago

Santa Maria Kiss nightclub fire kills at least 232 people in Brazil

At least 232 people have died in a fire that swept through Kiss nightclub in university city Santa Maria in…

12 years ago

Venezuela: at least 50 people killed in Urbina prison riot in Barquisimeto

More than 50 people have been killed in Uribana prison riot in western Venezuela, hospital staff say. The riot was…

12 years ago

Florence Cassez freed in Mexico

French citizen Florence Cassez, who was jailed in Mexico in 2007 for 60 years for kidnapping, has been freed, after…

12 years ago

Hugo Chavez’s deputy, Nicolas Maduro, gives annual state address

Venezuela’s Vice-President Nicolas Maduro has given the annual state of the nation speech in place of Hugo Chavez, who is…

12 years ago